Anna Stothard


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

Writing history

Her first novel, Isabel and Rocco,, was published when she was 19. "Dazzling... remarkably accomplished," wrote The Observer. 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.