Photos by Julieta Salgado
ABOUT ME
Who I am & what I do
Gabby is signed to New Leaf Literary and represented by Jo Volpe and Devin Ross.
I’m Gabby Rivera (she/her) and I’m a Bronx-born, queer Latinx writer. Currently, I’m writing AMERICA for Marvel comics. Writing Marvel’s first Latina lesbian character, America Chavez, is the most wild ride ever and I’m just happy to be here. Also, my YA novel, Juliet Takes a Breath is a thing you should read and then send a copy to your gay baby cousin. Anyway, Hi.
I also speak on my experiences as QTPOC writer, an LGBTQ youth advocate, and the importance of centering joy in our narratives as Latinx people and people of color.
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WRITER
America Chavez
America Chavez represents infinite hope and the power of taking action.
VIDEOS
See My Face
TED Talk
With Marvel’s “America Chavez,” Gabby Rivera wrote a new kind of superhero — one who can punch portals into other dimensions while also embracing her gentle, goofy, soft side. In a funny, personal talk, Rivera shares how her own childhood as a queer Puerto Rican in the Bronx informed this new narrative — and shows images from the comic book that reveal what happens when a superhero embraces her humanity. As she says: “That myth of having to go it alone and be tough is not serving us.”
Views: 1 million +
AUTHOR
Juliet Takes a Breath
Winner of the 2017 Silver IPPY Award for Best LGBTQ Fiction
Juliet Takes A Breath up for has been selected by the Amelia Bloomer Project Committee of the American Library Association(ALA) for the 2017 Amelia Bloomer List
Y’all, Roxane Gay said my book Juliet Takes a Breath was “f*cking outstanding.” So here we are…
