Allyson Braithwaite Condie (born November 2, 1978) is an author of young adult and middle grade fiction.

She is also a member of the Yallwest Board,[7] which is a non-profit California-based organization aimed at making books accessible to local children.

[11][12] In high school, Condie ran cross country and track, and has maintained a love for distance running even today.

[13] Writing for adolescents came naturally to Condie because of her experience as a high school teacher, cross country and track coach,[12] as a sorority mom, and especially since she herself enjoys reading YA literature.

[20] The YA novel Matched was published by Dutton Penguin in November 2010 and reached number three on the Children's Chapter Books bestseller list in January.

[24][25][26] Condie took the manuscript for Matched to Penguin Random House, after being advised so from her director at Deseret Book, where it reached an international audience.

[14][27][28] Condie's standalone novel, Summerlost, marked a transition for the novelist from YA to middle grade writing.

Speaking on "Summerlost," (Dutton Children's Books, 2016) Condie mentions that the characters and the location of her novel were inspired by her own childhood in Cedar City, Utah.