ABOUT JENNY

Welcome! I'm a French American writer, critic, and editor based in the Pacific Northwest. 

My book, No Contact, an anthology about family estrangement, is forthcoming from Catapult in April 2026. I write essays, author profiles and interviews, and book reviews. My work appears in a variety of publications, including The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, The Rumpus, CrimeReads, Chicago Review of Books, Under the Gum Tree, Room, and Hippocampus Magazine, and in anthologies such as Sharp Notions: Essays from the Stitching Life. I have received support from residencies at In Cahoots and Mineral School. I am represented by Martha Wydysh at Trident Media Group.

I edit fiction and creative nonfiction. Since 2015, my work has centered around developmental and line editing. My editorial approach is rooted in honesty and compassion, and I have an excellent track record with happy clients. I'm an alumna of the editing program at the University of Washington, where I was professionally trained in all levels of editing. My career includes extensive project management experience in publishing, advertising, and marketing. I provide editorial management expertise to organizations like the Artful Editor agency. Formerly I was managing editor of Literary Mama and Quiltfolk magazine. 

I'm a frequent writing instructor and presenter at libraries, bookstores, universities, and conferences around the Pacific Northwest. I served on the editorial board for Voices of Tacoma and previously volunteered on the editorial committee for Creative Colloquy. 

I hold a master's degree in sociocultural anthropology from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in film from the University of Texas.​ I grew up in France and moved back to the United States as a teenager. I currently reside in beautiful Tacoma, Washington, with my husband and three children.