Jennie Shortridge is the author of five bestselling novels, including "Love Water Memory," "When She Flew," "Love & Biology at the Center of the Universe," "Eating Heaven," and "Riding With the Queen." Her works span contemporary fiction, often exploring themes of family, identity, and resilience. In addition to her writing career, she co-founded Seattle7Writers, a nonprofit collective dedicated to supporting literacy and literary organizations, which she led for a decade before its retirement in 2019.
Born in North Dakota and raised primarily in Denver, Shortridge relocated to Seattle in 2002, where she continues to write from her home office. A full-time writer since 1995, she also has a background in music and performs with The Rejections, a band composed of authors and their spouses. Currently, she is working on a memoir that delves into trauma, mental illness, and family dynamics, marking a new direction in her literary career.