Acclaimed author and co-creator of the Imaginative Storm writing method
Allegra Huston
“Incapable of writing a dull sentence.”
— Lynn Barber, Daily Telegraph
My TEDx talk on Imaginative Intelligence is now live on YouTube! Watch it below.
"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
"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
Write with Me
Discover a level of creativity and self-expression you’ve never experienced before.
Discover the Imaginative Storm: the method that got me this review from the feared critic Lynn Barber: “Allegra Huston is incapable of writing a dull sentence.”
I am truly the poster child for the Imaginative Storm method—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!
Join us risk-free any Saturday for our Writing Prompt of the Week on Zoom, and check out our pop-up workshops: each one an afternoon that will transform your craft.
You’ll also find our shop with books and self-paced courses for writers, along with many other resources.
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SPANISH PEAKS Writing Retreat
Estelle Center, historic La Veta, CO
June 25-28, 2026
Spend a long weekend with me and my collaborator, James Navé, in this gorgeous valley, easily reached from Colorado Springs or Denver.
This intense immersion into the Imaginative Storm method will unleash your imagination. I promise that what you write will amaze 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
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.
I’ll also be doing a lunchtime free-form Q & A session on Saturday, July 25.
Limited to 12 participants
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MEMOIR INTENSIVE
In UN World Heritage Site Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
September 29 – October 5, 2026
Discoverthe heart and soul of your memoir. 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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IMAGINATIVE STORM WRITING RETREAT
In legendary artists’ colony Taos, NM
April 2027
In four enjoyably 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
Now live!
Watch my inspiring TEDx talk:
“Imaginative Intelligence: Your Creativity, Your Insight, Your Self.”
Imaginative intelligence is more than imagination, more than creativity. It’s an inner network that holds at its heart your sense of who you are.
Imaginative intelligence is your birthright as a human being. When you cultivate it, you transform your relationship with yourself and your world.
I’m also writing a book on imaginative intelligence. 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.
