Gabrielle Harbowy

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.

Harbowy received a B.A. from Rutgers University.^[1]

Harbowy started her career as a pricing analyst at Scholastic Corporation.^[2] She was a submissions editor at Apex Magazine.^[3] She was also a copyeditor for Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books.^[4] Later, she was a managing editor and editor-in-charge at Dragon Moon Press.^[5][6] In June 2026, she was promoted to full literary agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency.^[2]

Harbowy is also an author, writing science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.^[1] In 2010, her short story "Swimming Lessons" was a finalist in the Parsec Awards.^[7] Her book Hellmaw: Of the Essence was the runner-up in the science fiction category at the San Francisco Book Festival in 2016.^[8] She has written role-playing adventure games for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Dungeons & Dragons franchises.^[1] She also runs Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons games at conventions.^[2]

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.^[1]

• Parsec Awards Finalist, Short Fiction category (2010)^[7]
• Runner-up, Science Fiction category, San Francisco Book Festival (2016) For Hellmaw: Of the Essence^[8]

• Hellmaw: Of the Essence. TEGG, 2016.
• Pathfinder Tales: Gears of Faith. Paizo, 2017. ISBN 978-0765384409.
• Hearts Are Jerks, Heart Bow Books, 2020. ISBN 978-1734552607.
• Aether's Pawn, Dragon Moon Press, 2021. ISBN 978-1774000472.^[a]

• When the Hero Comes Home. co-edited with Ed Greenwood. Dragon Moon Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1897492253. (ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist)^[9]
• When the Villain Comes Home. co-edited with Ed Greenwood, Dragon Moon Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1897492499.
• When the Hero Comes Home 2. co-edited with Ed Greenwood. Dragon Moon Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1897492710.
• Jacked In: Transhumanist Erotica. Circlet Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1613900949.
• The Complete Guide to Writing for Young Adults. Dragon Moon Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1897492819.
• Women in Practical Armor, co-edited with Ed Greenwood. Evil Girlfriend Media, 2016. ISBN 978-1940154138.

• "Descent of the Wayward Sister" in Cthulhurotica. Dagan Books, 2010. ISBN 978-0983137306.
• "Keeping Time" in When the Hero Comes Home. Dragon Moon Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1897492253.
• "Deserter" (with Marie Bilodeau) in Beast Within 2: Predator and Prey. Graveside Tales, 2011. ISBN 978-0983314127
• "Starkeep" in When the Villain Comes Home. Dragon Moon Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1897492499
• "Arpeggio" in Metastasis: An Anthology to Support Cancer Research. Wolfsinger Pub, 2013. ISBN 9781936099542
• "Blood Magic" in Witches, Stitches and Bitches. Evil Girlfriend Media, 2013. ISBN 9781940154015.
• "Inheritance" in Pathfinder Tales. Paizo, 2013. ISBN 978-1-60125-861-8.
• "Ghostlights" in When the Hero Comes Home 2 (ebook edition). Dragon Moon Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1897492710.
• "Catalyst" in Stars of Darkover. Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust, 2014. ISBN 978-1938185250.
• "Skin Deep" (with Leah Petersen) in Carbide Tipped Pens: Seventeen Tales of Hard Science Fiction. Tor, 2014. ISBN 978-0765334312.
• "X is for..." in B is for Broken. Poise and Pen, 2015. ISBN 978-0-9936990-8-5.
• "H is for..." in C is for Chimera. Poise and Pen, 2016. ISBN 978-1988233000.
• "The Voice of the Trees" in Women in Practical Armor. Evil Girlfriend Media, 2016. ISBN 978-1940154138.
• "A Study of Sixes" in Crossroads of Darkover. Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust, 2018. ISBN 9781938185526.
• "Cold Comfort" in Fire: Demons, Dragons and Djinns. Tyche Books, 2018. ISBN 978-1928025917.
• "All the Light in the Room" in Interdimensions 2024: Stories from the Gen Con Writers' Symposium. Atthis Arts, 2024. ISBN 978-1961654235.

• "Next Year in Jerusalem" in Invisible 2: Personal Essays on Representation in SF/F, edited by Jim C. Hines. 2015.^[10]
• "Mom's Sneaky Tree" in Chicken Soup for the Soul: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, 2019. ISBN 978-1611599916.^[10]

• Grotto of the Deluged God (PFS #9-22), Pathfinder RPG (Paizo) (2018)^[10]
• Forge of Fangs (DDAL #8-15), Dungeons and Dragons: D&D Adventurers League (2019)^[10]
• Calling Upon the Dead (DDAL RMH-11), Dungeons and Dragons: D&D Adventurers League (2022)^[10]
• Behold...H'Catha (Spelljammer Academy #4), Dungeons and Dragons: D&D Beyond (2022)^[10]
• Moondance: Gate to Argantos. Archvillain Games, 2022.^[10]
• Tome of Demons III. Archvillain Games, 2023.^[10]

• 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).