Meg Wolitzer (born May 28, 1959) is an American novelist, known for her works such as The Wife, The Ten-Year Nap, The Uncoupling, The Interestings, and The Female Persuasion.

She works as an instructor in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton. Wolitzer is also the author of the young adult novel Belzhar.

Wolitzer lives in New York City.