Stepping into her own light

“Because Dad was famous, I was so used to being identified as 'John Huston's daughter' that I couldn't think of myself as anyone else.” – Allegra Huston

Born in August, 1964, Huston has moved out of her famous family’s shadow through her success as an award-winning writer and editor.     Her new novel, Say My Name, is making a splash in literary circles following on her earlier success with Love Child: A Memoir of Family Lost and Found.   She also is the writer and producer of the award-winning short film Good Luck, Mr. Gorski.    

                         London critic Lynn Barber wrote in The Telegraph that, "Huston is an absolutely outstanding writer, incapable of writing a dull sentence."   In collaboration with the poet James Navé, she conducts writing workshops called “The Imaginative Storm,” a multi-day program which they have taught in many places around the world.

Her advice for writers is to the point. “Don't waste time on what's not important. Don't get sucked into the drama. Get on with it: don't dwell on the past. Be a big person; be generous of spirit; be the person you'd admire.”

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