A Little About
​Myself.

ALYSON SHELTON is an award winning screenwriter and essayist. Her writing is widely published at outlets including The New York Times, Ms. and The Rumpus. She’s deeply proud of her collaborations with other female creatives, most notably, the comic, Reburn and the films, To Hold The Night and Eve of Understanding. She’s anthologized in Comics Lit Vol. 1 (Accomplishing Innovation Press), No Contact: 28 Writers on Family Estrangement (Catapult 2026), Root Cause: Stories of Health, Harm and Reclaiming Our Humanity (Editor: Jeannine Ouellette) and The Loss of a Lifetime: Grieving Siblings Share Stories of Love, Loss, and Hope (Contributor and Co-Editor). She’s best known for her Instagram Live series inspired by George Ella Lyon’s poem, Where I’m From which will hit episode 200 in summer 2025. The poem also provides the spine for her memoir in progress.

​​You can learn more about her through her website, www.alysonshelton.com and her Instagram @byalysonshelton

Photo Credit - Marisa Vitale

READ MY ESSAYS

PURCHASE REBURN

The Loss of a Lifetime:
Grieving Siblings Share Stories of Love, Loss, and Hope

Available June 17th in paperback and Kindle editions

“I call the loss of a brother or sister the loss of a lifetime. Because who else do we expect to spend an entire lifetime alongside?” 
–Lynn L. Shattuck

Those who lose a sister or brother to death are often referred to as “forgotten” or “invisible” mourners. But the impact of outliving a sibling is complex and long-lasting, stretching and morphing over the years.

"I'm so grateful this collection exists. It is validating to read about siblings' experiences with grief and love in their own words. As beautiful as it is heartbreaking, this collection is evidence that sibling love lasts a lifetime - and far beyond." 
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–Annie Sklaver Orenstein, Author of Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner’s Guide to Grief

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To Hold The Night

Logline: Set in the 1960's, Nadine (Anwen O'Driscoll), a young flight attendant, wakes up in her childhood home on her wedding day. Not only does she not remember getting there, she doesn't remember the groom or their courtship.

Directed and Produced by Jessica Petelle
Written and Produced by Alyson Shelton
Starring Anwen O'Driscoll as Nadine
Megan Hutchings as Anne
Mike Taylor as Tad
Valentina Battrick as Young Nadine
and Chris Potter as George
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Jen Prince - Producer
Alana Omolayole - Producer
Nikki Andrew - Producer
Brad Turner - Director of Photography/Producer
Peter Mabrucco - First Assistant Director
Jason Knight - Casting Director
Craig Harris - Production Designer
Nola Chaters - Costume Designer
Dylan Twigg - Hair
Jaye  Falconi - Make-up
Maxyme Tremblay - Editor
Erica Procunier - Composer

Follow on Instagram @toholdthenightfilm

​Essays/CNF

Personal Essays in various publication, including The New York Times, Ms., The Rumpus, Pithead Chapel, Bending Genres, Inlandia Journal, Brevity Blog and Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy Blog. 

CLICK HERE to read

CLICK HERE to listen
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Reburn 
​(Comic Book)

*First trade paperback, collecting issues #1-#4 with a sneak peak at the next arc, coming to Kickstarter in July 2025*

May has the power to unite her family and right the wrongs of the cult-like society that tried to destroy her.

The first arc, Issues #1-#4 with over 100 pages of content, successfully funded on Kickstarter!

ALL FEMALE CREATIVE TEAM
Written and Created by Alyson Shelton
Art by Elise McCall
Colors by Hilary Jenkins 
Produced and Edited by Jessica Petelle
Letters by Joamette Gil
​Sensitivity Reading by Ruth Ilano
Associate Editor and Kickstarter Support by Moriah Atlas

ISSUE #1 Successfully funded on Kickstarter in February 2021!

ISSUE #2 Successfully funded on Kickstarter in August 2021!

ISSUES #3 + #4 Successfully funded on Kickstarter in April 2022!

REBURN Store HERE
​Follow on Instagram @reburncomic
​Check out our Website here


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Where I'm From 
Inspired by George Ella Lyon


Weekly IG Live Poetry Series Hosted by Alyson Shelton

Brave and Brilliant guests share their take on George Ella Lyon's iconic poem Where I'm From using associated prompts as a jumping off point. They discuss life, writing and whatever else feels right.

​Read more about how this series came to be HERE
Check out the series on Instagram HERE
Check out the series on YouTube HERE

Eve of Understanding 
​(Feature Film)

Written and Directed by Alyson Shelton
Produced by Jen Prince
Starring Rebecca Lowman and Bellamy Young

Donna is on a journey to redemption from her past and to find some understanding  in the life she's been dealt. Rich with texture and visually vivid, it's not afraid to get tangled in the dark corners of this family's life.

Best Film at Female Eye Film Festival and AFI Dallas 
Best Actress at Boston Film Festival and Breckenridge Film Fest
Selected for over 50 festivals worldwide.

Watch the trailer HERE.
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Original Screenplays

To Hold The Night (Psychological Thriller)
*2nd Round Sundance Creative Producing Lab 2021 as The Night We Met

​Tell Me Something True (Drama)
*2nd Round Austin Film Festival, Semi-Finalist Creative World

Bright Side (Indie Drama)
*Female Eye Film Fest Screenplay Lab 

Everything in Between (Rom Com)
PE + Me (Coming of Age Comedy)

TV Pilot

Potential (Coming of Age Dark Comedy)

***Loglines available upon request***