Constance Hays Matsumoto
Former corporate executive Constance Hays Matsumoto embraced creative writing to create her award-winning, debut historical novel, Of White Ashes (Loyola University MD, 2023). Constance earned her B.A. from Notre Dame of MD University and M.S. from Johns Hopkins University. She is an engaged literary citizen, serving as the President of the Women’s National Book Association Mid-Atlantic Chapter and is a member of the Authors Guild, Eastern Shore Writers’ Association, and Historical Novel Society. Previously, she served on the Board of Directors of the Maryland Writers’ Association and as President of the Baltimore Chapter. Her new non-fiction book, Fact & Fiction: How to Write a Novel Inspired by Family and History (How2Conquer Press), was released in September 2026.
