# An Na > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/An_Na > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/An_Na.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Na > Source revision: 1328720492 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American children's book writer (born 1972) An Na Born 1972 (age 53–54) South Korea Occupation Writer Nationality American Education Amherst College (BA) Vermont College of Fine Arts Genre Children's literature Notable works A Step From Heaven (2001) The Fold (2008) Notable awards Michael L. Printz Award (2002) **An Na** (born 1972) is a [South Korea](/source/South_Korea)-born[1] [American](/source/American_people) [children's book](/source/Children's_books) author. She gained success with her first novel *[A Step From Heaven](/source/A_Step_From_Heaven)*, published by [Front Street Press](/source/Casemate_Publishers) in 2001, which won the annual [Michael L. Printz Award](/source/Michael_L._Printz_Award) from the [American Library Association](/source/American_Library_Association) recognizing the year's "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit".[2] It was also a finalist for the [National Book Award](/source/National_Book_Award), [Young People's Literature](/source/National_Book_Award_for_Young_People's_Literature), and later found its way onto numerous "best book" lists. ## Life Na grew up in [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), [California](/source/California),[1] and has a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) from [Amherst College](/source/Amherst_College).[3][4] Starting her career as a middle school English and History teacher, Na turned to writing novels after taking a young adult literature class while enrolled in an M.F.A. program at [Vermont College of Fine Arts](/source/Vermont_College_of_Fine_Arts). She divides her time between [Oakland, California](/source/Oakland%2C_California) and [Warren, Vermont](/source/Warren%2C_Vermont), and makes frequent visits to middle schools to talk about her works and encourages young [Asian-American](/source/Asian-American) students to become artists and harness their creativity. ## Influences Na admires the writing of her first writing teacher, [Jacqueline Woodson](/source/Jacqueline_Woodson). ## Works - *[A Step From Heaven](/source/A_Step_From_Heaven)* (2001) - *[The Fold](/source/The_Fold_(novel))* (2008) - *Akbar : The Great Emperor of India* - *Wait For Me* (2017) - *The Place Between Breaths* (2018) ## See also [Portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Children's literature](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children%27s_literature) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-vcfa.edu_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-vcfa.edu_1-1) ["An Na - VCFA"](http://vcfa.edu/wcya/faculty/na). *vcfa.edu*. Retrieved 14 June 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-printz_2-0)** ["Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books"](http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners). [YALSA](/source/YALSA). American Library Association. Retrieved 2013-03-08. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Na, An 1972- - Encyclopedia.com"](http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3432800045.html). *www.encyclopedia.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["An Na biography"](http://apa.si.edu/Curriculum%20Guide-Final/annabio.htm). *si.edu*. Retrieved 14 June 2015. - [Teaching Multicultural Literature, Workshop 4, Authors and Literary Works, Biography](http://www.learner.org/workshops/tml/workshop4/authors.html/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090501043436/http://www.learner.org/workshops/tml/workshop4/authors.html) 2009-05-01 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Interview with Young Adult Author An Na](http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/authors/interviews/AnNa.html) ## External links - [Official website](http://www.anwriting.com/) - [Biography from the international literature festival berlin](https://web.archive.org/web/20071013162418/http://www.literaturfestival.com/bios1_3_6_1217.html) v t e Michael L. Printz Award 2000: Myers – Monster 2001: Almond – Kit's Wilderness 2002: Na – A Step From Heaven 2003: Chambers – Postcards from No Man's Land 2004: Johnson – The First Part Last 2005: Rosoff – How I Live Now 2006: Green – Looking for Alaska 2007: Yang – American Born Chinese 2008: McCaughrean – The White Darkness 2009: Marchetta – On the Jellicoe Road 2010: Bray – Going Bovine 2011: Bacigalupi – Ship Breaker 2012: Whaley – Where Things Come Back 2013: Lake – In Darkness 2014: Sedgwick – Midwinterblood 2015: Nelson – I'll Give You the Sun 2016: Ruby – Bone Gap 2017: Lewis, Aydin, and Powell – March: Book Three 2018: LaCour – We Are Okay 2019: Acevedo – The Poet X 2020: King – Dig 2021: Nayeri – Everything Sad Is Untrue 2022: Boulley – Firekeeper's Daughter 2023: Tahir – All My Rage 2024: King, Anderson, Charlton-Trujillo, Levithan, McCarthy, McLemore, Neri, Reynolds, Ribay, and Sanchez – The Collectors: Stories 2025: Teer, Julia – Brownstone Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND FAST WorldCat National United States Netherlands Korea Other Open Library --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [An Na](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Na) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Na?action=history)). 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