V. E. Schwab

Victoria Schwab (who also writes under the name V.E. Schwab) was born on July 7, 1987. Her mother is British, and her father is from California. She grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and attended college at Washington University in St. Louis, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2009. Her debut novel, a young adult novel called The Near Witch, was published in 2011. She published her first adult novel, Vicious, in 2013. Schwab writes primarily children’s and young adult fiction, which she publishes under the name Victoria Schwab. She’s also known for the Shades of Magic trilogy, a fantasy series for adults, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. For The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Schwab received the 2020 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. In 2020, Netflix ordered production of a supernatural teen drama series based on Schwab’s 2020 short story “First Kill.” Schwab created and served as executive producer for the series, which ran for one season.  Schwab currently lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.