Maryland literature
The literature of Maryland, United States, includes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Representative authors include John Barth, H. L. Mencken, and Edgar Allan Poe.History
A printing press began operating in St. Mary's City, Maryland, in 1685. Colonial-era writers included George Alsop ; Ebenezer Cooke.
Literary figures of the antebellum period included John Pendleton Kennedy ; Edward Coote Pinkney.The Maryland General Assembly created the position of Poet Laureate of Maryland in 1959. The Baltimore Book Festival began around 1996.
