Olivia Gatwood

Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Olivia Gatwood has received international recognition for her poetry, writing workshops, and work as a Title IX Compliant educator in sexual assault prevention and recovery.

Her poems have appeared in The Poetry Foundation, Sundance Film Festival, Lambda Literary, and The Missouri Review, among others. She is the author of two poetry collections, New American Best Friend and Life of the Party, the latter published in the UK by Transworld. She is the co-writer of the film The Governesses alongside director Joe Talbot, and her novel, Whoever You Are, Honey, is forthcoming from Penguin Random House in the UK.