Jennifer Hudak

@jenniferhudak

Writer of SFF, drinker of tea. Nebula winner, Hugo finalist. Aging mermaid far from her natural habitat. SFWA/Codex/VP2018. She/her

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Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· 20d

Today is Loki's 20th birthday! He's spending it lounging on his heated cat bed, meowing loudly for food, meowing loudly for pets, and meowing loudly for a "bath" with cat wipes (he can't clean himself that well these days). Happy birthday, old man--I love you to bits.

Closeup of a very handsome Siamese cat lying on his side, with his head slightly lifted looking directly at the camera

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Jun 30

Everyone please enjoy this photo that makes it look like my toes have water-jet superpowers

Photo taken looking straight down at a pair of bare feet standing at the edge of the ocean. As the tide pulls out, the water is being sucked away from the feet in a way that creates two plumes of water seemingly emanating from the toes and culminating in the edge of a wave

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Jun 25

Heyyyy new author photo just dropped! @kaitrinacuna.bsky.social took this just after the Nebula Awards ceremony and omg looooooook at iiiittttt

A woman with glasses and chin-length graying hair wears a gold crown, silver armor, a gold wrist cuff, and a black feather arm covering. She holds a Nebula trophy in her hands, with smoke and fire behind her. A small smile is on her face, and she's looking slightly to the right.

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Apr 21

HAHA the original post from LA Worldcon was deleted but it was REAL I SWEAR I have PROOF

2026 Hugo Award Finalists
BEST POEM
"Care for Lightning" by Mari Ness (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 62)
"Hex Supply Customer Support Blog" by Elis Montgomery (Strange Horizons, Issue 25 August 2025)
"How to Become a Sea Witch" by Theodora Goss (The Orange & Bee, Issue 5)
"Landing: Seattle" by Brandon O'Brien (Seattle Worldcon 2025 Opening Ceremony)
"The Mourning Robot" by Angela Liu (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 66)
"The World to Come" by Jennifer Hudak (Strange Horizons, Issue 22 December 2025)

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Mar 16

I have no words...! My poem "The World To Come" is a finalist for the inaugural Nebula Poetry Award...! I am seriously in a puddle on the floor right now

Finalist - Poetry
The World To Come
Jennifer Hudak
in Strange Horizons

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Feb 26

Me too, Loki. Me too.

A Siamese cat stretches out on a gray, polka-dotted blanket, claws extended and a look of extreme fatigue/ennui on his face

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Feb 2

A horror story in 2 photos

Photo of the bottom corner of a laptop screen with a very low battery icon and a pop up that says “Power and battery - energy saver on”

A Siamese cat sleeps curled up on a blanket in a corner of a brown couch. He is lying directly on top of my laptop charger cord.

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Dec 26

My kid got me something special for the holidays

A petite woman holds an enormous and very cuddly Bluey stuffed plush. It is huge, and she is not. But she is beaming.

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Nov 30

Over 50 baby. No filter.

Middle-aged woman with chin-length dark brown hair standing in an ice cave. She's smiling at the camera and wearing a black coat, a black-and-white knit hat, and reflective sunglasses.

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Nov 24

Look what I lack in pretty design skills I make up for in writing skills

AWARDS CONSIDERATION
Jennifer Hudak

"Written On the Subway Walls" in The Sunday Morning Transport
"Echo Syndrome" in Small Wonders
"The Last Time Gladys Howled At the Moon" in Strange Horizons
"Holding Patterns" in Escape Pod

links and more stories at JenniferHudakWrites.com

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Nov 18

I give you THE GARBAGE PLATE (aka Trash Plate, Junkyard Plate, Rubbish Plate, just Plate, or--at my favorite vegan restaurant, Compost Plate.)

The original Garbage Plate from Nick Tahou Hots: two hamburger patties on top of piles of home fries, macaroni salad, and baked beans, with meat sauce dumped on top of the whole thing.

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Nov 16

Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike

Me standing on a green lawn with a castle in the background, shutting my eyes as a giant (and gorgeous) brown hawk alights on my gloved hand

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Nov 11

Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want. (“Written on the Subway Walls” in @morningtransport.bsky.social )

Written on the Subway Walls, by Jennifer Hudak.
When machinery cleaved rock and stone, I was born. When steel scraped against soil, creating open space where there had been only darkness, the earth whispered, Look!

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Nov 8

Anyway as you can see the problem has been rectified.

A Siamese cat snuggled contentedly on a light gray blanket with multicolored polka dots. You can’t tell from the photo but the bed beneath the blanket is heated. My foot in a purple sock is resting on the edge of the blanket, sneaking some heat

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Oct 21

Aahh it’s release day for BASFF! Look at this gorgeous cover 😍 Thanks again to @gavingrant.bsky.social and @kellylink.bsky.social for pubbing ”The Witch Trap” in LCRW, and to @johnjosephadams.com and @nnedi.bsky.social for selecting it for this book 😭🥹🩵 @marinerbooks.bsky.social

The cover of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Nnedi Okorafor: lots is colorful circles on a black background.

