Anna Kavan (born April 10, 1901 as Helen Emily Woods, died 1968) was an author. She named herself after a character in one of her books.

Books of hers include

  • Asylum Piece (1940)
  • Eagle's Nest (1957)
  • Ice (novel) (1967)
  • Julia and the Bazooka (1970)
  • A Scarcity of Love (1971)
  • Who Are You (1973)
  • Let Me Alone (1974)

She died in 1968 after a long period battling a heroin addiction. Many of her works were published posthumously.