Baker Artist Portfolios

M. Jane Taylor’s historical fiction chronicles a clan of Appalachian mountaineers across generations, from the Blue Ridge highlands to the D.C.-Maryland lowlands. Taylor earned a Master of Arts in Writing from Johns Hopkins and was honored with the Outstanding Graduate Award, and she is a recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council's Regional Independent Artist Award and MSAC Grants for Artists. She lives in Baltimore with her wife, actor Autumn Breaud, and their two children.