Simone Dalton
@iamdalts
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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.
Boston, MA
Joined May 2011
Another passion project of mine is feeling more real each day. This is the first website of the @estherdaltonfdn, inspired by my mother.
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Thank you @Newsday_TT and #JanelleDeSouza for making this proud moment possible: In celebration, the May writing retreats are on sale from now until January 28! Show your writer self some love with a 15% discount. Visit
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(Almost) All the things with @BartleBeeps. Thank you @OpenBookON for the space and trust.
"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:
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Another beautiful beginning
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:
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Such amazing company! Congratulations @ekpegg and @emilyjaneriddle
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
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Working with @JennyHeijun is a dream come true, which actually started with dreaming at the pages of her memoir. Thank you @writerstrust for the opportunity.
“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
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Looking forward!
April's #SpeakeasyReadingSeries reading is the final show of the season! Join us on Apr 19 at 8 pm ET. Our five magnificent readers are @waub, @iamdalts, @brandonwintpoet, @nadialhohn, and Miriam Gallou! All event details here:
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So looking forward to this conversation. The best part? I’ll be calling in from #Antigua, the birthplace of #jamaicakincaid whose book “A Small Place”, a searing and delightful critique on tourism, inspired my essay in @WatchYrHead.
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:
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Such a warm welcome from an amazing team @s_haywood @TransLitAgency
We're very pleased to welcome 2020 RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Prize winner @iamdalts to Transatlantic! Simone is represented by @s_haywood
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Eyes wide open.
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:
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Tomorrow night, @canisialu and I will be talking writing and preoccupations, thanks to the folks at A Different Booklist (@ADBCC777). Register at: Come with your Qs and love. #TheLitSalon #ADBCCE
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Tonight @bklyncbeanlit + @CarnivalHunters will host a much needed conversation on #mentalhealth in the #Caribbean against the backdrop of poetry from the region and diaspora. ZOOM/IG/FB details below. Come thru. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #caribbeanliterature
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@a_goks @samieluc @zahraeb @s2avery @AlisonLoat @lindsayzv @KevinVuongTO @ClaireDeVBlane @_shireenahmed_ @taimhuynh @andreamdicks It is incredible. Thank you! @firefly_writing I think you will enjoy this.
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