ANNA EMM is a London-based writer and producer.
Born Anna Margriet Strydom, she gained popularity in South Africa under the pseudonym, Anna Emm. Early in her career she worked as Writer and Director on two local television series, before founding her production company.
With a degree in Education, Anna spent most of her career researching the use of fiction as a tool to build emotional resilience - something she is very passionate about. During her time in South Africa she wrote and produced more than 3,000 audio stories for children, and often appeared on television and radio, speaking about the therapeutic value of stories. In 2015 she was awarded AfriGrowth’s Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Anna also self-published 21 romance novels, 5 suspense novels, 38 novellas and various short stories, and wrote and directed numerous stage productions.
After moving to London in 2023, she started rewriting some of her children's stories for the UK market. She founded Spoonpress Ltd in 2024 - a UK production company through which she is currently adapting her work for film and television.
“... What Anna Emm has done for our youth is not only upliftment and healing, but spiritual growth… If there is one thing she understands about children, it is that they should be respected in their own right. She also understands what most of us celebrated writers have already forgotten: that for a story to really work it has to be, above all, FUN.”
