

Simone Dalton
227 posts

@iamdalts
Born on an island, raised in a steelpan yard, PR/comms pro turned author who’s learning that art is not life, it’s better.












"I can’t imagine *not* having those conversations." This is a special one: we've got the incredible @iamdalts & @BartleBeeps in conversation about MFA life, writing, grief, family, community, and so much more. You don't want to miss this. cc @guelphcwmfa: open-book.ca/News/Guelph-Hu…

We’re thrilled to introduce GrubStreet’s 2021-2022 #TeachingFellows: @iamdalts and Crystal Valentine. We could not be more excited to congratulate and welcome Simone and Crystal, two brilliant, generous writers and educators. 🎉✍️ Read more: ow.ly/R9AK50FrPZd

“To me, Simone Dalton’s What Remains, feels like the homecoming it describes in its pages. It is exactly the kind of intellectually aesthetic work that makes me feel like I’m returning somewhere I can live." —@JennyHeijun Wills on her nonfiction mentee @iamdalts #WTMentorship

Congrats to #WTMentorship recipients Simone Dalton @iamdalts (mentor @JennyHeijun), Emily Pegg @ekpegg (mentor #PashaMalla) & @EmilyJaneRiddle (mentor @JWhitehead204)! The program provides $2,500 & one-on-one manuscript guidance over a 5-month period writerstrust.com/Mentorship

“To me, Simone Dalton’s What Remains, feels like the homecoming it describes in its pages. It is exactly the kind of intellectually aesthetic work that makes me feel like I’m returning somewhere I can live." —@JennyHeijun Wills on her nonfiction mentee @iamdalts #WTMentorship

We're back with The City Imagines: Writers and the Climate Crisis, an urgent look at the climate crisis with contributors to WATCH YOUR HEAD, an anthology calling for climate-justice action. 📚🌎 Thursday Jan 21, 7pm ET FREE admission: eventbrite.ca/e/the-city-ima…

1/ The CBC needs more Black producers. And to cut the crap. #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForRegis I was tapped yesterday to appear on The Current this morning to discuss "George Floyd and Amy Cooper." When I asked if we would also talk about Regis Korchinski-Paquet, I was told:





#NationalDayOfAwareness -"Highway of Tears" (2019) by Journalist Jessica McDiarmid is an account of Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or have been found murdered through stories of their lives. #MMIWG Please read our review @GoodMindsBooks goodminds.com/highway-tears-…
