Anna-Clara made her debut in 1970 and has been awarded several times for her works. Among other things, she received the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 1997, the August Prize in 2002 (for Goodbye, Mr. Muffin which was published on Bonnier Carlsen the same year) and in 2010 she was nominated for the prestigious literature prize the HC Andersen Medal for "lasting contribution to children's literature".
At OLIKA, she has published the book Min familj, designed by Mia Lidbom, who in 2002 received the award Excellent Swedish Form for the photo book Frmakallat.