// WRITER
Anna's writing spans prose, poetry, theatre, and screen.
Her short stories and poetry have been published in literary journals, zines, and the Words By_ anthology, in partnership with UNICEF and NEXTGen London.
From 2016-2019, Anna was Editor-in-Chief of GoldDust, Goldsmiths' Media, Communications & Cultural Studies Department's digital magazine. During her tenure, she expanded its remit to include radio, film and multimedia art.
Her play was shortlisted for the 2021 Lockdown, Taboo & You Playwriting Competition and received a rehearsed reading with professional actors. FringeReview commended its complexity, noting it "would really benefit from a live theatrical production".
She is currently focused on long-form prose and screenwriting.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Thicker Than Blood • Play • Shortlisted for the Lockdown, Taboo & You Playwriting Competition (Rehearsed Reading) • March 2021 • Contemporary drama, a college student returns home for Christmas during the pandemic.
The Great Grassbee • Short Story • Winner of the [smiths] Short Story Competition (Print, Issue 77) • May 2016 • Literary fiction, a modern reimagining of The Great Gatsby set in Amsterdam.
Away With Me • Flash Fiction • Winner of the Goldsmiths' Creative Writing Competition (Print) • March 2016 • Literary Fiction, a night out becomes a fragmented descent into social anxiety.
PUBLICATIONS
Well, I'm not nice at all • Poetry • WordsBy_ Anthology (Print) • September 2019 • Free Verse • Violence breaks out across my face, my eyes, pools of mud...
Revenge Body • Poetry • Xerox Candy Bar (Online) • June 2016 • Free Verse • Body, not coffin. Stop telling others to rest their heads.
Re: bound • Poetry • Writers Bloc (Print) • January 2016 • Free Verse • I'm not scared of anything...but spiders, sharks, and graveyards.