Jennifer Manske Fenske is a writer living outside of Boulder, Colorado. Her essays have been published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Arizona Republic, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, and The Lutheran magazine.

Jennifer is a graduate of Clemson University, where she studied fiction writing with Mark Steadman. She received her M.A. degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and was a student of Richard Elman's fiction workshop. After graduation, Jennifer worked at several writing jobs, including newspaper reporter, website content developer, and scribe for an international nonprofit agency.

Jennifer and her husband, artist Jonathan Fenske, planned their own wedding in just ten weeks. Toss the Bride is Jennifer's first novel.