Author · born 1985
Justina Ireland
Justina Ireland (born 1985) is an American science-fiction writer. Born in French Camp.
Our catalogue lists 1 book by Justina Ireland, mostly horror. The most-read is Dread Nation (2018).
Books by Justina Ireland
Dread Nation
Justina Ireland
Awards
- ✦Locus Awards 2023 — Best Young Adult Book, Rust in the Root (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2021 — Best Young Adult Book, Deathless Divide (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2019 — Best Young Adult Book, Dread Nation (winner)
Biography
Justina Ireland is the author of Dread Nation (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins), a New York Times bestseller as well as the sequel Deathless Divide. Her earlier works include the fantasy young adult novels Vengeance Bound and Promise of Shadows (both Simon and Schuster). Justina also writes for the Star Wars franchise, including the books Lando’s Luck, Spark of the Resistance, and the upcoming A Test of Courage, part of the High Republic publishing initiative. She is the former co-editor in chief of FIYAH Literary Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, for which she won a World Fantasy Award. She holds a BA from Armstrong Atlantic University and an MFA from Hamline University.