Art Taylor (writer)

Taylor was born and raised in Richlands, North Carolina. He graduated from Episcopal High School, a private school in Alexandria, Virginia.^[1] He went on to 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]

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 a professor of English at George Mason University. ^[21]

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