Carolyn Meyer is an author of novels for children and young adults. Born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in 1935, and graduating from Bucknell University in 1962, Carolyn Meyer has published approximately 50 literary books and has made several contributions to other publications. She has also won numerous awards for some of her children's books and received the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association's Outstanding Author Award.
She currently lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her husband.