Jennifer Raudenbush

Jennifer Raudenbush lives in eastern Pennsylvania with her husband, teenage son, and West Highland white terrier. She loves both the beauty of nature and the beauty of words. Jen’s lyrical debut picture book, IN THE PALM OF MY HAND, Running Press Kids (Hachette). She also writes middle grade and poetry.

Jen has a bachelor’s in English from Sweet Briar College and three master’s degrees: Communicative Disorders (West Chester University), Divinity, and Spiritual Formation (Evangelical Seminary). She was a speech-language pathologist and United Methodist pastor before succumbing to her love of writing full-time.

In the Inked Voices online writing community, Jen leads weekly community write-ins and manages a middle grade writers' online critique group. She’s a member of two active picture book critique groups, the 12 x 12 Challenge, and SCBWI, where she leads monthly write-ins. She has published poetry in Cricket children’s magazine, Little Thoughts Press, the 10 .10 Poetry Anthology, and Two Truths and a Fib Poetry Anthology.

Jen loves anything chocolate, chai tea lattes, reading, and adventuring with family.