Meg Waite Clayton (born January 1, 1959, in Washington, D.C.) is an American novelist.

[2] She began writing in earnest after moving to a horse farm outside of Baltimore, Maryland, where her first novel is set.

In addition to her work as a novelist, she has written for the Los Angeles Times,[3][4] Writer's Digest, Runner's World, and public radio.

Her novel The Wednesday Sisters became a bestseller[9] and a popular book club choice.

"[14] The Race for Paris was a 2015 Langum Prizes Historical Fiction Honorable Mention.