Jennifer Lucy Allan

Jennifer Lucy Allan, known informally as Jen,^[1] is a British writer, researcher and radio presenter.

Jennifer Lucy Allan
Other names	Jen
Alma mater	University of Sheffield City, University of London
Occupations	Writer Researcher Radio presenter
Website	jenniferlucyallan.co.uk

Allan has written for The Guardian^[2] The Quietus,^[3] and The Wire,^[4] being online editor for the latter.^[2] She was a presenter on Resonance FM, and in autumn 2019 became a co-host of BBC Radio 3 programme Late Junction, alternating with Verity Sharp.^[5] This followed previous guest slots presenting special editions of the show, starting from 24 July 2018.^[6]

Allan teaching a critical writing workshop at 'Sonic Acts Academy' in February 2016

Allan has a particular interest in foghorns, and following a PhD on the subject at University of the Arts London, her history book The Foghorn’s Lament was published in 2021.^[7] She co-led University of the Arts' "Large Objects Moving Air 2018" conference, which featured James Dooley and Chris Watson among its keynote speakers.^[8]

In February/ March 2018, she spent a month as writer in residence at Sumburgh Head Lighthouse on the Shetland mainland.^[9]

She teaches an eight-week evening course in music journalism.^[10]

Selected publications

• Allan, Jennifer Lucy (2021). The Foghorn's Lament : the Disappearing Music of the Coast. London: White Rabbit. ISBN 9781474615037.
• Jennifer Lucy Allan (2018). "Horn Section: John Tyndall's 1873 Foghorn Testing Sessions". In Strang, Veronica; Edensor, Tim; Puckering, Joanna (eds.). From the lighthouse : interdisciplinary reflections on light. Abingdon, Oxon. ISBN 9781472477354.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (About John Tyndall)
• Jennifer Lucy Allan (2018). "Disturbing the Peace: The Cloch Foghorn and Changing Coastal Soundscapes in the 19th Century". In Strang, Veronica; Edensor, Tim; Puckering, Joanna (eds.). From the lighthouse : interdisciplinary reflections on light. Abingdon, Oxon. ISBN 9781472477354.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (About the lighthouse foghorn at Cloch)