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Elizabeth Gauffreau writes fiction and poetry with a strong connection to family and place. Her work has been widely published in literary magazines, as well as several themed anthologies. Her short story “Henrietta’s Saving Grace” was awarded the 2022 Ben Nyberg prize for fiction by Choeofpleirn Press.

She has published a novel, TELLING SONNY, and two collections of photopoetry: GRIEF SONGS: POEMS OF LOVE & REMEMBRANCE and SIMPLE PLEASURES: HAIKU FROM THE PLACE JUST RIGHT. Her second novel, THE WEIGHT OF SNOW AND REGRET, based on the closing of the last poor farm in Vermont in 1968, is forthcoming October 1, 2025.

Liz's professional background is in nontraditional higher education, including academic advising, classroom and online teaching ...more

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	The Weight of Snow and Regret 4.68 avg rating — 59 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grief Songs: Poems of Love & Remembrance 4.80 avg rating — 41 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Telling Sonny 4.92 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simple Pleasures: Haiku from the Place Just Right 4.81 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Distant Flickers: Stories of Identity & Loss by Multiple, Elizabeth Gauffreau (Goodreads Author), John Casey (Contributor) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Distant Flickers: Stories of Identity & Loss by Various, Elizabeth Gauffreau (Goodreads Author), Carol LaHines (Goodreads Author) 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry Treasures 5: Small Pleasures by DL Mullan, Barbara Harris Leonhard, Jude Kirya Itakali (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of Choeofpleirn Press: Winter 2022 by Choeofpleirn Press, Alix Shepard Schulte, Elizabeth Gauffreau (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Luanne Castle’s memoir Scrap tells the story of one woman’s determination to come to terms with her troubled relationship with her abusive father. Underpinning the entire memoir are the courage and strength of character it took for her to carry out t ...more
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Elizabeth Gauffreau and 3 other people liked Alex Craigie's review of The Weight of Snow and Regret: "The Weight of Snow and Regret This book re-imagines the lives of those in the Sheldon Poor Farm – the last poor farm in Vermont which closed in 1968. The poor farm was a place for those unable to support themselves and included those with mental healt" Read more of this review »
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