Sarah P. Blanchard is a novelist, short story writer, and poet living in Putnam, Connecticut. She taught English and communications at the University of Hawaii-Hilo and creative writing at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. Her most recent novel, Grabtown, is a psychological thriller set in a small New England milltown. Released in October 2025, it landed in the top ten on Amazon for its genre and is a finalist for the CIBA Clue awards. Sarah's debut novel, Drawn from Life, also won several awards including a 2025 Independent Press Award for New Adult Fiction. Recognized as well for her short fiction, Sarah is a 2025 Pushcart Prize nominee for her story "Not a Burden." She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Nichols College in Webster, MA. Her short story collection, Rift Zone, was published in April 2026.A New England native, Sarah lives in a small northeastern Connecticut town that closely resembles the fictional town of Winslow, the setting for Grabtown.