Anna Stothard (born 1983), is a British novelist, journalist scriptwriter, and the daughter of

Sally Emerson Sally Emerson is an English novelist, anthologist and travel writer. Education and career Emerson was educated at Wimbledon High School and St. Anne’s College, Oxford. Between school and university she was editorial assistant and writer on th ...

and

Sir Peter Stothard Sir Peter Stothard (born 28 February 1951) is a British author, journalist and critic. From 1992 to 2002 he was editor of ''The Times'' and from 2002 to 2016 editor of ''The Times Literary Supplement'', the only journalist to have held both role ...

Writing history

Her first novel, ''Isabel and Rocco'', (), was published when she was 19. "Dazzling... remarkably accomplished," wrote ''

The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the w ...

''. She has written for a number of newspapers, including columns for ''The Observer'' and ''

The Sunday Telegraph ''The Sunday Telegraph'' is a British broadsheet newspaper, founded in February 1961 and published by the Telegraph Media Group, a division of Press Holdings. It is the sister paper of ''The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', kn ...

''. She read English at

Lincoln College, Oxford Lincoln College (formally, The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints, Lincoln) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, situated on Turl Street in central Oxford. Lincoln was founded in 1427 by Richard Fleming, the ...

. Her first screenplay won a Scottish Screen and BBC Scotland Fast Forward Features prize. She was awarded a scholarship with the Masters programme at the

American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leade ...

, Los Angeles, which she attended until 2008. Her second novel, ''The Pink Hotel'', was longlisted for the 2012

Orange Prize The Women's Prize for Fiction (previously with sponsor names Orange Prize for Fiction (1996–2006 and 2009–12), Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007–08) and Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2014–2017)) is one of the United Kingdom's m ...

References

External links

Isabel and Rocco, Random House
Retrieved 9 November 2015.
Isabel, Elliot Edizioni
1983 births 21st-century British women writers British women novelists 21st-century British novelists British journalists British women journalists Living people People educated at South Hampstead High School Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford People educated at Westminster School, London {{UK-journalist-stub