Victoria Aveyard (born July 27, 1990) is an American writer of

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and

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and screenplays. She is known for her fantasy novel '' Red Queen''. Aveyard wrote the novel a year after graduating from

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's screenwriting program in 2012. Sony Pictures teamed up with her to write spec screenplay ''Eternal''.

Early life

Aveyard was born on July 27, 1990 and raised in a small town in Western Massachusetts. Her parents are public school teachers. She moved to California at the age of eighteen after she was accepted into the University of Southern California, where she studied

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. She is of Scottish and Italian descent and resides in Santa Monica, where she lives with her husband and dog.

Career

Aveyard finished her first novel, ''Red Queen'', after she graduated from college. She was inspired to write ''Red Queen'' after she graduated from college with a lot of student loan debt and did not see any way to get out of it. Aveyard did not traditionally query; she signed with Suzie Townsend after she heard about her work when she was at USC's writing program. ''Red Queen'' was published in 2015 and was met with positive reviews, for praise with its storyline and diversity within the characters and plot twists. ''Red Queen'' was the recipient of the Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Goodreads Author. Three sequels and one prequel came after. Originally, Red Queen was planned to be a film franchise with universal and Elizabeth Banks directing. In 2021, it was announced that the project will be a television series with Peacock, with Banks directing and appearing in a recurring role. Before production even began, Aveyard announced on Instagram that the series was renewed for a second season. Aveyard also wrote the pilot script for Red Queen. Aveyard released another book series called ''Realm Breaker'' which has reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list.

Bibliography

Red Queen

* '' Red Queen'' (2015) * ''Glass Sword'' (2016) * ''King's Cage'' (2017) * ''War Storm'' (2018)

Novellas

* ''Cruel Crown'' (2016, collects both the novellas ''Queen Song'' and ''Steel Scars'') ** ''Queen Song'' (2015) ** ''Steel Scars'' (2016) * ''Broken Throne'' (2019) (Contains Queen Song and Steel Scars, as well as original novellas)

Realm Breaker

* ''Realm Breaker'' (2021) * ''Blade Breaker'' (2022) * TBA

References

External links

Personal blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aveyard, Victoria American women novelists American fantasy writers Living people People from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts Novelists from Massachusetts 21st-century American novelists USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni 21st-century American women writers Women science fiction and fantasy writers 1990 births