Margaret Verble

Margaret Verble is an enrolled and voting citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and a member of a large Cherokee family that has, through generations, made many contributions to the tribe's history and survival. Although many of her family have remained in Oklahoma to this day, and some still own and farm the land on which Maud's Line is set, Margaret was raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky, and Old Windsor, England.

Many of the characters of Maud's Line are based on people Margaret knew as a child and the setting is land she roamed for many years of her life. In part, Margaret wrote this book to keep those people and that land alive in her heart.

Margaret has authored many academic publications and television scripts. Her short stories have appeared in various publications, including the Saturday Evening Post and the Arkansas Review.