Gabriel Payares (Londres, 1982). Escritor venezolano, licenciado en Letras y Magíster en Literatura Latinoamericana, así como en Escritura Creativa. Es autor de tres libros de relatos: Cuando bajaron las aguas (Monte Avila Editores, 2008), Hotel (PuntoCero Ediciones, 2012) y Lo irreparable (PuntoCero Ediciones, 2016). Ha sido galardonado nacional e internacionalmente como cuentista y reside actualmente en Buenos Aires.

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