Gregory Maguire ’76
Author of Wicked
Now a Hit Broadway Musical
Now a Hit Broadway Musical
He completed his first novel while an undergraduate. As he continued writing, he devoted 20 years to the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College and Children's Literature New England, Inc. Fame came with his 10th novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which spawned a Tony Award-winning musical.
B.A. English and Art
| 1975 Completes first novel The Lightening Time (Published in 1978) |
1979 Associate Director Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College |
1986 Co-Director, Founding Board Member Children's Literature New England, Inc. |
1990 Ph.D. English and American Literature Tufts University |
1995 Tenth novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, published by HarperCollins |
2003 Broadway musical Wicked opens. Wins three Tony Awards (10 nominations) |
