Judy Alter

Judy Alter
Born	(1938-07-22)July 22, 1938 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	July 13, 2024(2024-07-13) (aged 85) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Alma mater	University of Chicago Truman State University Texas Christian University
Period	1978–2024
Genre	Historical fiction Cozy mysteries
Subject	Texas and the American West Chicago
Notable works	The Gilded Cage Mattie Libbie
Spouse	Joel Alter (1965–1982)
Children	Colin David Megan Jean James Andrew Jordan Elisabeth
Website
www.judyalter.com

Judy Alter (born July 22, 1938 - died July 13, 2024)^[1] is an American novelist and author of both fiction and nonfiction for adults and young adults. Alter writes primarily about the history and literature of Texas and the American West, especially the experiences of women in the nineteenth century. She has also written sixteen cozy mysteries, primarily set in Texas. Over fifty of her young adult non-fiction books have been published for school libraries by Franklin Watts and Scholastic.