About me

I read things. I write things for kids. I have three teens who keep me on my toes, endlessly. I sometimes sleep. I need coffee to start my day. I’m always up for a trail to hike or a beach to occupy. One time, I ordered 1000 live crickets, only partially by accident. I really wanted 500.

A more traditional bio

Jennie Gollehon has a degree in Communication Studies and is a former Pharmacy Financial Counselor for organ transplant patients. She writes middle grade books filled with humor and heart, and voicy young adult stories with the perfect amount of electric tension. She’s a Co-Regional Advisor for SCBWI, a member of the Nebraska Writers Guild, and a former content writer for Omaha Mom – a regional parenting site. She’s an avid reader, a typical overthinker, and has an insatiable weakness for buying books. Jennie resides in Nebraska with her family, two troublesome cats, and too many dust bunnies to count.

Jennie resides in Omaha, Nebraska with her family, an impressively geriatric cat, and one teleporting kitten.