Hi! I’m Jennie, a writer, musician and animal rescue volunteer. I’m from Salisbury, North Carolina – home of Cheerwine, the best soft drink in the world! For college I attended a theater conservatory in Chicago where I studied playwriting, but I spent more time playing my guitar. While in Chicago, I performed in the indie rock band Heather’s Damage. (Yes, named after the movie Heathers.)

 

Now I live in Boston with my partner Natalie and rescue dog Moxie. I write mostly YA novels. I created the critically acclaimed, award-winning Flutter graphic novel series with artist Jeff McComsey. Featured in The New York Times, Boston Globe, and on Law & Order: SVU, Flutter was named one of the best LGBTQ graphic novels of its time by The Advocate. In 2018, Dark Horse published The Flutter Collection, all three volumes combined into one book, which won the Next Generation Indie Book award for best graphic novel. Jeff and I worked on the Flutter series for almost a decade with Jeff McClelland (editor / letterer) and Chris Goodwin (colorist) joining us along the way.

 

My most recent graphic novel, Paper Planes, was published in August 2023 by Maverick, the YA imprint of Mad Cave Studios. Writing Paper Planes was special to me for many reasons. My good friend Erica Schultz edited the book. It was the first time I worked with the wonderful team of DozerDraws (artist), Micah Myers (letterer), and Lauren Hitzhusen (editor). Also, I had the amazing opportunity to create a non-binary character (Dylan) while I came out as non-binary.

 

A Boy Like Me was published by 215 Ink in 2014. A traditional YA novel, A Boy Like Me was a Next Generation Indie Book awards finalist, an INDIEFAB Book of the Year finalist, and one of Foreword Reviews’ 10 Best Indie YA novels of the year. Invader Comics published a 10th anniversary edition that can be purchased here. I worked on early drafts of both A Boy Like Me and Flutter while taking classes at Grub Street, Boston’s independent writing center.

 

My work can be found in several anthologies, including The New York Times best-selling, award-winning FUBAR anthologies, The New York Times best-selling and Eisner award-winning anthology Love is Love, the Harvey-nominated 27, A Comic Anthology, and John Carpenter’s Tales for a HalloweeNight.

 

When I’m not writing, I’m helping rescue dogs find the loving homes they deserve. In fact, that’s most likely what I’m doing right now. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!

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My next graphic novel, I Didn’t Ask For This, will be published on April 14, 2026 by Maverick. The book is about a group of kids who have one thing in common: their parents are social media influencers who have shared their entire lives online. The group forms a chosen family as each member struggles with how to break away from a life and fame that they didn’t ask for and do not want. You can find out more info about I Didn’t Ask For This here.

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