Anna Stark

Anna North is an American writer, editor, and reporter, currently serving as a senior reporter at Vox where she focuses on gender-related topics. She grew up in Los Angeles and now resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Before dedicating herself to writing full-time, North reviewed films for a small newspaper in California. She is an alumna of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her journalistic career includes significant contributions to The New York Times, where she was part of the editorial board and led the "This Week In Hate" segment from 2014 to 2017. She has also contributed to and edited for prominent publications such as Jezebel, BuzzFeed, and Salon.

North's creative writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Glimmer Train, and The Atlantic. She is the author of two novels: "America Pacifica" (2011) and "The Life and Death of Sophie Stark" (2015), the latter of which received a Lambda Literary Award. Her 2020 novel, "Outlawed," is set in an alternate 1894 United States during a flu epidemic and explores themes of gender roles through the story of a female outlaw gang.

Anna North has established a significant career in journalism, currently working as a senior reporter at Vox with a specialization in gender-related issues. Her background includes extensive experience at The New York Times, where she was a regular contributor and a member of the editorial board between 2014 and 2017. During her tenure, she was responsible for the segment "This Week In Hate." North has also lent her editorial and writing talents to a variety of other well-regarded publications, including Jezebel, BuzzFeed, and Salon, showcasing a broad engagement with contemporary social and political discourse.

Beyond her journalistic endeavors, Anna North is an accomplished fiction author. Her novels, "America Pacifica" (2011) and "The Life and Death of Sophie Stark" (2015), have garnered critical attention, with the latter earning a Lambda Literary Award. Her more recent work, "Outlawed" (2020), offers a speculative take on American history, depicting an alternate 1894 during a widespread flu epidemic. This novel, described as a blend of Western tropes and feminist themes, centers on a group of female outlaws challenging societal norms and perceptions of women who do not bear children, exploring shifting gender roles within its narrative.