About

Cynthia Leal Massey

Texas author Cynthia Leal Massey combines her background in journalism and love of history to write award-winning historical fiction and nonfiction. Born and raised on the south side of San Antonio, she has resided in Helotes, 20 miles northwest of the Alamo City since 1994. A full-time writer who publishes history columns about Helotes for local publications, Cynthia is a past president of Women Writing the West, a national writers organization. She is also a member of Western Writers of America. A former corporate editor, college instructor, and magazine editor, she has published hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, and is the author of eight books. Visit Cynthia's author page on Amazon.com and Goodreads.com.

Read about Cynthia in her guest blog:

https://carmenpeone.com/a-heart-of-texas/

Listen to The Deckle Edge podcast. Boerne Book & Arts Festival 2022 interview. My interview is 36:30 minutes into the podcast. https://thedeckleedge.com/2022/10/24/boerne-book-arts-festival-2022/

past appearances

Friends of the Landmark Inn, Castroville

"Death of a Texas Ranger: The Men in Texas Ranger Troop V, Medina County"

12/7/2023

Boerne Book Club Presentation

4/12/2023

Boerne Book Fest

"Myth & Mysteries in the Lone Star State" Panel

10/1/2022

Presentation "Texas Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards," Historical Society of Helotes General Meeting, Helotes, TX 2/1/2022

Book signing for San Antonio, A Photographic Journey at The Twig Book Shop, San Antonio, TX 6/12/2021

Alamo Chapter, Texas Municipal Clerks Association Meeting, Helotes, TX 6/26/2019

Grey Forest Open Studios Event

Helotes, TX 1/18/2019

Women Writing the West Conference, San Antonio, TX 10/10-13/2019

Women Writing the West Conference, Walla Walla, WA 10/25-28/2018

Western Writers of America Convention, Billings, MT 6/20-23/2018

Canary Islands Descendants Association Banquet SA, TX 12/6/2015

Castroville Conservation Society Meeting, Castroville, TX 5/21/2015

San Antonio Bar Auxiliary Meeting, SA, TX 1/27/2015

Historic Southwest Meeting, SA, TX 11/8/2014

Texas Book Festival Panel, Austin, TX 10/24/2014

Converse Book Event, Converse, TX 7/15/2014

Benke Family Reunion, SA, TX 6/14/2014

Costco Book Signing, SA, TX 5/31/2014

Death of a Texas Ranger Book Launch, Gardens at Old Town, Helotes, TX 6/7/2014

Awards and honors

Winner, 2023 Publication Award, San Antonio Conservation Society, What Lies Beneath, Texas Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards

Silver Medallion, 2015 Will Rogers Medallion Award, Western Nonfiction, Death of a Texas Ranger

Winner, 2015 Publication Award, San Antonio Conservation Society, Death of a Texas Ranger

Winner, 2008 Lone Star Award for Magazine Journalism, Houston Press Club, "Is UT Holding Our History Hostage?"

Finalist, 2008 Texas Institute of Letters O. Henry Award for Best Work of Magazine Journalism, "Is UT Holding Our History Hostage?"

Finalist, 2003 WILLA Literary Award, Softcover Original, The Caballeros of Ruby, Texas

Winner, 2002 Independent E-Book Award, Best Romance, Fire Lilies

Finalist, 2002 EPIC Award, Best Historical Novel, Fire Lilies

Cynthia Leal Massey

About

Cynthia Leal Massey

UPCOMING APPEARANCES

Book Signings & Events

Get an autographed copy of "Well of Deception"!

past appearances

Awards and honors

About

Cynthia Leal Massey

UPCOMING APPEARANCES

Book Signings & Events

Get an autographed copy of "Well of Deception"!

past appearances

Awards and honors

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