Mary Vaughan Jones (28 May 1918 – April/May/June 1983) was a celebrated Welsh children's author and schoolteacher.
She was born at 'Firs Cottage', Maenan[1] near Llanrwst in 1918, and died in the Rhuddlan area, Clwyd in 1983.
[2][3] Jones authored approximately 20 books, contributing regularly to children's literature in Wales, and the magazines of the Urdd.
Many new books are based on her characters, for example: Sali Mali a'r Ceffyl Gwyllt, Dylan Williams, 2006.
During her career as a teacher she worked at: An award was established to commemorate her literary contribution.