Jen Minkman (1978) was born in the Netherlands and lived in Austria, Belgium and the UK during her studies. She learned how to read at the age of three and has never stopped reading since. Her favorite books to read are YA paranormal/fantasy, sci-fi, dystopian and romance, and this is reflected in the stories she writes. In her home country, she is a trade-published author of YA fiction. Across the border, she is a self-published author. Her books are available in many languages including English. She made the USA Today bestseller list in August 2017 as one of the authors in the 'Shattered Worlds' YA fantasy collection. Jen currently resides in The Hague where she works and lives with her husband and two noisy zebra finches. She is represented by literary agent Wampe de Veer of Blackbird Literary Agency in the Netherlands.