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name: Gabe Montesanti
about: Gabe Montesanti is a queer, Midwestern roller derby player. She earned her BA in mathematics and studio art from Kalamazoo College and her MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Washington University in St. Louis. She serves as a mentor for the PEN Prison Writing Program, teaches creative writing at the University of North Texas, and has had work published in Belt Magazine, Brevity, The Offing, and Boulevard Magazine. Her piece "The Worldwide Roller Derby Convention" was recognized as a notable essay in The Best American Essays 2020. Gabe Montesanti is a queer, Midwestern roller derby player. She earned her BA in mathematics and studio art from Kalamazoo College and her MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Washington University in St. Louis. She serves as a mentor for the PEN Prison Writing Program, teaches creative writing at the University of North Texas, and has had work published in Belt Magazine, Brevity, The Offing, and Boulevard Magazine. Her piece "The Worldwide Roller Derby Convention" was recognized as a notable essay in The Best American Essays 2020. ...more