Synthesis of anhydrous sodium tungstate

Hoermann [1] prepared anhydrous sodium tungstate by melting the 1:1 mix of sodium carbonate and tungsten(VI) oxide (and, subsequently, growing single crystals); alternatively, he proposed prolonged drying of a dihydrate at 100 °C:

$\ce{Na2MoO3}$ und $\ce{Na2WO3}$ sind wasserfrei durch Zusammenschmelzen von 1 Mol $\ce{Na2CO3}$ mit 1 Mol $\ce{MoO3},$ bzw. $\ce{WO3},$ oder durch volliges Entwassern der Hydrate bei 100° zu erhalten. Die Salze zeigen ansgepragte Polymorphie.

Busey and Keller [2] obtained anhydrous sodium tungstate (reported water content 0.12%) by drying a dihydrate at 200 °C in vacuum. Purity has also been confirmed by Raman spectroscopy and powder x-ray diffraction:

The $\ce{Na2WO4}$ was prepared by heating the dihydrate at 200° in a vacuum.

References

1. Hoermann, F. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Molybdate und Wolframate. Die binären Systeme: $\ce{Li3MoO4-MoO3},$ $\ce{Na2MoO4-MoO3},$ $\ce{K3MoO4-MoO3},$ $\ce{Li2WO4-WO3},$ $\ce{Na2WO4-WO3},$ $\ce{K2WO4-WO3},$ $\ce{Li2MoO4-Na2MoO4},$ $\ce{Li2WO4-Na2WO4},$ $\ce{Li2MoO4-K2MoO4}.$ Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 1929, 177 (1), 145–186. DOI: 10.1002/zaac.19291770117.
2. Busey, R. H.; Keller, O. L. Structure of the Aqueous Pertechnetate Ion by Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy. Raman and Infrared Spectra of Crystalline $\ce{KTcO4},$ $\ce{KReO4},$ $\ce{Na2MoO4},$ $\ce{Na2WO4},$ $\ce{Na2MoO4 · 2 H2O},$ and $\ce{Na2WO4 · 2 H2O}.$ The Journal of Chemical Physics 1964, 41 (1), 215–225. DOI: 10.1063/1.1725625.

Apart from the dehydration method mentioned by @andselisk, there are also 2 chemical methods where you can obtain the anhydrous salt:

1. by the fusing together equivalent quantities of tungstic anhydride and sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate, the resulting mass being taken up with water and allowed to crystallize. (@andselisk) Tungstic acid or hydrated tungsten oxide also works in this case.
2. Fusion of alkali on mineral wolframite, $\ce{(Fe,Mn)WO4}$

For further information regarding the compound, see here