Gabby Rivera — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Author of the 2016 young adult novel Juliet Takes a Breath.
Wrote Marvel Comics' America series (2017-2018), featuring the publisher's first Latina lesbian character.
Serves as an Adjunct Professor at Spokane Colleges (since 2025).
Editor at Autostraddle, an online magazine for LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people.
Public speaker represented by The Lavin Agency Speakers Bureau (since 2018).
Youth programs manager at GLSEN.

Biography

Gabby Rivera is an American writer and storyteller, known for her contributions to young adult literature and comic books. She is the author of the 2016 young adult novel *Juliet Takes a Breath*, a semi-autobiographical story about a gay Latina woman. Rivera also wrote the 2017–2018 Marvel comic book *America*, which centered on the superhero America Chavez, Marvel's first Latina lesbian character to star in an ongoing series.