Margaret Verble

Margaret Verble is an American author. As a voting citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, her book Maud's Line was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Early life and education

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

Career

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