Mark McGinty

Mark Carlos McGinty is a descendant of Cuban cigar makers whose work has appeared in Maybourne Magazine, Montage Magazine, Cigar City Magazine, Germ Warfare and La Gaceta. His second novel "The Cigar Maker" won a Bronze Medal at the 2011 Independant Publisher Book Awards and was named Finalist at both the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards and the 2011 National Indie Excellence Awards.


He graduated from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida and got his Master’s degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati. Mark lives in Minneapolis with his wife and daughter.

Mark welcomes your comments and feedback. Email him at mmcginty_32@yahoo.com