Woman with blue and purple hair wearing a white jacket, pink shirt, and black pants and shoes is perched on a wall with a slight lean. She is smiling and sitting in front of colored glass on a building behind her.

About Me

My name is Anna Wenner (She/Her), and I am a neurodivergent, queer writer living in Kansas City.

I grew up in Kansas where, contrary to popular belief, I’ve never seen a tornado, never met Dorothy, and can't zap anywhere just by clicking my heels (though I do admit, there's no place like home). 

I’m a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers. Though I started my career working in a cemetery (yes, seriously), I later landed in greeting cards and product development as an Editorial Director. These days I’ve returned to my roots as a journalist and can be most often found writing for publications like USA Today, Reviewed, and Wirecutter.

I hold a dual degree in Creative Writing and History as well as a minor in Global and International Studies. I am also the published author of one children’s picture book, Today and Always, I Love You.

I’m represented by Lynnette Novak at The Seymour Agency.

Want to know more about me? These pieces might help.

Though I tend to write a lot of very information and fact-based articles, sometimes I write more directly about my own life, family, and experiences. These articles together give you at least a glimpse of who the person behind the keyboard really is.

Photograph of a white woman with a messy bun and white t-shirt waving from her front door. Below, the article headline is "Why Telling My Friends to Get Out of My House Was a Total Game Changer." Article is dated December 5, 2024 for SUCCESS.
Photograph of a changing table bathroom sign. Below is the headline, "How a Changing Table Taught Me That You Don't Have to Save the World to Make a Difference." Article is dated May 24, 2025 from SUCCESS.
Photograph of two white women smelling a peony flower with the headline below of "What Peonies Can Teach Us About Learning From Those Before You." Below that is the S logo for SUCCESS Magazine and the date July 11, 2025 with the words "Article at SUC
Photograph of a (probably) white woman with red hair from behind. She's wearing a green shirt and beige hat and looking at buildings ahead of her while carrying a map. Beneath is the headline, "I Tried to Be Spontaneous, and Almost Got Murdered--or S
Photo collage of a red and green tinted photo that says "Emergency" and has a woman holding her chest. Headline below says, "COVID-19 triggered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism that led to long-" Article is dated April 25, 2025 for The Sick Tim
Photograph of a white person's hand cleaning off a gravestone in a cemetery. Below, the headline reads, "Why Working at a Cemetery Was the Best Career Move I Ever Made." Article is dated October 31, 2024 for SUCCESS.
 
 

Meet the Team

Every great creative has a team behind them, and I’m no different. Read below to learn a little more about my exceptional coworkers.

Brown, tan, and gray cat looking up with green eyes.


  • Senior Director of Scheduling

    Tonks has been with the company since college, and she puts that experience to good use. She knows the work from home schedule like the back of her paw, and she keeps the team going on pace. Tonks also makes sure we take plenty of outside breaks so she can sit in a sunbeam on the screened in porch. She maintains good work-life balance for the team by making sure that work ends precisely on time each day because that is when she gets fed. It is entirely irrelevant if she already had food in her bowl—she is clearly still starving and has been abandoned unless new food is added. This applies to our work as well—whether I think her frequent naps on my arms are helpful doesn’t matter. At the end of the day, Tonks knows best.

 
 
Black and white Newfoundland dog named Teddy staring soulfully at the camera, his paw closer to us. The photographer has clearly sat on the floor to get a more dramatic perspective.


  • Director of Employee Relations

    Teddy is our newer employee, with four years under his belt. He grew up during a pandemic, so he’s familiar with the occasional (aka frequent) mental health challenges that his mom and her visitors face. Teddy is an expert at intuitively knowing when someone needs a giant cloud hug. He also valiantly presents himself for petting to all visitors just in case they would also like to be cheered up. If they get distracted from their cheering up, he gently reminds them by nudging their hand with his nose gently until they start petting him again on instinct. If Teddy is getting petted, hugged, or snuggled, he considers it a job well done.

 

In Memory of

Rebecca Wenner

(1968-2020)

My mother was my favorite travel companion, my biggest advocate, and my very best friend. Her spirit exists in every story I tell and every picture I take. I am who I am because of her.

A woman with short dark hair and a denim jacket (Rebecca Wenner) hugging a young girl with long dark hair and a pink dress (Anna Wenner), both smiling.
Rebecca Wenner jumping with arms outstretched, smiling, on a concrete ledge near the water with a bridge in the background.
Group of six women outdoors near a pond with fall foliage in the background, sitting and kneeling on rocks, smiling at the camera.
Rebecca Wenner holding a black and white puppy outside next to a wooden wall.
Rebecca and Anna Wenner standing at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, with the Atlantic Ocean in the background, enjoying a sunny day.
Rebecca Wenner standing at a zoo in front of the panda exhibit. She is smiling and holding a smartphone with a panda case.
Two women standing on a basketball court with a Kansas Jayhawks logo. One woman is elderly with glasses, using a cane, wearing a blue jacket and a white t-shirt reading 'Beware The Phog,' and jeans. The other woman is middle-aged, with shoulder-lengt
Anna and Rebecca Wenner standing in front of a huge sequoia tree in a forest, smiling, with trees and greenery around.
Rebecca Wenner taking a photo with her phone of Snow-capped mountains and green landscape
A smiling Rebecca Wenner wearing a beige knit winter hat with ear flaps and a purple and black winter jacket outside in a snowy landscape.
Rebecca Wenner and Anna Wenner wearing sun hats and casual summer clothing, standing outdoors near a geothermal area in Yellowstone National Park.
Rebecca Wenner and Anna Wenner taking a selfie at the Cliffs of Moher in Northern Ireland.
Rebecca Wenner and Anna Wenner sitting close together on a park bench by a pond, leaning their heads against each other, with a wood pathway and trees in the background.