A Little About
​Myself.

Alyson Shelton writes about women across mediums + genres. In the film To Hold The Night she tackles a psychological thriller through fractured realities and self-invention. In her comic Reburn she centers a superpowered and mutli-faceted heroine, and in Eve of Understanding, the award winning feature she wrote and directed, the narrative delves into childhood secrets and their ongoing repercussions. She hosts a weekly Instagram Live series inspired by George Ella Lyon’s poem, Where I’m From, where she’s welcomed over 180 writers and creatives. And her own Where I’m From poem provides the spine for her memoir in essays, currently in revision. Her writing has been published widely at outlets including The New York Times, Ms., The Rumpus and more. She is thrilled to be a contributor to the  essay collections, No Contact: 28 Writers on Family Estrangement  (Forthcoming from Catapult in 2026) and Comics Lit Vol. 1 , to host her podcast, Fine Cut for Femme On Collective and to be co-founding a Sibling Loss community and co-editing an anthology entitled, The Loss of a Lifetime: Grieving Siblings Share Stories of Love, Loss and Hope.  You can learn more about her through her website, www.alysonshelton.com and her Instagram @byalysonshelton

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Photo Credit - Marisa Vitale

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PURCHASE REBURN

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)
 
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***