Veronica Roth

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American author (born 1988)

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birth_placeNew York City, New York, U.S.
occupationNovelist, short story writer
alma_materNorthwestern University (2010)
period2011–present
genreYoung adult, dystopian fantasy, adventure
notableworksDivergent trilogy
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Veronica Anne Roth (born August 19, 1988) is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her bestselling Divergent trilogy which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.

Personal and early life

Veronica Roth was born on August 19, 1988, in New York City, and was raised primarily in Barrington, Illinois. Her mother, Barbara Ross, is a painter who resides in Barrington. She is the youngest of three children. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and her mother remarried to Frank Ross, a financial consultant for landscaping companies. Her brother and sister live in the Chicago area.

Roth is of German and Polish descent. She says of her father: "He had a job, and worked far away. Now I have a good relationship with my stepdad." Her maternal grandparents were concentration camp survivors, whose religious convictions pushed her mother away from religion. Roth learned about Christianity by attending a Christian Bible study during her high school years, and has since stayed with it.

Roth went to Grove Avenue Elementary School, Prairie Middle School, and Barrington High School.

Roth married photographer Nelson Fitch in 2011. They reside in the Chicago area.

Career

Roth wrote her first book, Divergent, while on winter break in her senior year at Northwestern University, and found an agent by the following March. Her career took off rapidly with the novel's success; the publishing rights sold before she graduated from college in 2010 and the film rights sold mid-March 2011, before the novel was printed in April 2011. Her first two novels sold over five million copies worldwide by fall 2013, just as the film based on the first novel was wrapping up.

Roth sold the film rights to The Divergent Series to Summit Entertainment. The filming of Divergent, the adaptation of the first book in the series, started in April 2013, and the film was released in March 2014. On March 21, 2014, Lionsgate officially greenlit the film adaptation of Insurgent. The film was released on March 20, 2015. On April 11, 2014, Summit Entertainment announced that the third book, Allegiant, would be split into two films, part 1 and part 2. Former Part 1 is called The Divergent Series: Allegiant, and was released on March 18, 2016, and former Part 2 is named The Divergent Series: Ascendant, and was scheduled to be released on March 24, 2017. The theatrical release for Ascendant was canceled in favor of it being a television film and spinoff series. The television film and spinoff series were later canceled.

Roth has written four short stories from character Tobias Eaton's point of view. "The Transfer" is the first. It recounts some of Tobias's life before Divergent. It was released on September 3, 2013. The second story is "The Initiate". The stories are sold separately as e-books and also bound together under the title Four: A Divergent Story Collection. The last of Tobias's stories are "The Son" and "The Traitor". The story collection was published in several forms in July 2014. The novella Free Four: Tobias Tells the Story is chapter 13 of Divergent from Tobias's point of view, and was released for Kindle in 2012 in the U.S. and in 2013 in the UK.

HarperCollins announced a two-book deal with Roth for publication of two young adult novels. The first book, Carve the Mark, was published on January 17, 2017 and the sequel, The Fates Divide, was released on April 10, 2018. An epilogue to Divergent, We Can Be Mended, was announced in December 2016. It could either be purchased independently or included as an extra with a Carve the Mark pre-order.

In October 2018, HarperCollins announced another two-book deal with Roth. The first is a collection of short stories titled The End and Other Beginnings that take place in a future with advanced technology. One of the stories in the collection, "Inertia", has been optioned for film adaptation by Fox 2000 Pictures.

John Joseph Adams Books acquired Roth's book Chosen Ones for publication on April 6, 2020.

Bibliography

[[Divergent (book series)|The ''Divergent'' Series Trilogy]]

Other ''Divergent'' related publications

The ''Shards and Ashes'' anthology

  • "Hearken" (2013), a short story

The ''Carve the Mark'' duology

''Curse Bearer'' series

  • When Among Crows (2024)
  • To Clutch a Razor (2025)

Standalone Works

  • The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future (2019)
  • Ark (2019)
  • Chosen Ones (2020)
  • Poster Girl (2022)
  • Arch-Conspirator (2023)
  • Void (2023)

