Gregory Maguire(born June 9,1954 in Albany,New York) is an American author. He is the author of the novels Wicked;The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and many other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are retelling of classic's children's stories: for example, in Wicked he transformed the wicked witch of the west from L. Frank Baum's the wonderful wizard of Oz into the sympathetic protagonist Elphaba. Wicked was into a hit broadway musical of the same name, and is currently working on a fourth book.
Maguire received his B.A. from the State University of New-York at Albany and his Ph.D. in english and american literature from Tufts University. He was a professor and co-director at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature from 1979- 1985. In 1987 Maguire co-founded Children's Literature New England. He still serves as co-director of CLNE, although that organization has announced its intention to close after its 2006 institute. he is also a board member of the National Children's Book and literacy Alliance a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature and libraries.
Maguire is married to painter Andy Newman. They have adopted three children; two from Cambodia and one from Guatemala.
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Girls if you want further information about the author or if there ae more things you want to know for now,just tell me.:)
ReplyDeleteI think its interesting that Maguire adopted two children from Cambodia and one from Guatemala. That was so sweet of them to adopt the children. I also can't wait for his fourth book to come out! :]
ReplyDeleteWOW! For some reason, I always thought the author of Wicked would be a girl (even though, clearly, once I got the book I saw it was a boy). Laura, why is the word 'married' italicized? LOL
ReplyDeletelol i italicized married because it's important to know that Maguire has a woman who is helping him in all his creation....
ReplyDeleteAnd she's a painter so have the ability to critisize the book home :p
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