An Na

An Na (born 1972 in South Korea) is a Korean-American author of children's and young adult literature who immigrated to the United States and grew up in San Diego, California. She achieved critical acclaim with her debut novel A Step from Heaven (2001), which won the Michael L. Printz Award and was a National Book Award finalist, along with notable works like The Fold (2008), Wait for Me (2006), and The Place Between Breaths (2018). After earning a B.A. from Amherst College and an M.F.A. from Vermont College of Fine Arts, she transitioned from teaching to full-time writing.com, AnWriting.com