About
Gabriel Zavala
Author, amateur poet, and novice playwright.
Biography
Gabriel Zavala holds an Associate of Arts in English from Salt Lake Community College and is soon to graduate with his Bachelor of Science in English, with an emphasis in creative writing, from Utah Valley University.
Gabriel is the author of one novel, Recluse, has been published in multiple academic literary magazines, and was the runner-up in a short story competition for the Southwestern Region of Community Colleges.
When not married to his laptop, he enjoys weightlifting and spending time with his best friends, whom he forces to listen to all his crazy story ideas.
Work & honors
- 2027UntitledNovel, forthcoming
- 2026Best Short Story, second placeCommunity College Humanities Association, Southwestern Region
- 2026MarianneWarp & Weave, Fall issue
- 2024RecluseNovel, independently published
- 2024AnamnesisFolio, Fall issue
- 2023RenaissanceFolio, Fall issue
Events & contact
Bring Gabriel to your class, library, or book club.
Readings, author talks, and conversations about craft and publishing a first novel. Send a note and Gabriel will get back to you.
Or email gabriel@authorgabrielzavala.com