Penny Busetto

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| birth_place = Durban, South Africa

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| occupation = Novelist

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| notableworks = The Story of Anna P, as Told by Herself

| awards = European Union Literary Award; University of Johannesburg Debut Prize

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Penny Busetto is a South African writer known for her 2014 novel The Story of Anna P, as Told by Herself. The Story of Anna P, as Told by Herself was awarded the 2013 European Union Literary Award as well as the 2014 University of Johannesburg Debut Prize,{{cite news|last1=Frenkel|first1=Ronit|last2=Mackenzie|first2=Craig|title=UJ Prize: Winners in newfound freedom|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2015-06-26-winners-in-newfound-freedom|accessdate=17 July 2015|work=Mail & Guardian|date=26 June 2015}} and in 2016 was shortlisted for the Etisalat Prize for Literature.{{cite web |url=https://www.naij.com/769217-finalists-etisalat-prize-for-literature-2015.html |title=Meet the finalists of the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 |work=naij.com |author=Mitchelle Okuku |date=18 March 2016 |accessdate=}}

Busetto was born in Durban, South Africa, and grew up in Cape Town.{{cite web|title=Announcing the Winner of the 2013 European Union Literary Award|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/187749552/European-Union-Literary-Award-2013-Winner-Announcement|work=Books LIVE|accessdate=17 July 2015}} She moved to Italy when she was 17, where she studied and married.{{cite news|title=Author's notes: Penny Busetto|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-04-16-authors-notes-penny-busetto|accessdate=17 July 2015|work=Mail & Guardian|date=17 April 2014}} She moved back to Cape Town in 1996, where she lives with her son. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in English and psychology, and has stated that the title character of her debut novel, Anna P, is somewhat inspired by Anna O, one of the first people to undergo psychoanalysis.{{cite web|last1=Childes|first1=Tarah|title=10 Questions: Penny Busetto|url=http://aerodrome.co.za/10-questions-penny-busetto/|website=Aerodrome|accessdate=17 July 2015}}