Justina Ireland

Justina Ireland
Justina Ireland in 2018 at the National Book Festival
Justina Ireland in 2018 at the National Book Festival
Born (1985-02-07) February 7, 1985 (age 39)
French Camp, California, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
EducationArmstrong Atlantic State University (BA)
Hamline University (MFA)
GenreScience fiction
Young Adult
Website
justinaireland.com

Justina Ireland (born February 7, 1985)[1] is an American science fiction and fantasy author of young adult fiction and former editor-in-chief of the FIYAH Literary Magazine.[2][3][4][5][6] She received the 2018 World Fantasy Award for Non-Professional Work.[7] Her New York Times bestselling novel Dread Nation won the 2019 Locus Award, and was nominated for the Andre Norton, Bram Stoker, and Lodestar Awards.[8]

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  2. ^ "Justina Ireland: 2018 National Book Festival". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. ^ Brown, Alex (2019-08-07). "Hugo Spotlight: The Devastating Alternate History of Justina Ireland's Dread Nation". Tor.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  4. ^ Liptak, Andrew (2019-01-14). "Justina Ireland on how systems create oppression and how to break free". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  5. ^ Shapiro, Lila (2018-04-03). "Meet Justina Ireland, YA Twitter's Leading Warrior". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  6. ^ Patches, Matt (2020-03-11). "High Republic author Justina Ireland on exploring and inscribing a new era of Star Wars". Polygon. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  7. ^ Tor.com (2018-11-04). "Announcing the 2018 World Fantasy Award Winners". Tor.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  8. ^ "Justina Ireland Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.