She received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York University. Oliver received an academic scholarship to the University of Chicago, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. Oliver is a narrative consultant for Illumination Entertainment and is writing features and TV shows for a number of production companies and studios. Some of its recent titles include the New York Times bestseller Everless, by Sara Holland the critically acclaimed Bonfire, authored by the actress Krysten Ritter and The Hunger by Alma Katsu, which received multiple starred reviews and was praised by Stephen King as “disturbing, hard to put down” and “not recommended…after dark.” Since 2010, the company has developed and sold more than fifty-five novels for adults, young adults, and middle-grade readers. Oliver co-founded Glasstown Entertainment with poet and author Lexa Hillyer. Chester. She has written one novel for adults, Rooms. White Read-Aloud Award nominee for her middle-grade novel Liesl & Po, as well as author of the middle-grade fantasy novel The Spindlers and The Curiosity House series, co-written with H.C. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017, garnering a wide release from Open Road Films that year. Before I Fall was adapted into a major motion picture starring Zoey Deutch. The film rights to both Replica and Lauren's bestselling first novel, Before I Fall, were acquired by Awesomeness Films.

She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the YA novels Replica, Vanishing Girls, Panic, and the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem, which have been translated into more than thirty languages. Lauren Oliver is the cofounder of media and content development company Glasstown Entertainment, where she serves as the President of Production.

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