A Little About
​Myself.

Alyson Shelton wrote and directed the award winning feature, Eve of Understanding. She wrote and created the comic, Reburn, which successfully funded the first arc (Issues #1-#4), on Kickstarter. Her original screenplay, The Night We Met, was selected for the 2nd round of the 2021 Sundance Creative Producing Lab. Additionally, her writing has been published widely including in The New York Times, Ms., 3Elements Review, Dorothy Parker's Ashes, Brevity Blog and Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy Blog. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @byalysonshelton where you can watch and participate in her IG Live series inspired by George Ella Lyon's poem, Where I'm From.

READ MY ESSAYS

PURCHASE REBURN

Essays/CNF

Personal Essays in various publication, including The New York Times, Ms., 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

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

​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***