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Ann Howard Creel was born on July 24, 1953. She grew up in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, the
second-born daughter of a professor and a teacher. Reading was always a big part of her life, and her mother used to
swear that Ann taught herself to read simply by following along as her first books were read aloud to her. By the
age of ten she was writing daily in a diary, and by the age of twelve she had written a novel on an old manual typewriter
that her father was going to throw away. Instead she dragged the cumbersome typewriter into her bedroom and began to
hunt and peck away. When it came time to choose a career, Ann didn't initially consider writing.
Instead she attended the University of Texas, received a degree in nursing, and became a Registered Nurse. After moving
to California in 1985 she went back to school and earned a Master's degree. She loved her nursing career, but the
urge to write never left her, so she began to write again at night after work when she moved to Colorado. She took two
creative writing courses in Durango, Colorado and then wrote her first novel, Water at the Blue Earth. Currently
she works as a school nurse in the Denver area and writes part-time. Being in the schools on a daily basis is rewarding
as a nurse and also gives her story ideas for children's novels. Now
permanently settled in Colorado, Ann feels grateful every day for the natural beauty that surrounds her and finds in them
inspiration to write. She has three sons and enjoys family get-togethers, travel, yoga, hiking, friends, and of course,
books.
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