Margaret Verble
Margaret Verble | |
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| Born | Greenville, KY, U.S. |
| Nationality | Cherokee Nation, American |
| Education | University of Kentucky (BA, MA, EdD) |
| Notable work | Maud's Line |
| Website | margaretverble |
Margaret Verble is a Native American author and citizen of the Cherokee Nation . She is best known for her debut novel, Maud’s Line, a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[1] In addition to her literary work, Verble has had a long career in education, consulting, and research, particularly in organ and tissue donation.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Verble was born in Greenville, KY, but grew up in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, Master's degree, and Ed.D. from the University of Kentucky.[4] After completing her undergraduate studies, she returned to Nashville and taught English at Hillsboro High School. She later pursued graduate studies at the University of Kentucky, earning both a Master’s degree in English Education and a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction.[5]
Career
[edit]Verbles's first novel Maud's Line was named a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[6] Maud's Line focuses on her Cherokee nation heritage during the 1920s through the lens of a fictional woman named Maud Nail.[7] She later published a prequel to her first novel titled Cherokee America, set in 1875.[8] She has presented her research in several academic journals, such as Progress in Transplantation,[9] Transplantation Proceedings, and The Journal of American Folklore. In addition, she presented her research findings at both national and international medical conferences.
From 2004 to 2013, Verble served as a consultant to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) in the United Kingdom. [10]
In 2021, Verble published When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky,[11][12] which is set in 1920s Nashville and centers on a Cherokee horse-diver working at a city zoo. The novel was included in Booklist's Best Novels of 2021.[12]
Her fourth novel, Stealing (2023), deals with the theme of Native American boarding schools and the forced assimilation of Indigenous children. [13]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.amazon.com/Mauds-Line-Margaret-Verble/dp/0544705246
- ^ Verble, Margaret; Worth, Judy (1996-12-01). "The Case against More Public Education to Promote Organ Donation". Journal of Transplant Coordination. 6 (4): 200–203. doi:10.1177/090591999600600410. ISSN 0905-9199.
- ^ McCants, Cassidy (February 6, 2019). "Back to the land". tulsapeople.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ "A&S Alumna Named Finalist for Pulitzer Prize". english.as.uky.edu. May 24, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ "Margaret Verble | womenwriters.as.uky.edu". womenwriters.as.uky.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ "Finalist: Maud's Line, by Margaret Verble". pulitzer.org. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ Eblen, Tom (June 24, 2016). "Lexington author's first published novel is Pulitzer finalist". kentucky.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ Westervelt, Eric (February 26, 2019). "Author Mines Family And Tribal History For Novel 'Cherokee America'". wbur.org. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ Verble, Margaret; Worth, Judy (1998-06-01). "Adequate Consent: Its Content in the Donation Discussion". Journal of Transplant Coordination. 8 (2): 99–104. doi:10.1177/090591999800800208. ISSN 0905-9199.
- ^ Bracher, Mike; Madi-Segwagwe, Banyana C.; Winstanley, Emma; Gillan, Helen; Long-Sutehall, Tracy (2021-09-01). "Family refusal of eye tissue donation from potential solid organ donors: a retrospective analysis of summary and free-text data from the UK National Health Service Blood and Transplant Services (NHS-BT) National Referral Centre (1 April 2014 to 31 March 2017)". BMJ Open. 11 (9): e045250. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045250. ISSN 2044-6055. PMC 8438759. PMID 34518244.
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/When-Two-Feathers-Fell-Sky/dp/0358554837
- ^ a b Schaub, Michael (2021-10-14). "'Two Feathers' is a flawed but gripping novel of racism in the Prohibition-era South". NPR. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ "Stealing: A Novel: Verble, Margaret: 9780063267053: Amazon.com: Books". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
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