Gabrielle Harbowy is an American author, editor, and anthologist. She is a literary agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency. She has written novels and role-playing games for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Dungeons & Dragons franchises.
Early life Harbowy received a B.A. from Rutgers University.
Career Harbowy started her career as a pricing analyst at Scholastic Corporation. She was a submissions editor at Apex Magazine. She was also a copyeditor for Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books. Later, she was a managing editor and editor-in-charge at Dragon Moon Press. In June 2026, she was promoted to full literary agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency.
Harbowy is also an author, writing science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. In 2010, her short story "Swimming Lessons" was a finalist in the Parsec Awards. Her book Hellmaw: Of the Essence was the runner-up in the science fiction category at the San Francisco Book Festival in 2016. She has written role-playing adventure games for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Dungeons & Dragons franchises. She also runs Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons games at conventions.
She is an active member of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, the LGBTQ+ Editors Association, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
Awards Parsec Awards Finalist, Short Fiction category (2010) Runner-up, Science Fiction category, San Francisco Book Festival (2016) For Hellmaw: Of the Essence
Works
Novels Hellmaw: Of the Essence. TEGG, 2016. Pathfinder Tales: Gears of Faith. Paizo, 2017. . Hearts Are Jerks, Heart Bow Books, 2020. . Aether's Pawn, Dragon Moon Press, 2021. .
Anthologies edited When the Hero Comes Home. co-edited with Ed Greenwood. Dragon Moon Press, 2011. . (ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist)ForeWord Book of the Year, 2012 When the Villain Comes Home. co-edited with Ed Greenwood, Dragon Moon Press, 2012. . When the Hero Comes Home 2. co-edited with Ed Greenwood. Dragon Moon Press, 2013. . Jacked In: Transhumanist Erotica. Circlet Press, 2014. . The Complete Guide to Writing for Young Adults. Dragon Moon Press, 2015. . Women in Practical Armor, co-edited with Ed Greenwood. Evil Girlfriend Media, 2016. .
Short fiction "Descent of the Wayward Sister" in Cthulhurotica. Dagan Books, 2010. . "Keeping Time" in When the Hero Comes Home. Dragon Moon Press, 2011. . "Deserter" (with Marie Bilodeau) in Beast Within 2: Predator and Prey. Graveside Tales, 2011. "Starkeep" in When the Villain Comes Home. Dragon Moon Press, 2012. "Arpeggio" in Metastasis: An Anthology to Support Cancer Research. Wolfsinger Pub, 2013. "Blood Magic" in Witches, Stitches and Bitches. Evil Girlfriend Media, 2013. . "Inheritance" in Pathfinder Tales. Paizo, 2013. . "Ghostlights" in When the Hero Comes Home 2 (ebook edition). Dragon Moon Press, 2013. . "Catalyst" in Stars of Darkover. Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust, 2014. . "Skin Deep" (with Leah Petersen) in Carbide Tipped Pens: Seventeen Tales of Hard Science Fiction. Tor, 2014. . "X is for..." in B is for Broken. Poise and Pen, 2015. . "H is for..." in C is for Chimera. Poise and Pen, 2016. . "The Voice of the Trees" in Women in Practical Armor. Evil Girlfriend Media, 2016. . "A Study of Sixes" in Crossroads of Darkover. Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust, 2018. . "Cold Comfort" in Fire: Demons, Dragons and Djinns. Tyche Books, 2018. . "All the Light in the Room" in Interdimensions 2024: Stories from the Gen Con Writers' Symposium. Atthis Arts, 2024. .
Non-fiction "Next Year in Jerusalem" in Invisible 2: Personal Essays on Representation in SF/F, edited by Jim C. Hines. 2015. "Mom's Sneaky Tree" in Chicken Soup for the Soul: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, 2019. .
Role-playing game adventures Grotto of the Deluged God (PFS #9-22), Pathfinder RPG (Paizo) (2018) Forge of Fangs (DDAL #8-15), Dungeons and Dragons: D&D Adventurers League (2019) Calling Upon the Dead (DDAL RMH-11), Dungeons and Dragons: D&D Adventurers League (2022) Behold...H'Catha (Spelljammer Academy #4), Dungeons and Dragons: D&D Beyond (2022) Moondance: Gate to Argantos. Archvillain Games, 2022. Tome of Demons III. Archvillain Games, 2023.
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References
External links Episode 83. SF Signal Podcast. "Long Before They Were Read: Speculative Fiction Book Editors Speak Out, part 1 of 2". Clarkesworld Magazine (August 2009).
"Long Before They Were Read: Speculative Fiction Book Editors Speak Out, part 2 of 2". Clarkesworld Magazine (August 2009). "Gabrielle Harbowy of Dragon Moon Press". BlogTalkRadio (April 30, 2010). "Welcoming Heroes Home With Gabrielle Harbowy and Ed Greenwood". Dead Robots' Society, episode 185. (August 3, 2011). "Pyr Roundtable with Lou Anders, Brenda Cooper, Gabrielle Harbowy and E.C. Myers".Speculate! Podcast, episode 61 (November 21, 2012).
"Interview". Tynga's Reviews (May 5, 2017). "Interview". Paizo Blog (May 2017).