“Anastasia is elegant, honest, and passionate about telling the hardest stories to tell.”
—Janey Williams, creator of the podcast This Happened.
Anastasia Zadeik is a writer, editor, and storyteller. After graduating summa cum laude from Smith College with a degree in psychology, she had an international career in neuropsychological research while raising her children. She now serves as Director of Communications for the San Diego Writers Festival, as a mentor for the literary nonprofit So Say We All, and as a board member for the International Memoir Writers Association.
Anastasia grew up in a big family that told stories every night around the kitchen table, and she found her way to writing by sharing true short stories about her life with dozens of strangers in a hushed bar (seriously, if you want to know about her, go watch the videos!) .
Her debut novel is, Blurred Fates, won both the 2023 Sarton Award and the 2023 NIEA for Contemporary Fiction, and her second novel, The Other Side of Nothing, will be available May 28, 2024.
Anastasia lives in San Diego with her husband, Tom, and their empty-nest rescue dog, Charlie.
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