Victoria Aveyard was born on July 27, 1990. She is an American writer who creates young adult and fantasy fiction books and screenplays. She is famous for her fantasy novel Red Queen. Aveyard wrote the novel one year after finishing the screenwriting program at the University of Southern California in 2012. Sony Pictures worked with her to write the spec screenplay Eternal.

Early life

Aveyard was born on July 27, 1990, and grew up in a small town in Western Massachusetts. Her parents both work as public school teachers. When she was eighteen years old, she moved to California after being accepted into the University of Southern California, where she studied screenwriting. She has Scottish and Italian ancestry and currently lives in Santa Monica with her husband and dog. Her last name comes from Dewsbury in Yorkshire.

Career

After graduating from college, Aveyard completed her first novel, Red Queen. She was inspired to write Red Queen because she had a lot of student loan debt and did not see a way to get out of it. Aveyard did not use traditional methods to find a publisher; instead, she signed with Suzie Townsend after learning about her work during her time in USC's writing program. Red Queen was published in 2015 and received good reviews for its storyline, character diversity, and unexpected plot developments. The book won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut Author. Three follow-up books and one prequel were released afterward. Red Queen was originally planned as a film franchise with Universal Pictures and Elizabeth Banks as the director. In 2021, it was announced that the project would become a television series on Peacock, with Banks directing and appearing in a recurring role. Before production began, Aveyard shared on Instagram that the series was renewed for a second season. Aveyard also wrote the pilot script for the series.

In 2021, Aveyard released another novel titled Realm Breaker, which reached number one on The New York Times Best Sellers list for young adult hardcover books.