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, The Washington Post Opinions, 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 been on-air features reporter for NFL Network and NFL Films.