Anna Metcalfe is a British writer. She was born in Germany and studied literature at the

University of York The University of York (abbreviated as or ''York'' for Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a public Collegiate university, collegiate research university in York, England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thir ...

. She continued her postgraduate studies at the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a Public university, public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus university, campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and twenty-six schools of ...

, receiving a PhD in creative and critical writing. She now teaches

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. Metcalfe writes fiction. Her short stories have been widely anthologized. Her debut collection ''Blind Water Pass'' (2016) included the story "Number Three", shortlisted for the

Sunday Times Short Story Award The Sunday Times Short Story Award, also known as the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award and later the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award, was a British literary award for a single short story open to any novelist or short story writer from ...

. Her debut novel ''Chrysalis'' was published in 2023. In 2023, Metcalfe was named by

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as one of the best young writers in Britain.

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