Awards

References

References

  1. (September 5, 2014). "Veronica Roth". Gale Student Resources in Context.
  2. Wainwright, Natalie. (July 5, 2011). "'Divergent': A Bestseller Built in Evanston". Evanston Roundtable.
  3. (October 6, 2013). "365BarringtonTV Interviews DIVERGENT Author Veronica Roth".
  4. First Jumper. (May 1, 2012). "Missed the Twitter Chat? Not to Worry~Full Transcript of Veronica Roth's Q & A Session [5/1] #InsurgentDay". Divergent Fans (unofficial fan site).
  5. Clarke, Donald. (April 4, 2014). "Roth's child: Divergent author talks". The Irish Times.
  6. Kidd, James. (January 5, 2014). "'I don't want smut on the page': Divergent author Veronica Roth on sex and teen fiction". [[The Independent]].
  7. Roth, Veronica. (29 September 2010). "Christian Take on Banning SPEAK". VeronicaRothBooks.
  8. Leopold, Wendy. (May 5, 2010). "A Book Contract Already! Weinberg undergraduate gets a three-book deal from HarperCollins". Northwestern University News Center.
  9. Bock, Cathy and David. "Veronica and Nelson Married". Cathy and David Photographers.
  10. Borrelli, Christopher. (October 22, 2013). "The next YA superstar?". Chicago Tribune.
  11. Deutsch, Lindsay. (April 17, 2013). "Veronica Roth 'Divergent' video reveal: Book 3 is ...". USA Today.
  12. Dominus, Susan. (May 12, 2011). "In This Dystopia, Teens Must Choose Wisely". The New York Times.
  13. Crowder, Courtney. (April 20, 2011). "Chicago novelist sells film rights". Chicago Tribune.
  14. Potter, Janet. (October 22, 2013). "Veronica Roth divides to conquer". Chicago Reader.
  15. Elfman, Mali. (July 21, 2011). "Comic-Con 2011: Veronica Roth from Divergent Press Conference". Screencrave.com.
  16. Kung, Michelle. (July 23, 2011). "'Divergent' Author Veronica Roth on Her Film Adaptation". The Wall Street Journal.
  17. Lang, Brent. (March 21, 2014). "'Divergent' Debuts to $4.9 Million, Lionsgate Greenlights 'Insurgent'".
  18. Gomez, Luis. (March 6, 2014). "'Divergent' sequel will film in Atlanta, but what about Chicago?". Chicago Tribune.
  19. Linshi, Jack. (March 22, 2015). "''Insurgent'' Tops Weekend Box Office But Misses ''Divergent'' Mark". Time Magazine.
  20. Coggan, Devan. (September 10, 2015). "The last two Divergent movies have titles: Allegiant and Ascendant". Entertainment Weekly.
  21. McNary, Dave. (April 11, 2014). "Lionsgate Splitting Third 'Divergent' Book 'Allegiant' into Two Films". Variety.
  22. McNary, Dave. (August 4, 2016). "Lionsgate Offers Confident Outlook for 'Divergent' TV Spinoff: 'There's a Tremendous Fandom'". Variety.
  23. Arthur, Kate. (December 18, 2018). "How "Divergent" Turned Into A Disaster".
  24. "The Transfer: A Divergent Story". HarperCollins.
  25. "The Initiate: A Divergent Story unabridged". HarperCollins.
  26. Roth, Veronica. (December 7, 2013). "News About the "Four" Stories".
  27. (December 2025). "Four". HarperCollins.
  28. "Four: A Divergent Story Collection". Fantastic Fiction.
  29. "Free Four". Fantastic Fiction.
  30. (March 2, 2015). "HarperCollins Publishers Announces Two-Book Deal with Veronica Roth". HarperCollins.
  31. Biedenharn, Isabella. (May 5, 2016). "Veronica Roth reveals Carve the Mark, first book in sci-fi duology". Entertainment Weekly.
  32. Svachula, Amanda. (April 20, 2018). "Veronica Roth dots new novel 'The Fates Divide' with 'little pieces' of Chicago". Chicago Sun-Times.
  33. Kantor, Emma. (October 4, 2018). "HarperCollins Acquires Two Books by Veronica Roth".
  34. (August 2, 2018). "NEWS: THE CHOSEN ONE by Veronica Roth Acquired for John Joseph Adams Books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)".
  35. Canfield, David. (September 30, 2019). "Chosen Ones: See an exclusive preview of Veronica Roth's thrilling adult debut".
  36. (December 4, 2016). "Veronica Roth releasing 'We Can Be Mended' along with 'Carve The Mark'". Vowelor.
  37. Roth, Veronica. (February 19, 2013). "Excerpt from "Hearken," from the Shards and Ashes anthology!". Veronica Roth.
  38. Roth, Veronica. (April 16, 2018). "The Fates Divide". HarperCollins.
  39. "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Favorite Book of 2011!".
  40. "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction!".
  41. "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Goodreads Author!".
  42. "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction!".
  43. "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction!".

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