Acclaimed author and co-creator of the Imaginative Storm writing method
Allegra Huston
“Incapable of writing a dull sentence.”
— Lynn Barber, Daily Telegraph
"A beautifully crafted memoir, written with both tenderness and unsparing honesty" —Observer
"BRILLIANT! These exercises are both common-sensical and revolutionary." —Kate Christensen, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novelist
"It's like meeting a part of yourself you never knew existed. What a gift!" —Wendy Shaw, artist
"Sensual, breathless, and utterly absorbing" —Christina Baker Kline, NYT bestselling author
"An indispensable handbook for editors everywhere" —Alexandra Pringle, founder, Bloomsbury Publishing
HOW TO READ "Practical, unique, and gets to the psychological core" —Greg Palast, NYT bestselling author
"After Imaginative Storm, writer’s block is a myth” —Abdullah H. Erakat, screenwriter, journalist, and educator
"Simultaneously emotionally satisfying and intellectually stimulating" —Goodreads review
Discover the Writer Within
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5-Day MEMOIR INTENSIVE
At UN World Heritage Site Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
September 29 – October 5, 2026
Spend five days in beautiful Lunenburg and discover the possibilities for what your memoir might be. Return home energized and inspired by five intensive days of exploration, insight, and revelation.
We spend the mornings in a group writing to Imaginative Storm prompts specifically tailored for memoir. In the afternoons, I’ll meet with everyone individually for an hour, twice, while everyone else is free to write or explore this beautiful part of the world, at the most beautiful time of year.
Limited to 8 participants
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'WRITE WITHOUT LIMITS' 5-Day Writing Transformation
In legendary artists’ colony Taos, NM
April 26 – May 1, 2026
In four enjoyably and intense days, you’ll use the Imaginative Storm method to take yourself to a level of writing you didn’t know you could reach.
You’ll learn how to push deeper into your imagination and bring playfulness and freshness to your writing.
You’ll finish the week with a powerful set of tools to take into the rest of your writing life.
Limited to 12 participants
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IMAGINATIVE STORM Long Weekend
Estelle Retreat Center, historic La Veta, CO
June 25-28, 2026
Spend a long weekend with me and my collaborator, James Navé, in the shadow of the Spanish Peaks, in the welcoming environs of the Estelle Retreat Center.
This 3.5-day immersion into the Imaginative Storm method will unleash your imagination and send you deeply into your story. You’ll write material that amazes you.
You’ll finish the weekend with a powerful set of tools that will build your confidence and power up your writing to a level you never thought possible.
Limited to 12 participants
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TAOS WRITERS CONFERENCE Half-Day Workshop
July 26, 2026, 9 am – noon
In this half-day workshop, you’ll let your imaginative intelligence blossom. You’ll discover ways to sidestep the restrictions of your rational mind and free your imagination to surprise you with the strength and originality of your writing.
Limited to 12 participants
Imaginative Intelligence
What makes us specifically human? Our imaginative intelligence: the non-rational capacity to create, to make meaning, to form values, to recognize beauty, and to know who we are.
I’m giving a talk at TEDxAsheville
on March 20, 2026
Join my mailing list and be the first to know when it’s available to watch →
I’m working on a book, too. Combining psychology, neuroscience, creative expression, and culture, this book will expand the definition of intelligence—a vital corrective in the age of AI.
Love Child
A Memoir of Family Lost and Found
When I was four years old, my mother was killed in a car crash. Soon afterward, I was introduced to an intimidating man wreathed in cigar smoke and told, “This is your father.” Seven years later, I was introduced to another man: my biological father.
The Imaginative Storm
Writing Method
Discover a level of creativity and self-expression you’ve never experienced before.
The Imaginative Storm method is the culmination of 20 years of teaching writing workshops with my creative collaborator James Navé. This is the method that got me out of my head and into my heart. It will do the same for you—I promise!
“BRILLIANT! It’s so true and so excellent and kick-ass.”
—Kate Christensen, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novelist and visiting professor, Iowa Writers’ Workshop
“Like having a friend guide you through the process of getting in touch with your own creativity.”
—Nicole Perlman, screenwriter of Guardians of the Galaxy
“It can make you brave. It can make you do whatever you wanted to do but feared.”
—Cloverling, Amazon review
