
Ava Reid is an American novelist of dark fantasy and gothic fiction, writing for both adult and young adult audiences. She is known for The Wolf and the Woodsman, Juniper & Thorn, and A Study in Drowning. Her work often blends folklore, horror, history, and psychological tension in contemporary speculative fiction.
Ava Reid emerged from a background that already pointed toward the concerns that would define her fiction. Born in Manhattan and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, she studied political science at Barnard College with a focus on religion and ethnonationalism, then worked for a refugee resettlement organization, a U.S. senator, and an AI robotics startup. Those experiences fed a body of work preoccupied with power, belief, exile, and contested identity. A key turning point came through the online writing world: Reid has said she came up through Pitch Wars, where mentor Isabel Ibañez and the community around the program helped set The Wolf and the Woodsman on its path to publication. ((https://avasreid.wordpress.com/about/))
"Nobody balances sweetness with brutality, tenderness with violence, quite like Ava Reid"
— L. K. Steven
"Ava Reid paints a rich and complex picture of a kingdom steeped in ancient magic, straining along seams of religious and cultural tension"
— Samantha Shannon
"A dark and tender YA debut from the lyrical genius Ava Reid"
— Joseline Diaz
"Ava Reid has composed a masterpiece of atmosphere and suspense"
— Victoria Lee
"Combining religion, magic, and evocative language, Ava Reid has created a daring fantasy world full of imagination and fierce heroics"
— Luanne G. Smith
"There’s one thing about Ava Reid; she doesn’t miss"
— Sasha Peyton Smith
"Queen! Ava Reid has done it again in this gothic, atmospheric reclamation of the story of Lady Macbeth"
— Vaishnavi Patel
"Ava Reid unearths the darkness at the root of fairy tales"
— BookPage
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