Margaret Verble

Margaret Verble is a Native American author and member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Her book Maud's Line was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Margaret Verble
Born	Muskogee County, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nationality	Cherokee Nation, American
Education	University of Kentucky (BA, MA, EdD)
Notable work	Maud's Line
Website	margaretverble.com

Early life and education

Verble was born in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, but grew up in Nashville, Tennessee.^[1] She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, Master's degree, and Ed.D. from the University of Kentucky.^[2]

Career

After earning her degrees, Verble moved to Lexington, Kentucky, to run a business.^[3] In 2015, her first novel Maud's Line was named a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.^[4] Maud's Line focuses on her Cherokee nation heritage during the 1920s through the lens of a fictional woman named Maud Nail.^[5] She later published a prequel to her first novel titled Cherokee America, set in 1875.^[6]

References

1. McCants, Cassidy (February 6, 2019). "Back to the land". tulsapeople.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
2. "A&S Alumna Named Finalist for Pulitzer Prize". english.as.uky.edu. May 24, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
3. Murphy, Jami (November 19, 2015). "'Maud's Line' first novel by Verble". cherokeephoenix.org. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
4. "Finalist: Maud's Line, by Margaret Verble". pulitzer.org. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
5. Eblen, Tom (June 24, 2016). "Lexington author's first published novel is Pulitzer finalist". kentucky.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
6. Westervelt, Eric (February 26, 2019). "Author Mines Family And Tribal History For Novel 'Cherokee America'". wbur.org. Retrieved February 27, 2020.