Ellen Gray Massey
Born(1921-11-14)November 14, 1921
Nevada, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJuly 13, 2014(2014-07-13) (aged 92)
Lebanon, Missouri, U.S.
Notable awardsWestern Writers Spur Award
2014 Papa's Gold
Website
ellengraymassey.webs.com

Ellen Gray Massey (November 14, 1921 – July 13, 2014) was an American writer and schoolteacher.

Massey was raised near Nevada, Missouri, and spent some time in Washington, D.C. She received a bachelor's degree in English at the University of Maryland before moving back to Missouri, settling in the Lebanon area. She oversaw a class of high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who produced Bittersweet, the Ozark Quarterly magazine.[1]

Massey also gave hundreds of talks about the Ozarks.

Works

Massey wrote many books, including the following titles:

  • Papa's Gold (2013)
  • Footprints in the Ozarks: A Memoir (2011)
  • Morning in Nicodemus (2009)
  • Her Enemies Blue and Gray (2008)
  • New Hope (2004)
  • Family Fun and Games: A Hundred Year Tradition (2001)
  • The Burnt District (2001)
  • Borderland-Homecoming (2000)
  • Music of My Soul (1998)
  • And Tyler, Too? (1998)
  • Home is the Heart (1998)
  • A Candle Within Her Soul (1995)

Awards

Massey's writing won a number of awards,[2] including the 2014 Western Writers Spur Award in the juvenile fiction category with Papa's Gold.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Massey, Ellen. "Bittersweet". Springfield-Greene County Library. Springfield-Greene County Library. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ Blades, Debbie. "Award-Winning Author". Ellen Gray Massey. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Western Writers of America Award Winners". Western Writers of America. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ Blades, Debbie. "Ellen Gray Massey". Ellen Gray Massey. Debbie Blades. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  5. ↑ LDR Staff. "Local educator, writer Ellen Gray Massey dies". Lebanon Daily Record. Lebanon Daily Record. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ Howerton, Phillip. "Interview with Ellen Gray Massey". Encyclopedia of Ozarks Literature. Missouri State University. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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