birth_place nationality birth_date period genre image article_title name occupation alma_mater
washington , d.c. united states american january 1 , 1959 1995 -- present literary fiction file : novelist meg waite clayton.jpg meg waite clayton
 meg waite clayton novelist , essayist university of michigan
meg waite clayton

meg waite clayton -lrb- born january 1 , 1959 in washington , d.c. -rrb- is an american novelist and author of three novels : `` the four ms. bradwells '' , `` the wednesday sisters '' and `` the language of light '' .
clayton 's first novel , `` the language of light , '' was a finalist for the 2002 bellwether prize for fiction , now the pen/bellwether prize for socially engaged fiction .
her novel `` the wednesday sisters '' became a bestseller and a popular book club choice .
she has also written for the `` los angeles times , writer 's digest , runner 's world , '' and public radio .
