Genevieve Hudson is the author of three books including the novel Headfirst (out 1/19/27 with Roxane Gay Books). Her first novel Boys of Alabama was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award and shortlisted for the Stonewall Book Award, and her story collection Pretend We Live Here was a Lambda Literary Award finalist.

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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