“I never thought about writing. I was married young, I was still in college, as we did then, and I had two babies before I was 25, and I loved them, and I loved taking care of them, but I was a little bit cuckoo, staying at home and not having a creative outlet.”

American writer of children’s, young adult, and adult fiction

Judith Marcia Blume is an American writer of children’s, young adult, and adult fiction. She began writing in 1959 and has been a major voice in American children’s and young adult literature. She has published more than 26 novels, including Superfudge, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Deenie, Blubber, and Double Fudge. Her work has had a significant impact on children’s and young adult writing, and Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.