Christa Ludwig (née Schnorrenberg; born 1 November 1949)[1] is a German teacher, writer and editor, specializing in books for young people.

Born in Wolfhagen,[1] Ludwig attended the Goethe-Gymnasium in Dortmund and majored in German studies and English[1] at the University of Münster from 1968, then in Berlin to 1974, where she subsequently worked as a teacher.

[4] This was followed by the volumes Himmelshuf (Heaven's hoof) and Mähnenmeer (Sea of manes) as well as other books on the subject of horses, but also individual works for adult readers.

[4] She wrote a novel about the late years of the lyricist Else Lasker-Schüler in Jerusalem, Ein Bündel Wegerich[5] (A Sheaf of Plantain).

"[6] Ludwig is a member of the Verband deutscher Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller and of the Autorenkreis Historischer Roman Quo Vadis [de], an association of authors of historical novels.