M J Beaufrand

M. J. Beaufrand grew up in Gresham, Oregon. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and has an MFA from the Bennington writing program. Beaufrand has taught creative writing to all ages from Lakeside Middle School to Bellevue College and is he author of The Rise and Fall of the Gallivanters and The River, which was nominated for an Edgar Award. She lives in Seattle.