Art Taylor is an accomplished American author of mystery thrillers and fiction, with a successful career spanning over two decades. He is best known for his award-winning short stories, which have been featured in various critically acclaimed anthologies and magazines. Taylor made his debut in fiction with the publication of "Murder on the Orient Express" in 1995 in EQMM's Department of First Stories. However, he did not publish again until the first decade of the new millennium. Since then, he has made a significant impact in the genre, with his first novel, "On the Road with Del & Louise," making the shortlist for the Macavity Award and the Antony Award in the Best First Novel category.
Taylor's short fiction has won numerous awards, including three Derringer Awards, a Macavity, an Agatha, and the 2019 Edgar Award for Best Short Story for "English 398: Fiction Workshop," originally published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. His work has appeared in various magazines, including Smokelong Quarterly, Prick of the Spindle, Plots with Guns, PANK, Mysterical-E, Fiction Weekly, North American Review, Needle: A Magazine of Noir, Barrelhouse, and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Taylor's short fiction has also been featured in the critically acclaimed Chesapeake Crime anthologies Storm Warning, Homicidal Holidays, and This Job is Murder.
In addition to his work as an author, Taylor is an associate professor of English at George Mason University, where he teaches literature, composition, and creative writing. He is also a regular reviewer of mysteries for several Washington-based newspapers, including the Washington Independent Review of Books, the Washington Post, and Mystery Scene, among other publications. Taylor's work has been featured in Best American Mystery Stories, and he has edited several anthologies, including Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015, winner of the Anthony Award for Best Anthology or Collection; California Schemin': Bouchercon Anthology 2020; and Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Warren Zevon.