Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire
Maguire in 2007
Born	(1954-06-09) June 9, 1954 (age 69) Albany, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Education	University at Albany (BA) Simmons University (MA) Tufts University (PhD)
Genre	Fantasy, children's literature
Spouse	Andy Newman ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	3
Website
gregorymaguire.com

Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954) is an American novelist. He is the author of Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are inspired by classic children's stories. Maguire published his first novel, The Lightning Time, in 1978. Wicked, published in 1995, was his first novel for adults. It was adapted into a popular Broadway musical in 2003.

Maguire is married to American painter Andy Newman, in one of the first same-sex marriages performed in the state of Massachusetts. They have three children.^[1]