Genevieve Hudson is the author of the novel  Boys of Alabama, which was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award and shortlisted for the Stonewall Book Award, and the story collection Pretend We Live Here, which was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. Her second novel, Headfirst, is forthcoming with Roxane Gay Books in 2027.

Genevieve’s work has appeared in Elle, Oprah Magazine, McSweeney’s, BOMB, Bookforum, Lit Hub,Electric Literature, and elsewhere. She was the recipient of a Creative & Performing Arts Fulbright to Amsterdam and has been awarded fellowships and residencies from MacDowell, Ucross Foundation, Caldera Arts, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, and Vermont Studio Center. Genevieve also works in advertising and has created global storytelling campaigns for brands and agencies.

She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her wife and their two dogs.

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