The book open to the page that contains my story, “The Witch Trap”

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Oct 17

I had a fabulous time hearing @kristinaten.bsky.social read from her new collection last night. Cootie catchers, ring pops and Capri Sun pouches, friendship bracelets and candy necklaces—and Kristina’s gorgeous words. Grab the collection if you haven’t already!

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Aug 30

Don't be afraid to move outside the stencils. Even if it isn't as neat--get a bit messy! Be loosey-goosey. Make your own mark. Do what you need to feel fully yourself: in your body, in your art, in your writing. Make things that no one but you could have made. I can't wait to see them.

A rustic board decorated with a stencil-painted seascape, with gray mountains in the background, a white lighthouse and a small red house on a black outcropping, and a small white sailboat in the water. Also in the water is a large free-hand-painted green tentacle, rising out of the depths, about to cause destruction.

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Aug 3

Portrait of a cat who meowed and meowed until he got exactly what he wanted

A Siamese cat sits in a light gray cat sling held by his owner. His front paws hang over the edge and his tail is poking up between his paws. He looks very pleased with himself.

The same cat is getting comfortably sleepy; his eyes are starting to close.

The cat is settling further down into the sling, his eyes nearly closed.

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Jul 23

Important news: Loki is 19 years old today! Birthday activities will include - napping in the sun - being generally adored - MEOWING VERY LOUDLY - getting stoned on catnip

Siamese cat napping on a cranberry-and-cream patterned rug.

View of my leg beyond a laptop screen; a Siamese cat is resting his cheek against my ankle

A Siamese cat sits on a sunny windowsill, partially obscured by large potted plants

A Siamese cat looks directly up at you! Yes you! With his big blue eyes

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Jul 13

Post a book you love from the 1970s

Cover of the book Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood. It's blue with some white and red geometric lines and a dark purple tilted rectangle in the background; in the foreground, off to the center left, is a small an off-white rectangle with a sketch of a woman's face and some colorful abstract shapes. A quote from Vogue to the right of the title: "Margaret Atwood is one of the most intelligent and talented writers to set herself the task of deciphering life in the late twentieth century." On the bottom right is the text, "The fascinating story of a writer who fakes her own death..."

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Jul 12

Haha yup

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· May 16

WAKE UP LOKI! YOU’RE ALMOST OUT OF THE SUNBEAM!!! WAKE UUUUPPPP!!!! 😱

A Siamese cat naps on a patterned rug; while he’s been sleeping, the sunbeam he was lying in has drifted and he’s now only half in the light. Potential disaster!!!

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· May 14

OMG my story "The Witch Trap" will be included in @marinerbooks.bsky.social The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2024!!! Thanks once again to @gavingrant.bsky.social and @kellylink.bsky.social for pulling this story out of the slush, and to @nnedi.bsky.social for selecting it for BASFF💙😭😁

Cover of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025, edited by Nnedi Okorafor. The cover has lots of multicolored circles in different sizes on a black background; the title on the top is in a white box, and the "edited by Nnedi Okorafor" is in a purple box.

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· May 6

Look at the (literal) fruits of my autumn garden neglect: all these lettuces that self-sowed from last year’s crop!

A raised garden bed with beautiful wee lettuces growing higgledy-piggledy

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Mar 31

Loki would like to tell you all he loves you and is rooting for you. Also if you could give him some tuna he’d be grateful since his family is somehow refusing this adorable face

Photo taken from above of a Siamese cat plaintively looking up at the camera with a “FEED ME” look on his face

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Mar 24

Hey all! I'm taking part in a @swsworlds.bsky.social reading on April 4, 12 noon EDT -- one hour of words from 6 SFFH writers! Come see us? Deets and registration (free!) here: strongwomenstrangeworlds.weebly.com/index.html

Strong Women Strange Worlds presents First Friday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by Alethea Lyons, Kendra Preston Leonard, Darcie Little Badger, Elliott Gish, Diane Billas, and Jennifer Hudak. April 4, 12 noon EDT. Free on Zoom

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Mar 13

HEEEYYY so "The Witch Trap" is a Nebula nominee!!! I am freaking outttt and I'm just so so grateful to everyone who nominated this story of my heart! Thank you to @gavingrant.bsky.social and @kellylink.bsky.social for pulling it out of the slush 💙 (Also HOLY CRAP the entire category is STACKED)

A color photo of the cover of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet issue 48, and text reading:
FINALIST-SHORT STORY
The Witch Trap
Jennifer Hudak

NEBULA AWARD FINALISTS-SHORT STORY
Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole
Five Views of the Planet Tartarus
We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read
The V*mpire
The Witch Trap
Evan: A Remainder

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Mar 9

Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender:

Closeup photo of the face of Jonathan the tortoise, who is staring directly into the camera on the event of his 190th birthday. Other than a bit of dirt on his nose, he looks damn good for 190!

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Feb 25

Digging into a fantastic new craft book today by @henrylienauthor.bsky.social

Jennifer Hudak@jenniferhudak· Jan 14

While Loki has you here, he would just like to ask you to drink a water, eat a food, and maybe give yourself a little scritch on the ear. Because he loves you 🩵