Gail Gauthier is an essayist and
short story writer whose work has appeared in
Stonecoast Review, Literary Mama,
Bending Genres, and The Millions, among other places.
Her eight books for children were published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons
and include an ALA Notable Book and two Junior Library Guild
selections. She also writes short-form humor published at on-line sites
on Medium.
She is originally from Vermont, the setting of two of her books,
and now lives in southern New England. No, she didn’t go far. She comes
from a family of kitchen employees and spent three college summers
working in one herself. This definitely explains why food and eating
frequently appear in her writing, whether fiction
or nonfiction.
Nonwriting interests right now include reading history,
native plants, and studying French. Any of these things
could turn up in future writing. Probably not French,
though. Son français est très mauvais.