Ana Galán (born 3 September 1964) is a Spanish writer now living in the United States. Writing in both Spanish and English, she is essentially a children's writer but also writes humorous books for adults. Galán was born in Oviedo, Spain. She moved to New York where she began her work as a translator in 1989. since 2002 Galán has been working for the US company Scholastic Books where she has published 25 works.