Anna Woltz
Anna Woltz is an internationally bestselling children’s author based in the Netherlands. She has written twenty-six books for young readers, which have been translated into twenty-four languages and won numerous prizes, including the prestigious Zilveren Griffel for Talking to Alaska. My Especially Weird Week with Tess, published by Rock the Boat, was made into an award-winning film titled My Extraordinary Summer with Tess. It has been translated into thirteen languages.
Anna's most recent title, Under the London Sky, has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026, was named Daily Mail, Book of the Year, a Telegraph Best New Children's Book, and also Book of the Week by The Week Junior.
- Winner of Zilveren Griffel 2017
- Carnegie Medal for Writing Nominee 2026
Praise for Talking to Alaska
'A super original, tense YA story about two struggling outsiders, connected by a dog - it's timeless and clever.'
Did you know…
Anna loves writing about children, because they experience everything for the first time. Compared to kids, grown ups are actually quite boring :)
Anna did a lot of research for Talking to Alaska. She visited a training school for assistance dogs, where 35 dogs stayed for six months, leaning all about being the best therapy dog.
Anna grew up in The Netherlands, but her favourite children’s books were all translated from English: The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, The Railway Children, The Chronicles of Narnia.
Find out more on Anna Woltz's website
