Victoria Aveyard
| Victoria Aveyard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 27, 1990 East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, US |
| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts in screenwriting |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Genre | Young adult, fantasy |
| Notable works | Red Queen |
| Notable awards | 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards Best Debut Novel and 2015 Buxtehude Bull |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Victoria Aveyard is an American writer of young adult and fantasy fiction and screenplays.[1] She is known for her fantasy novel Red Queen,[2] which is in development to be adapted into a movie. Aveyard wrote the novel a year after graduating from University of Southern California's screenwriting program in 2012.[3][4] Sony Pictures teamed up with her to write spec screenplay Eternal.[5]
Early life
Aveyard was born in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, a small town in the United States.[6] She developed an interest in writing at an early age, "writing since [she] physically could write."[7]
Bibliography
Red Queen series
- Red Queen (2015)
- Glass Sword (2016)
- King's Cage #3 (coming Feb 7, 2017)
- Untitled book #4 (coming soon, 2018)
Red Queen novellas
- Queen Song (2015)
- Steel Scars (2016)
Queen Song and Steel Scars are prequel novellas set in the Red Queen universe, and were collected in one volume as Cruel Crown (2016).[8]
References
- ↑ "'Red Queen' is familiar fantasy fare". USA Today. February 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Victoria Aveyard: I'm so pleased that badass ladies are considered a 'hot trend'". The Guardian. July 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Banks in Talks to Direct YA Fantasy 'Red Queen'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "'Red Queen' Writer Reveals Cover, Talks Inspirations and Splurges". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Sony Acquires Spec 'Eternal' for 'Divergent' Producer and Michael Costigan". Variety. 2014.
- ↑ "Discover Author Victoria Aveyard". HarperCollins.
- ↑ "Q & A with Victoria Aveyard". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ↑ "Hi Victoria, What is Cruel Crown about? Its not...". victoriaaveyard.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
External links
Victoria Aveyard at Library of Congress Authorities, with 3 catalog records