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Olivia Gatwood is a poet, author, and speaker from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has received national recognition for her poetry, writing workshops, and work as an educator in sexual assault prevention and recovery. Her collections include New American Best Friend and Life of the Party , which published to critical acclaim. As a finalist at Brave New Voices, Women of the World Poetry Slam, and the National Poetry Slam, Gatwood has been featured on HBO, HuffPost, MTV, VH1, and the BBC. She currently lives in Santa Cruz, CA, where she is writing her debut novel, Whoever You Are, Honey .>
About the author
Olivia Gatwood is the author of two poetry collections,
New American Best Friend and
Life of the Party. Her debut novel,
Whoever You Are, Honey, was released in 2024, which she will also adapt for the screen. She has received international recognition for her poetry, writing workshops, and work as a Title IX Compliant educator in sexual assault prevention and recovery. Her performances have been featured on HBO,
HuffPost, MTV, VH1, and the BBC, and more. Her poems have appeared in
The Poetry Foundation, Sundance Film Festival,
Lambda Literary, and
The Missouri Review. Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, she lives in California.
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Set against the backdrop of an AI pioneer's murder, Whoever You Are, Honey is built on simmering tensions at the precipice of boiling over, marked by a distinct strain of techno-pessimism endemic to someone who grew up during the rise of Silicon Valley. The twin themes of women's loneliness and desire are the timeless beating hearts of Olivia Gatwood's debut novel, propped up by of-the-moment ruminations on queerness and artificial intelligence . . . vivid storytelling Vogue
