Though on the margins of the American South, Maryland has a role in its literary tradition.

Zora Neale Hurston

… Zora broke out on her own in 1917 by working as a waitress in Baltimore, Maryland and attending Morgan Academy, which she graduated from one year later. …

Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver was born on April 8, 1955 in Annapolis, Maryland while her father was serving as a Naval doctor. …

Katherine Anne Porter

… In 1966, the novel was made into an Oscar winning film. Katherine Anne Porter died in Silver Spring, Maryland on September 18, 1980. …