Cynthia A. Branigan

CYNTHIA A. BRANIGAN is a freelance writer and animal welfare advocate, and the founder of Make Peace With Animals, a nonprofit that has placed over 5,500 retired racing Greyhounds since 1988. Her books include The Last Diving Horse in America, The Reign of the Greyhound and Adopting the Racing Greyhound, which has sold over 100,000 copies.

Branigan’s work has earned notable recognition: The Reign of the Greyhound won the Dog Writers' Association of America’s top prize for Best General Interest Book in 1998, and The Last Diving Horse in America won the 2022 EQUUS Award for Best Nonfiction Equine Book.

When she’s not writing, Branigan leads Make Peace With Animals, working to protect animals through advocacy and Greyhound adoption. That commitment to animal welfare runs throughout her writing.

Cynthia lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Cynthia A. Branigan’s books are published by Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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