Meet Emily
. |
Emily Allen has been writing for publication since 1995. Hundreds of pieces of fiction and non-fiction have appeared in both children's and adult publications including Discovery Channel’s website, Weekly Reader’s CURRENT SCIENCE magazine, the KANSAS CITY STAR and CRICKET.
Her writing and photography have won dozens of awards from the Nebraska Press Association, the Missouri Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists, International Labor Communications and APEX. Emily is the founder and tour architect of Kansas City Walking Tours and a certified life and writing coach from the Coach Training Alliance. She's a former journalist, newspaper editor, magazine editor and broadcaster. She's also worked in non-profit communications, public relations and marketing. In addition to penning books, blogs, articles and stories for children and adults, Emily is the writer/editor for the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. She's a member of the National Writers Union. She loves history so much she lives in a loft in an historic 1880s building (with her imaginary cat) in Kansas City, Missouri. |
Emily grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. With summer break only a few days away, family and friends would attend a Memorial Day picnic at a farm not far from Omaha. Above, she's about eleven years old, helping with picnic set-up.
Emily and her older brothers at Christmas breakfast.
After high school graduation, Emily and her mother took a trip to the Bahamas via a cruise ship.
Emily, far left, attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, studying English and broadcast journalism. While in college, she pounded the pavement (in addition to going to parties) in an effort to help ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Nebraska. It had been ratified in 1972 but the unicameral revoked it the following year.
Emily, at age 23, with two of her children.