About the Author
Ann Huchingson
The Writer Behind Watchwood
Storyteller. Screenwriter. Author.
Ann Huchingson majored in Communications at UCLA and spent her early career working in syndicated television at 20th Century Fox. She was the head writer on Wicked, Wicked Games — a 65-episode Fox primetime television drama starring Tatum O'Neal.
She earned an MFA in Fiction Writing from Saint Mary's College of California, where she studied under literary greats including Michael Chabon and Andrea Barrett.
Throughout her career, Ann has written everything from flash fiction and feature-length screenplays to technical white papers and marketing collateral. The Watchwood Inheritance is her debut novel — and the first book in The Watchwood Chronicles series.
Ann has three grown-up, very cool sons. She lives in Northern California with her husband and their energetic German Shorthaired Pointer. When she isn't writing, you'll find her hiking with friends, sweating it out in hot yoga, hunting down the perfect cup of coffee, or losing an argument with Loki about who gets the good spot on the couch for watching all the good reality shows.
Awards and Recognition
Honored for the Work
Longlisted — Middle Grade Fiction
Gertrude Warner Chanticleer International Book Award
Featured Review — IndieReader
"A story of homecoming and haunting. The Watchwood Inheritance by Ann Huchingson explores how family trauma can linger like a ghost — shaping memory, disrupting relationships and leaving scars. This is a young adult novel that takes its readers seriously and assumes they can handle large emotional beats delivered in well-crafted story. The resulting book is both eerie and tender — its impact will linger long after the novel is closed, and will sustain as new generations of readers discover it."
"The book you never want to see end. A standout debut."
"Every story I've ever written stems from my fascination with the way past generations shape us — how their choices, their silences, and their love keep echoing through our lives long after they're gone."
— Ann Huchingson