Anna writes fiction, drama and poetry and is always out and about on the moors and in the lanes of Cornwall writing in her note book. Anna is author of Cornish Folk Tales of Place, published by The History Press in June 2019. She became interested in Cornish folklore when writing for Mazed Tales www.mazedtales.org ; a project collecting the folklore of East Cornwall and telling it in new and interesting ways. Mazed was nominated for a Holyer an Gof award, and for the Kieran Hegarty Award for Innovation at the Celtic Media Festival. The Silver Ball is an Audio Drama written by Anna and produced by Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast. Anna performs her poetry with Liskeard Poets and on the Open Mic at Cheltenham Poetry Festival’s online events. Her poems are published in Atlanta Review and Wild Court. https://wildcourt.co.uk/new-work/two-poems-by-anna-chorlton/
As a young child, Anna lived in Cornwall by both the sea and the moor, before moving to East Sussex, then Devon where she was fortunate enough to spend many summers rehearsing plays and building characters in the gardens of Steiner Schools. Anna moved back to Cornwall as a teenager and has stayed in the Duchy almost ever since.
Anna lives on the edge of Bodmin Moor with her husband, surfing son and young daughter. She enjoys walks by the sea and across the moors; reading; folklore, nature and making biscuits.