Gaby is a both a publishing industry professional and (was) a writer. She holds a BA in Communications and a Doctorate of Creative Arts, both from the University of Technology, Sydney. Her books - two novels and two works of non-fiction - were published in Australia and internationally. 

With BA in hand, Gaby left for London in 1989 to find a publishing job. There she worked as a publicist at Chatto & Windus, Hodder & Stoughton and Serpent’s Tail. In 1993 she moved to New York for Serpent’s Tail’s American launch before returning to Australia. Her next publishing job was as a literary agent at Jill Hickson’s eponymous agency. 

After a stint in Moscow, where Gaby wrote for Russia Profile Magazine (which was ‘compulsorily acquired’ by the Russian Government), she returned to Australia in 2008 and founded The Naher Agency. In 2019 she joined forces with Grace Heifetz to form Left Bank Literary. 

Gaby has held a number of NGO roles including President of The Australia Tibet Council, President of Sydney PEN and President of The Australian Literary Agents’ Association. She is a Patrol Captain at Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club and was recently made a Life Member, only the third woman to be nominated for this honour in the Club’s 120 year history.

Gaby's clients have received numerous awards including The Prime Minister's Award for Fiction, the Stella Prize, the Christina Stead Prize and the Ned Kelly Award.