Anissa Gray
Writing Coach
Anissa Gray’s debut novel, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, was one of the most anticipated reads of 2019 from Vogue, Vanity Fair, the Washington Post, Bustle, and Cosmo. It was a top pick for Indie Next, Library Reads, and Barnes & Noble Discover and was selected for the Marie Claire book club. It has been optioned for TV by Gabrielle Union for Sony Pictures Television. Her second novel, Life and Other Love Songs, was named a most anticipated book by TIME, Essence, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping and the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and was praised by the New York Times. Anissa is a DuPont and Emmy award-winning journalist. After receiving a master’s degree in English and American Literature at New York University, she began her career at Reuters before working in various roles at CNN Worldwide. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Cut and on Shondaland.
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Anissa Gray is the author of two novels. Her most recent, Life and Other Love Songs, was named a most anticipated book by TIME, Essence, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping and the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2023. In its review, the New York Times said, ‘Life and Other Love Songs is a precisely observed, often beautiful book about family, love, loss and the hidden history that shapes lives... The prose is beautiful and poignant.’
Anissa’s debut, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, was one of the most anticipated reads of 2019 from Vogue, Vanity Fair, the Washington Post, Bustle and Cosmo. Care and Feeding was also named an Indie Next pick, Library Reads pick, and Barnes & Noble Discover pick as well as a Marie Claire 2019 book club selection. Additionally, the novel has been optioned for television.
Along with being a novelist, Anissa is also an award-winning journalist. She began her career as a print reporter for Reuters before shifting to broadcast news, where she has worked in various roles at CNN Worldwide for more than two decades. Anissa’s work has also appeared in the Washington Post, The Cut and other publications. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. with her family and is at work on her third novel.
As someone who came to novel writing later in life without mentors in the industry, Anissa takes tremendous joy in helping writers of all ages, from all walks of life, hone their craft.
Anissa’s Genres
- Contemporary Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Women’s Fiction
‘There are countless ways to tell a story, but no-one can tell your stories like you. It’s a matter of finding your voice, which can take time. But you can get there. Keep writing.’
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