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Gabriel Leif Bellman has contributed to print and literary publications across journalism, criticism, and poetry. As a Senior Editor at SOMA Magazine since 2010, he has written features on culture, film, politics, and the arts — including profiles of tattoo artist Sailor Jerry, fashion designer Anna Sui, and San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, as well as film reviews and current events coverage.
His literary work has appeared in Coalesce Literary Magazine, Omnibucket, N.Y. Hype, and the environmental arts journal Orlo — The Bear Essential. He has also been featured in interviews and essays through SF Theater Pub, covering his work as a playwright in the San Francisco theater scene.
Print Journalism
SOMA Magazine
SOMA Magazine
Senior Editor
Since 2010
Senior Editor at SOMA Magazine since 2010. Coverage includes: tattoo artist Sailor Jerry and tattoos in film (July 2010); Anna Sui for the March 2008 Fashion edition; interview with Heathermary Jackson; restaurant and bar reviews; current events in New York; interview with Qurianka Kilcher; The Death of the Video Store; profile on Participant Productions; Thai Cinema.
Read →SOMA Magazine — Film Review
Film Critic
July 2011
Film review published in SOMA Magazine.
Read →SOMA Magazine — 'Pogo Profile'
Feature
Profile piece published in SOMA Magazine's Pogo section.
Read →SOMA Magazine — Ye Olde Ink
Contributor
A World Without Advertising — article with photography of the Grand Canyon.
Read →SOMA Magazine — Ross Mirkarimi
Feature
The Green Sensibility of Ross Mirkarimi — feature article for SOMA Magazine.
Read →Literary Publications
Coalesce Literary Magazine
Poetry Contributor
December 2013
Poetry published in Coalesce Literary Magazine — "Street Noize" and other work. (Page no longer available online.)
Omnibucket
Contributor
June 2013
Fiction and prose published in Omnibucket.
Read →SF Theater Pub — Interview
Featured Interview
August 2011
Interview: "Get to Know the Writers Behind This Year's Pint-Sized Plays" — SF Theater Pub.
Read →Orlo 'The Bear Essential'
Contributor
Contribution to the Orlo environmental arts journal, The Bear Essential.
N.Y. Hype — Election Poetry
Poetry
2005–2006
Election poetry and articles published in the N.Y. Hype section.
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