About Jennifer
Jennifer Udden was born in Houston, TX, and spent many of her formative years hiding books under tables while she was meant to be paying attention to something else. She has a BA from Mount Holyoke College, and graduated in 2008 with a major in Politics, a minor in Chinese, and honors thesis work on anxiety in British detective fiction of the early 20th century. She has worked in fundraising for an off-Broadway theater company and joined the publishing industry in 2010 at the Donald Maass Literary Agency. She is the co-host of the podcast Shipping & Handling (shippingandhandlingpodcast.com) with Bridget Smith of Dunham Literary, Inc. To query Jen, follow the directions on the submission guidelines page. She blogs at www.jenniferudden.com and jenniferudden.wordpress.com
Jen is looking for: speculative fiction of all stripes, especially innovative science fiction or fantasy that explores worlds we haven’t seen before; contemporary/erotic/LGBT/paranormal/historical romance; contemporary or speculative YA; select mysteries, thrillers, and urban fantasies. Please, do not send to Jen: any middle-grade, chapter, or picture books; nonfiction.
Some of Jen’s most recent favorite reads include: THE FIFTH SEASON by NK Jemisin; TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG by Connie Willis; CAPTIVE PRINCE & PRINCE’S GAMBIT by CS Pacat; WOLF IN WHITE VAN by Jon Darnielle; The LYNBURN LEGACY books by Sarah Rees Brennan; DUMPLIN’ by Julie Murphy; CITY OF STAIRS by Robert Jackson Bennett.