Art Taylor
BornRichlands, North Carolina
OccupationShort story writer, novelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University
North Carolina State University
George Mason University
GenreCrime Fiction, Mystery
Notable awardsEdgar Award
Website
www.arttaylorwriter.com

Art Taylor is an American short story writer, book critic and an English professor.

Early life and education

Taylor was born and raised in Richlands, North Carolina. He graduated from Episcopal High School, a private school in Alexandria, Virginia.[1] He went onto Yale University where in 1990 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, and he received a Master of Arts in 2003 from North Carolina State University and a Master of Fine Arts in 2006 from George Mason University.[2]

Career

Taylor's short fiction won an Edgar Award in 2019;[3] an Anthony Award in 2015;[4] Agatha Awards in 2014,[5] 2015,[6] and 2017;[7] Macavity Awards in 2014,[8] 2017,[9] 2019, and 2020;[10] and four Derringer Awards: for Best Novelette in 2011[11][12] and 2021[13] and for Best Long Story in 2012[12][14] and 2013.[15] He is the author of On the Road with Del & Louise: A Novel in Stories (2015),[16] which won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel in 2016.[17] He edited Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015, which won the Anthony Award for Best Anthology or Collection in 2016.[18][19] In addition to writing fiction, he also reviews mysteries and thrillers for The Washington Post[5] and contributes to Mystery Scene magazine.[20]

He is an assistant professor of English at George Mason University.[21]

Bibliography

  1. On the Road With Del & Louise: A Novel in Stories (2015). ISBN 9781941962893
  2. The Boy Detective & The Summer of '74 and Other Tales of Suspense (2020). ISBN 9781936363445
  3. The Adventure of the Castle Thief and Other Expeditions and Indiscretions (2023). ISBN 9781936363735

Personal life

Taylor is married to editor and novelist Tara Laskowski, and they have one son, Dash.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Pierce, J. Kingston (September 15, 2015). "In Love and on the Lam".
  2. ^ "English | Faculty and Staff: Art Taylor". English.
  3. ^ "Announcing the 2019 Edgar Award Winners - Celebrating the Year's Best from the Mystery Writers of America". CrimeReads. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  4. ^ Lynch, Jeremy (10 October 2015). "2015 Anthony Award Winners". Crimespree Magazine. Crimespree Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Two Washington writers win Agatha Awards". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  6. ^ "2015 Agatha Awards". Mystery Scene (140): 12. Summer 2015.
  7. ^ Cogdill, Oline (April 30, 2017). "2017 Edgar, Agatha Winners". Mystery Scene Magazine.
  8. ^ "Bouchercon 2014: Lots of Awards". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  9. ^ Rudolph, Janet (2017-10-12). "Mystery Fanfare: MACAVITY AWARD WINNERS 2017". Mystery Fanfare. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  10. ^ "Macavity Awards – Mystery Readers International". Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  11. ^ "The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog". Shortmystery.blogspot.com. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Welcome to Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine!". Themysteryplace.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  13. ^ Rudolph, Janet (2021-05-01). "Mystery Fanfare: DERRINGER AWARDS: Short Mystery Fiction Society". Mystery Fanfare. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  14. ^ "The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog". Shortmystery.blogspot.com. April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  15. ^ "The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog". Shortmystery.blogspot.com. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  16. ^ Mundow, Anna (28 September 2015). "A comic crime novel on the lam" – via Washington Post.
  17. ^ "2015 Agatha Award Winners : The Booklist Reader". Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  18. ^ Cogdill, Oline (September 17, 2016). "2016 Anthony Award Winners". Mystery Scene.
  19. ^ Foster, Jordan (September 20, 2016). "Bouchercon 2016: Blood on the Bayou". Publishers Weekly.
  20. ^ "Mystery Scene". Mysteryscenemag.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  21. ^ "- The Washington Post". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

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