Gabrielle S. Clarke is a high school senior, vice president of her school’s Thespian Society and a College Board National African American Recognition Awardee. In October of 2024 she published her debut thriller novel, Vanessa is Not a Victim which was a #1 Amazon New Release in three categories and was nominated for a literary award through Black Girls Who Write. She was also published in the anthology Black Girl, White School: Thriving, Surviving and No, You Can’t Touch My Hair and the Thurber House literary journal Flip the Page. When Gabrielle isn’t writing, she enjoys painting, drawing, hanging out with friends, and applying for colleges where she hopes to major in film directing.