I’m Justin Allen, a writer, digital humanist, journalist, web designer, tech worker, and multimedia producer based in Chicago, Illinois. I manage design and web development at EdSource, and work on investigative and data reporting. I write fiction, essays and criticism, and have presented on both visual storytelling and humanities research.

My work involves putting new media in conversation with critical inquiries into meaning-making, epistemology, the organization of information and management of knowledge. My design practice grew out of collaborative and self-publishing efforts and is closely linked to my writing and research paths and interest in media theory and cultural studies.

I grew up in California and lived most of my life in the Sacramento region and Bay Area, where I studied creative writing at San Francisco State University. More recently, I earned a Master’s degree in English Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. I have published nine short stories and have a book in progress.