“I was reading fan fiction on Wattpad, but they were taking a little bit to update the stories, so I started writing my own stories to entertain myself. I didn't think anyone would read it.”

American novelist

Anna Todd is an American novelist best known for the After series. She became widely known after starting to write stories on Wattpad, where After went on to become the platform’s most-read series, with more than two billion reads. She is a New York Times bestselling author whose books include the Brightest Stars trilogy, The Spring Girls, and The Last Sunrise. Todd has also worked in film, serving as a producer and screenwriter on the adaptations of After and After We Collided, and as a producer on Regretting You and the upcoming The Last Sunrise.