Kirkus Reviews wrote, "With a shrewd, scythe-wielding protagonist of color, Dread Nation is an exciting must-read." School Library Journal, in their review, stated, "Ireland skillfully works in the different forms of enslavement, mental and physical, into a complex and engaging story" and declared that the novel is "A perfect blend of horrors real and imagined". ĭread Nation received largely positive reviews that praised Ireland for her skillful approach to dealing with difficult issues related to slavery and its legacy. The main character, Jane McKeene, is a biracial teen sent to a prestigious combat school where she trains in hopes of being assigned to a wealthy white family. The enslaved are then freed, but Black and Indigenous children are then trained to fight the undead and protect the nation. In this timeline, the Civil War ends when zombies emerge from their graves at Gettysburg. Her best-known novel, Dread Nation, is an alternate history set in 19th century U.S. Ireland is known for writing strong female characters, and for addressing issues of race, class, power, misogyny, sexism, and colorism in her fiction. She is currently pursuing her PhD in English Literature. Ireland holds a BA in History from Armstrong Atlantic State University and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University, where she wrote a thesis on "microaggressions in children’s literature".
Navy as a director of logistics and weapon-systems support, and teaches creative writing at York College of Pennsylvania, where she is an adjunct lecturer in the department of Communication and Writing. Now based in York, Pennsylvania, she works for the U.S.
She enlisted in the military at nineteen, where she would serve as an Arabic linguistics expert. Biography Īs a teen, Ireland had aspirations to become a historian. Her novel Dread Nation won the 2019 Locus Award, and was nominated for the Andre Norton, Bram Stoker, and Lodestar Awards. She received the 2018 World Fantasy Award for Non-Professional Work. Justina Ireland (born 7 February 1985) is an American science-fiction and fantasy author of young adult fiction and former editor-in-chief of the FIYAH Literary Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. Justina Ireland in 2018 at the National Book Festivalįrench Camp, California, United States of America
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