Anna Stothard

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

Stothard in 2011

Writing history

Her first novel, Isabel and Rocco, (ISBN 0-09-944332-5), was published when she was 19. "Dazzling... remarkably accomplished," wrote The Observer.[1] She has written for a number of newspapers, including columns for The Observer and The Sunday Telegraph.

She read English at Lincoln College, Oxford. 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, Los Angeles, which she attended until 2008.

Her second novel, The Pink Hotel, was longlisted for the 2012 Orange Prize.

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References
  1. Geraldine Bedell (6 April 2003). "Observer review:Isabel and Rocco by Anna Stothard". The Observer. Retrieved 1 February 2011.


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