Ally Condie

Allyson Braithwaite Condie (born November 2, 1978) is an author of young adult and middle grade fiction. Her novel ''Matched'' was a #1 ''New York Times'' and international bestseller, and spent over a year on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller List. The sequels (''Crossed'' and ''Reached'') are also ''New York Times'' bestsellers. ''Matched'' was chosen as one of YALSA's 2011 Teens' Top Ten and named as one of Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Books of 2010. All three books are available in 30+ languages.

Condie is also the author of the ''New York Times'' bestseller ''Atlantia'' (a standalone novel published in 2014) and ''Summerlost'' (a middle grade novel published in 2016). ''Summerlost'' was a finalist for the 2017 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery.

She is the founder and director of the WriteOut Foundation, a non-profit 501 (3) (c) foundation that runs writing camps for rural teens. She is also a member of the Yallwest Board, which is a non-profit California-based organization aimed at making books accessible to local children. Condie is also on the board of Go Jane Give, a non-profit Utah-based organization that organizes donations to refugees. Provided by Wikipedia