JENNIFER ALLEN

 


Jennifer documented the three-year Worldwide Voyage of the Polynesian voyaging canoe, Hōkūle‘a, for a book published by Patagonia in 2017. She is the author of a collection of short stories, “Better Get Your Angel On,” published by Alfred A. Knopf, and a memoir, “Fifth Quarter: the Scrimmage of a Football Coach’s Daughter," published by Random House. As a journalist, her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, The New Republic, The Washington Post, George, ESPN.com, NFL.com, and PLAY. Her essays have been anthologized in "Because I Said So," "Paris In Mind," and The Library of America's "Football, Great Writing About the National Sport." She has also consulted and written for HBO’s comedy series ARLI$$ and has served as an on-air features reporter for NFL Network and NFL Films.