BIO

Ann received an Associate Degree from St. Genevieve-of-the-Pines Secretarial School in Asheville (now closed). Ann has worn many hats as an Administrative Assistant, student of creative writing at the local community college and university, wife, homemaker, mom, mom-in-law, and grandmother.

Her work has been featured in various publications including the book Hungry for Home, Stories of Food From Across the Carolinas,” a compliation of stories and recipes featuring many of her favorite authors. Ann’s work has twice been a Finalist in the North Carolina Writers’ Network Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize, including in 2024 the first chapter from CALL OF THE RED BIRD; a Finalist and Semi-Finalist in the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition sponsored by Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society in New Orleans, LA, in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2023-2024 CALL OF THE REDBIRD was a Semi-Finalist in the Novel Category. (Note:  CALL OF THE REDBIRD was a working title. In 2025 the title changed for publication to NEVER LET ME GO.) 

Ann is a member of the Asheville Museum of History, where she has served as a volunteer, Historical Novel Society, The Carolinas Chapter of HNS, The History Quill, the American Battlefield Trust, and a long-standing critique writing group.

Ann has always loved history and reading. Because of her rural upbringing, she was lucky to have a neighbor establish, with the county library and book mobile, a mini-library in her dining room. Historical fiction is her favorite, mostly 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The Civil War became of particular interest upon learning her great-grandfather and his two brothers fought in Company K of the North Carolina 25th Regiment. Time with family is important, and she welcomes new adventures. On a trip down the Rhine River that began in Switzerland, she and her husband had fun making chocolate with a Swiss chocolatier. On a visit to Franklin, TN, and several Civil War sites, the McGavock family home and cemetery, which holds the graves of almost 1,500 soldiers from both sides of the conflict, provide a more somber moment.