Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth
Roth at the film premiere of Divergent in California on March 18, 2014
Roth at the film premiere of Divergent in California on March 18, 2014
BornVeronica Anne Roth
(1988-08-19) August 19, 1988 (age 38)
New York City, New York, United States
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
GenreYoung adult, Dystopian
Notable worksDivergent trilogy
SpouseNelson Fitch
(2011–)

Veronica Roth is an author of young adult dystopian books. She is best known for writing the Divergent series. The novel was adapted into a movie in 2014. She has won several awards, including Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025 for Divergent and SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010-2025 for Divergent.

Personal Life

Roth is the youngest of three children.She is from the United States. She was born in the state of New York but moved later to Illinois. Roth went to Carleton College and then to Northwestern University. She lives with her husband Nelson Fitch in Chicago.

Career

Roth was part of the creative writing program at Northwestern. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in arts. Roth wrote her first book, Divergent, while she was on break at college. Divergent is about a girl named Beatrice “Tris” Prior. It’s set in Chicago in the future.The city has five groups. People join a group based on their beliefs. In the book, Tris is raised in the Abnegation group but decides to switch to the Dauntless group.

Veronica Roth’s books became a huge success very quickly. Her book Allegiant sold many copies very fast. It set a record for her book company, HarperCollines.

From 2011 and 2014, Roth sold over 40 million books across the world.Her books were so popular that they were turned into 3 movies. The movies feature actress Shailene Woodley.

Books

Awards

References

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  2. ↑ "Author Book Awards". school.teachingbooks.net. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
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