Gillian Burnes

Outside profile

Gillian Burnes works as a copy editor from her home on the edge of her in-laws’ organic cattle farm in central Maine. Her first novel, Soft Features, about a public radio reporter with an empathy problem, was a Maine Literary Award finalist. She’s recently taken up single sculling and can be found on the Kennebec River in the early mornings, hoping not to get tipped over by a leaping sturgeon.

A canoeist paddling toward the sunset on Maine's placid Fourth Debsconeag Lake

North America

In a State Known for Solitude, Mainers Head Here for Deep Quiet

Come fall at Debsconeag Lake Wilderness Camps, the foliage is on fire, the ponds are still, and the trout are biting. But the real takeaway from a stay here is the hush of the wild.

Gillian Burnes

Published: Sep 1, 2023