Hi, I’m Jenny. I research and write about people and technology from my home in Aotearoa New Zealand. My first novel, The Atlas of Forgotten Places, was published by St. Martin's Press in 2017.

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I have a handful of other fiction and nonfiction projects in the works, including a literary psychological thriller about AI and motherhood. Please reach out to my agent, Ann Leslie Tuttle, to learn more.

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*Selected publications*
"A Short Future History of Whales" (Audiobook, Spotify Audiobook Selects)

"'AI disappears me': Understanding generative AI refusal among fiction writers" (research talk, University of Amsterdam conference on Generative AI & Creative Practices, December 17-18, 2025)

"Tidal" (fiction, Terrain.org)

"A Taste of Lime and Honey" (fiction, Flash Fiction Magazine) 

"A Short Future History of Whales" (fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact)

"I'm pregnant and single on purpose. Here's why I'm glad I made this choice." (essay, INSIDER)

"Generative AI and Creative Work: Narratives, Values, and Impacts": research preprint, co-authored with Baptiste Caramiaux (Sorbonne), Kate Crawford (Microsoft Research), Vera Liao (Microsoft Research), and Gonzalo Ramos (Microsoft Research)

"Ascending" (fiction, Flash Fiction Magazine)
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"Sleep Lab" (fiction, New World Writing Quarterly)