ABOUT JENNY

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

I'm the editor of the forthcoming anthology No Contact: Writers on Family Estrangement (Catapult, April 2026). My writing appears in a variety of publications, including The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, The Rumpus, CrimeReads, Chicago Review of Books, Under the Gum Tree, Hippocampus Magazine, Literary Mama, Room, and the anthology Sharp Notions: Essays from the Stitching Life among others.

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, including the depths of the Chicago Manual of Style. 

I provide editorial management expertise to organizations like the Artful Editor agency. I'm the former managing editor of Literary Mama and Quiltfolk magazine. My career includes extensive project management experience in publishing, advertising, and marketing. 

I serve on the editorial board for Voices of Tacoma and previously volunteered on the editorial committee for Creative Colloquy. I belong to various professional organizations including the Editorial Freelancers Association, the Northwest Editors Guild, the Authors Guild, the National Book Critics Circle, and Hugo House. 

I hold a master's degree in sociocultural anthropology from Columbia University in New York, and a bachelor's degree from the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin.​ 

I grew up in France and moved to the United States as a teenager. I currently reside in beautiful Tacoma, Washington, with my husband and three children.