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Birth—N/A
Where—St. Joseph, Michigan, USA
Education—B.A., Western Michigan University; M.A., New York University
Currently—Atlanta, Georgia


Anissa Gray is a journalist of some 20 years, as well as a novelist. Born in St. Joseph, Michigan, she received her B.A. from Western Michigan University and went on to earn an M.A. in English and American literature from New York University.

Following her graduate work, Gray remained in New York, taking a job as a print reporter for Reuters, for whom she covered business news and international finance. Then she headed for Atlanta to work in broadcast journalism for CNN. She has served as a writer, producer and editor, eventually becoming Senior Editor at CNN Worldwide. Gray has been a contributor to award winning stories that have won both an Emmy and a DuPont-Columbia Award.

The Care and Feeing of Ravenously Hungry Girls, Gray's debut novel, was published in 2019. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her wife. (Adapted from the publisher and the author's website.)