Judy Blunt was born in 1954 and raised on a cattle ranch in a small town called Phillips County in Montana. She used her childhood as inspiration for her most well known book, Breaking Clean. Judy won several awards for her book, such as, the Whiting Writers' Award, the PEN/Jerard Fund Award, and many more. Breaking Clean was also recognized as one of the New York Times' Notable Books. Another one of Judy's well known books is Not Quite Stone. She writes poems and essays as well, which have been published in The New York Times, Big Sky Journal and Oprah Magazine. She is currently living in Missoula, Montana working as a professor at the University of Montana. For more information on Judy Blunt, you can read about one of her interviews on powells.com. Or if you want to read an excerpt of Breaking Clean, visit this website.
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