Based in Charlotte, N.C., Jen Tota McGivney is the backpage columnist for Charlotte magazine, and she has bylines in Our State Magazine, SUCCESS Magazine, Southern Living, and more. She also provides communication services — including content marketing, thought leadership, and digital content strategy — to marketing teams and agencies.
Jen is the author of Finding Your Walden: How to Strive Less, Simplify More, and Embrace What Matters Most, which will be published in May 2025.
SubjectsCancer awareness, Supportive oncology
Skills
Writing CreditsOur State Magazine, Southern Living, Charlotte Magazine, SUCCESS Magazine, Cancer Today Magazine
Book CreditsPublisher: Hampton Roads Publishing (May 5, 2025)
Awards, Honors, AppointmentsMayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference – Personal Essay Competition, Runner-up, 2017
As author, unless indicated otherwise.
Can we make a good living AND live a good life? Two writers, two centuries apart, try to get it right. My story for SUCCESS Magazine explores the art of finding the right job, quitting the wrong one, and selling out (just enough), with inspiration from Henry David Thoreau.
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As Charlotte prepares to construct a new, $100 million Main Library uptown, its leaders reassess and reinforce just what—and for whom—a library is supposed to be.
Dozens of families once called the cottages surrounding the textile factory on the banks of the Henry River home. Today, the humble tract of houses near Hickory has found new purpose and a promising future.
Patients now have full access to their online medical records. What are the benefits and downsides?
