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.
Joined May 2011
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1 Jun 2017
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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23 Jan 2023
Thank you @Newsday_TT and #JanelleDeSouza for making this proud moment possible: newsday.co.tt/2023/01/22/aut…
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 islandscriberetreats.com/.
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5 Aug 2021
(Almost) All the things with @BartleBeeps. Thank you @OpenBookON for the space and trust.
5 Aug 2021
"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-Hum…
ALT Header image of Simone Dalton (left) and David Bradford (right) with Open Book logo superimposed upper left hand corner, and a black bar across the bottom joining both images.
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15 Jul 2021
Another beautiful beginning
8 Jul 2021
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
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12 May 2021
Such amazing company! Congratulations @ekpegg and @emilyjaneriddle
12 May 2021
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
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12 May 2021
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.
12 May 2021
“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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2 Apr 2021
Looking forward!
31 Mar 2021
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: fb.me/e/11bWNHLAb
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12 Jan 2021
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.
12 Jan 2021
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…
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9 Jul 2020
Such a warm welcome from an amazing team @s_haywood @TransLitAgency
8 Jul 2020
We're very pleased to welcome 2020 RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Prize winner @iamdalts to Transatlantic! Simone is represented by @s_haywood bit.ly/2DobLxG
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30 May 2020
Eyes wide open.
29 May 2020
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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27 May 2020
Tomorrow night, @canisialu and I will be talking writing and preoccupations, thanks to the folks at A Different Booklist (@ADBCC777).
Register at: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Come with your Qs and love.
#TheLitSalon #ADBCCE
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18 May 2020
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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Simone Dalton retweeted
5 May 2020
A must read!
5 May 2020
#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-…
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4 May 2020
And @farzanadoctor thank you for moderating the #FOLD2020 “What We Found” panel so thoughtfully
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3 May 2020
My claws came out for the 1000-piece puzzle, but this observe-the world-while-walking bingo during crisis really connected to my writer self
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2 May 2020
In the packed (!) waiting room for part II of this discussion, thinking about literary resistance (@Nakinisowin) and brutality under the guise of benevolence (@canisialu) #FOLD2020
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30 Apr 2020
A fantastic day 1 @TheFOLD_ w/@canisialu and @BillyRayB for the "Breaking Down Poetry" workshop. Thank you for your wisdom and reasoning.
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6 Apr 2020
Best kind of Monday AM: morning pages registering for @TheFOLD_ events. Especially looking forward to hearing from @canisialu, @blacklikewho, @JennyHeijun, @helen_knott, @farzanadoctor, @therealsamsam, @idilatweets, @kagisobua, @theloudlady, @AmandaLeduc PLUS
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