About Me
Hi! I'm Jen and I write books.
Some sad. Some funny. Some a little of both.
My debut novel, The Language of Cherries (Owl Hollow Press), released February 11, 2020.
My second novel, All the Lonely People (Owl Hollow Press) released in fall 2021.
You can find either of them where books are sold.
Short Bio
Jen Marie Hawkins writes books that (hopefully) will not embarrass her children or her grandmother.
Long Bio
Jen Marie Hawkins is an editor and former nurse who writes books for young adults (and the young at heart). By day, she is the director of client and partner relations for an indie publisher.
Her short works can be found in literary magazines, and her manuscripts have been finalists in the YARWA Rosemary Contest and the RWA Maggie Contest. In 2018, she won the Joyce Henderson Award for her unpublished novel, Before and After August. Her debut YA novel, The Language of Cherries, released in February 2020, received a starred review, and was named by Kirkus as one of the best books of 2020. Her sophomore novel, All The Lonely People, was released in August of 2021.
Jen lives in the beautiful Deep South with her sons and a a couple of spoiled dogs. When she isn't reading or writing stories sprinkled with magic, you can probably find her in her garden apothecary or baking sourdough for her microbakery, hanging with her sons, or fanatically watching Clemson sports.