Gabriela Mayes is a Brazilian writer whose work spans poetry, nonfiction, and cultural criticism.
Her recent writing appears or is forthcoming in The Rumpus, The Westchester Review, Shelf Magazine, and Chiricú Journal.
Aside from writing, Gabriela directs graduate initiatives that bridge the academic and public humanities at Rice University. She holds a PhD in Communication Studies from Northwestern University. For her academic bio, visit https://profiles.rice.edu/staff/gabriela-garcia.
While she's currently based in Houston, Texas, Gabriela grew up in São Paulo, where she was a contributing writer at Brazil's leading teen magazine.
