About Jenni
Jenni Burke has been helping Christian authors build successful, life-giving writing careers since the beginning of D.C. Jacobson & Associates. Her love of books and her passion for Christ led her into the Christian publishing industry in 2003. While earning her degrees in English Communication and Business Administration at Corban University, Jenni was a literary associate at a respected CBA agency. Later, she joined Multnomah Publishers' production and editorial department, where she managed a wide range of fiction and nonfiction titles through the back-end editorial process. In 2006, Jenni put her business and publishing acumen to work as she joined Don Jacobson in launching DCJA.
"Authors are my heroes. It’s an incredible honor to support and advocate for people who've been entrusted with life-changing messages," says Jenni. She spends her time developing stunning book proposals, negotiating excellent publishing deals, collaborating on marketing campaigns, and encouraging her clients as they do the brave work of sending forth their words into the world.
Jenni is on mission to reach this generation with words that breathe life. She is open to queries from authors of adult nonfiction who are strong in what she calls The Three Cs: Concept (message, angle), Craft (writing skill), and Crowd (platform, network). (Listen to Jenni’s Podcast interview with Tsh Oxenreider to learn more about The Three C’s and Jenni’s thoughts on “slow publishing†in a fast world).
Jenni lives in Oregon with her husband Seth—a counselor—and their two young children, William John and Violet Mignon. When not working or reading, she enjoys getting her hands in the dirt with her family, ministering with her local community, or planning her next trip to Italy. Jenni has combined two of her passions—lifting up Christian communicators and traveling Europe—into the Tuscany Writers' Retreat, a soul care pilgrimage for creatives in the land of the Renaissance. (Follow the photo trail on Instagram at #TuscanyWritersRetreat).
