Hammett Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2023) Nominee
Margaret Verble
マーガレット・ヴァーブル
Māgaretto Vāburu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Muskogee County, Oklahoma
- Nationality
- United States, Cherokee Nation
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Muskogee County, Oklahoma (birth) → Nashville, Tennessee (grew up) → Lexington, Kentucky
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Businesswoman
- Active Years
- 2015-2024
- Affiliations
- Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky | — | College of Arts & Sciences | BA, MA, EdD | — | United States |
University of Kentucky
College of Arts & Sciences
Degree:
BA, MA, EdD
Country:
United States
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Doctor of Education
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | Maud's Line | — | Columbia University | finalist |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
2016
Work:
Maud's Line
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Maud's Line
2015 Historical FictionFocuses on Cherokee Nation heritage during the 1920s through the lens of a fictional woman named Maud Nail.
Cherokee heritageFamily1920s Oklahoma
Cherokee America
2019 Historical FictionPrequel to her first novel, set in 1875.
Cherokee historyTribal history
Legacy
Cherokee Nation author whose debut novel was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.