Jenin was born and raised in Miramar, Florida. She comes from African American and Caribbean ancestry.
After graduating from UCF’s Character Animation program, Jenin worked tirelessly to break into storyboarding for TV until finally, a TV studio in Burbank offered her the position. However, she turned it down, finally realizing that her dream job lied in kidlit illustration.
Jenin officially broke into children’s publishing after winning the 2020 Summer Spectacular Illustration Grand Prize. Since then, she has officially illustrated 8 children’s books (and have many more books lined up for release!).
The best way to contact Jenin is through her agent, Christy Ewers of the CAT Agency. Or by sending her a DM to her Instagram @knotwritenow.