Victoria Aveyard is an author and screenwriter, born and raised in a small town in Western Massachusetts. Both her parents are public school teachers, as well as avid film, television, and literature fans. After graduating with degree in Writing for Film & Television from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, Victoria began writing the manuscript that would become Red Queen. She has since published three #1 New York Times bestselling novels and two New York Times bestselling novellas in the series.