Allegra Huston (born 26 August 1964) is a British-American author, editor, and writer based in Taos, New Mexico.
Her mother was ballerina Enrica Soma, and her father was John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich.
After earning a degree in English from Hertford College, Oxford, Huston began a career in book publishing, first at Chatto & Windus and then at Weidenfeld & Nicolson, where she was editorial director from 1990 to 1994.
After two years as Acquisition and Development Consultant at Pathe Films, London, she left to write and edit as a freelancer.
[citation needed] Huston teaches regular writing workshops, and has taught at the University of Oklahoma and the Arvon Foundation.