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

Early life and education

Taylor was born and raised in

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. He graduated from Episcopal High School, a private school in

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. He went on to

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, where in 1990 he graduated with a

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, and he received a

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in 2003 from

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and a

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in 2006 from

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Career

Taylor's short fiction won an

Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards hon ...

in 2019; an

Anthony Award The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America. Categori ...

in 2015;

Agatha Award The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short ...

s in 2014, 2015, and 2017;

Macavity Awards The Macavity Awards, established in 1987, are a group of literary awards presented annually to mystery writers. Nominated and voted upon annually by the members of the Mystery Readers International, the award is named for the " mystery cat" of T. ...

in 2014, 2017, 2019, and 2020; and four Derringer Awards: for Best Novelette in 2011 and 2021 and for Best Long Story in 2012 and 2013. He is the author of ''On the Road With Del & Louise: A Novel in Stories'' (2015)'','' which won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel in 2016. He edited ''Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015'', which won the Anthony Award for Best Anthology or Collection in 2016. In addition to writing fiction, he also reviews mysteries and thrillers for ''

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'' and contributes to ''

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'' magazine. He is an assistant professor of English at

Bibliography

Books

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

Personal life

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Art Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American short story writers American literary critics Agatha Award winners Macavity Award winners George Mason University faculty George Mason University alumni American male short story writers American male non-fiction writers Anthony Award winners Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Virginia) alumni North Carolina State University alumni Yale University alumni