Ann Campanella

Formerly a magazine and newspaper journalist, Ann Campanella has been writing nonfiction, memoir and poetry for over 30 years. Before her mother became ill with Alzheimer’s, Ann and her husband lived in Houston, TX, where she rode horses and worked as the executive editor of a community newspaper and as the managing editor of a daily paper. Ann is the author of two memoirs and four collections of poetry. Her writing has appeared in literary journals, newspapers and magazines across the country and around the world, and she has discussed her work on numerous podcasts. Her first memoir, Motherhood: Lost and Found, has won numerous awards and was named “One of the best Alzheimer’s books of all time” by Book Authority. In 2018, Ann was recognized by her hometown newspaper as one of the "Most Influential Women" in her community. She is a manager and director of AlzAuthors.com, a website that represents hundreds of books about Alzheimer’s and dementia. In 2020, Ann's memoir, Celiac Mom, was released. This book tells the story of her daughter's celiac diagnosis and the family's subsequent transition to a gluten-free lifestyle. Ann says, "It was one of the hardest, but most rewarding, experiences of my life." Ann has a degree in English Literature from Davidson College and lives on a small farm with her family and animals in North Carolina. For more information about Ann and her books, please see: www.anncampanella.com.