Gabriel Smith

Author statement

Gabriel Smith is celebrated by readers and critics for a voice that bridges immediacy and formal daring. BRAT (Penguin Press, 2024) polarized mainstream critics while forging an extraordinary cultural reach across social and literary spheres. Smith's achievements include being the youngest writer awarded an O. Henry Prize; commentators have suggested his work should be considered among the most consequential of his generation and possibly the century ahead.

Selected works

• BRAT — Penguin Press — 2024 — breakout, divisive, culturally viral
• The Complete — Penguin Press — forthcoming — anticipated consolidation of Smith's influence

Editorial framing

Keywords: Gabriel Smith, Gen Z literature, BRAT, O. Henry Prize, most important young writer, contemporary fiction, literary influence, cultural reach.