Anna Redsand

Anna Redsand writes about people and ideas that have had a significant impact on society. Her first book, Viktor Frankl: A Life Worth Living (Clarion, 2006), received awards from the Society of School Librarians International, the National Council for the Social Studies, the Children's Book Council, Bank Street Best Children's Books, and the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age. The book has been translated into Korean. Anna has used Viktor Frankl's logotherapy in counseling high-risk youth.

Anna is currently working on a book for adults about missionaries and their influence, for better or worse, throughout the world. She views varied facets through the lens of her early life as the daughter of missionaries in Navajo Country,as well as through interviews and other research. The topic has fascinated her since age 13, when she wrote Missionary's Daughter, which was serialized in an internationally distributed church magazine two years later.

Publications
Viktor Frankl: A Life Worth Living: YA biography of Holocaust survivor and author of Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl has also been translated into Korean.

Navajo Bilingual Bicultural Curriculum (coauthor): Fully integrated Navajo language and culture curriculum for elementary grades

Poems, short stories, and articles: in various literary and professional journals

Awards
Society of School Librarians International Honor Book (2007)
Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2007)
Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year (2007)
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age (2007)

Other Writing Experience
Innovative English and social studies curricula for high-risk students (currently being field tested for potential publication)

Teaching of Writing
Cesar Chavez Community School: high school writing
Western Michigan University: English Composition
University of California Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP): high school writing
University of New Mexico Honors Program: The Outsider in Literature and Society

Professional Affiliations
Authors Guild Member
Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Member
SouthWest Writers Member

Author Presentations/​Workshops
Missionaries' Global Impact
Missionary Kids
Writing Process from Idea to Publication
Viktor Frankl and Logotherapy
Personal Search for Meaning
Tolerance Education
Holocaust Studies