Anna Stroud
Anna Stroud is a South African writer and editor based in Johannesburg. She has a degree in journalism and media studies from Rhodes University and a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Pretoria. She has written for Books LIVE, Business Day, City Press, Grocott’s Mail, The Johannesburg Review of Books and Sunday Times, among others. Her debut novel, Who looks inside (Karavan Press, 2024), is an intricate and compelling exploration of family trauma, small-town secrets and the decisions that seal our destinies. This novel saw her awarded Best Emerging Fiction Author at the NIHSS Awards 2025.
Short.Sharp.Stories: Interview with Anna Stroud, author of "The power station"
2025-07-17"I can’t claim a moral high ground; for that I am too flawed, too contradictory. I suppose something I’ve been thinking about a lot is that empires fall – and how right now feels like the end of something."