Hi! I’m Anna, a queer and neurodivergent author, poet, librarian, and all-round silly little guy. I currently live in Manchester with my partner and our very angry tortoise. I spend most of my time writing stories about queer and disabled people learning about themselves, falling in love, and finding their people.

Pronouns: She/her or they/them

Likes: Nature, poetry, vintage clothes and fashion history, vegan sushi, libraries, musical theatre, dogs, Shakespeare, puzzles, Jane Austen, frolicking in fields/the woods, picnics, Taylor Swift, guacamole, board games, anything arranged in rainbow order, museums, flowers, making playlists for every known human emotion, not following recipes, period dramas, ice cream with sprinkles, sunshine yellow, rewatching the same TV shows over and over again, cross stitching, rollerblading, and Oxford commas.

Dislikes: Cauliflower (it’s broccoli’s ugly stepsibling), being conscious before 8 am, small talk (I’m just not good at it – talk to me about something you’re passionate about/your childhood trauma/your pet dog instead, please <3), and any soup that doesn’t contain noodles.

Favourite books: Anything by Jane Austen or Virginia Woolf, Heartstopper, Little Women, Rebecca, Anne of Green Gables, and more queer rom-coms than I could possibly list.

Favourite poets: Mary Oliver, Emily Dickinson, Wordsworth, Christina Rosetti, Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Sappho, Andrea Gibson, and the Brontë’s.

Favourite singers/musicians: Taylor Swift, Hozier, Harry Styles, Ingrid Michaelson, MUNA, First Aid Kit, Boygenius, Maggie Rogers, Julia Jacklin, Chappell Roan, Renee Rapp, Sabrina Carpenter, The Last Dinner Party, Ludovico Einaudi, and Laufey.

Favourite movies: Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Emma (2020), Paddington 1 & 2, and Pride and Prejudice (2005).

Favourite TV shows: Schitt’s Creek, Grace and Frankie, Our Flag Means Death, Gilmore Girls, Downton Abbey, BBC’s Pride and Prejudice, Buffy, and Taskmaster.