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Allyson Braithwaite Condie
, b. 1971
Ally Condie, a devout Mormon and a New York Times best selling author, was born in Cedar City, Utah; she graduated from the College of Fine Arts in Vermont with a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts, Writing for Children and Young Adults. Condie (allycondie.com) used to teach English at high schools in Utah and New York; she lives with her husband and four children in her home town of Cedar City, Utah. The author focuses on writing dystopian romance and urban fantasy. She is inspired by themes from her religion, such as free agency, choice, and accountability. Her books include: Matched 2010, Leaving in Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions 2011 (an anthology of short stories ed. by Kelley Armstrong & Melissa Marr), Crossed 2011, Reached 2012, Atlantia 2014, Summerlost 2016, The Darkdeep 2018 (with Brendan Reichs), The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe 2019. She is very popular internationally, her books were translated into 30 languages. She created a non-profit WriteOut Foundation which organizes writing camps in Cedar City, Utah, for teens in rural areas.
Sources:
Official website (accessed: September 9, 2019)
Profile at amazon.com (accessed: September 9, 2019)
Blog (accessed: September 9, 2019)
Bio prepared by Michael Stierstorfer, University of Regensburg, Michael.stierstorfer@ur.de
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