Argentine writer Gabriela Cabezón Cámara is one of the most vital literary voices in Latin America today. A fearless stylist and outspoken public intellectual, her work spans fiction, journalism, and activism, often dissolving the boundaries between them. She writes with boldness and precision about gender, class, desire, and collective memory—always attuned to voices from the margins and histories that resist erasure.
A founding member of the feminist movement Ni Una Menos, Cabezón Cámara brings a radical political imagination to both her writing and her public life. Her work is known for its rhythmic intensity, lyrical daring, and deep commitment to justice—not as abstract principle, but as lived experience. She moves fluidly between registers: high and low, poetic and profane, historical and speculative.
In addition to her writing, she has worked as a culture editor, teacher, and literary mentor, shaping new generations of Spanish-language writers. Her presence in the international literary world has helped open space for a more expansive, multilingual conversation about what literature can be—and who it’s for.
At Hay Festival Forum Dallas, she joins us to reflect on writing as a form of resistance, pleasure, and reimagination.
With the support of Open Society Foundations, South to North project
