Zenith City Writer

About

Jenna is a longtime writer with extensive experience in marketing planning, brand strategy, and writing/editing content for traditional and digital platforms.

She currently manages the marketing and communications for a community-focused grocery store.

Under many brand names she has professionally published:

• Ghostwritten magazine articles
• Website content
• Social media content
• Press releases
• Annual reports
• Almost every type of ad, both online (digital, social) and traditional (radio and TV scripts, print, billboards, etc.)

Outside of her 9 – 5, Jenna publishes a monthly nonfiction column for the local newspaper.

She also writes fiction, including:

• (Award winning) short stories
• A fun little blog (a new Substack is in the works)
• Novel and novella manuscripts, for which she’s seeking representation
  • She’s pleased to share that her most recent manuscript, a work of fiction set in the Northwoods that focuses what it means to be a community, and what it means to preserve it, was awarded a grant through the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She’s eager to find a publishing home for this work.

Jenna lives in the Zenith City itself: Duluth, Minnesota. When she’s not walking the majestic shores of Lake Superior or hiking through the city’s 100+ miles of trails, she’s curled up under a blanket either writing her next novel or reading one.

Photos on site by Pointed North Photography.

Experience

Marketing Manager
2024 – Present
Whole Foods Co-op

Marketing Specialist
2021 – 2024
Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital

Marketing Manager
2018 – 2021
PBS North

Account Manager & Brand Strategist
2015 – 2018
Swim Creative

Notable Writing

Monthly Columnist
Duluth News Tribune

Ninth Place
2024 Writer’s Digest Personal Essay Awards
Writer’s Digest

Honorable Mention, Literary Fiction
2023 Annual Writing Competition
Writer’s Digest

First Place, Fiction
2020 Jade Ring Contest
Wisconsin Writers Association