Dominic Ali
Author & Communications Specialist
I’m the author of the award-winning children’s book Media Madness: An Insider’s Guide to Media. I’m also a non-profit communications specialist. I work with great organizations to produce materials for the public, media, donors, and policymakers. Feel free to get in touch!

 

I’ve worked with:
• The David Suzuki Foundation (Vancouver & Toronto, Canada)
• Jamaicans For Justice (Kingston, Jamaica)
• WWF (Toronto, Canada)
• Brazil Child Health/Saúde Criança Renascer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• International Renewable Energy Agency (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
• Greenpeace (Toronto, Canada)
• Canadian Environmental Law Association (Toronto, Canada)
• Ashoka Canada (Toronto, Canada)
• Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (Vancouver, Canada)
• Toronto Rock Camp (Toronto, Canada)

Here’s what I do:
• Provide strategic communications guidance & support
• Develop & implement communications plans
• Propose stories to the media and arrange interviews
• Organize press conferences and media events
• Work with experts to craft communications materials
• Write & edit grant proposals, concept papers, and case statements
• Cultivate & maintain strategic partnerships
• Write & develop print, video, and online materials for different audiences. I’ve written annual reports, press releases, backgrounders, op-eds, articles, brochures, speeches, TV programs, public service ads, website text, PSAs, and newsletters. (Phew!)

Mad About Media
Media Madness is the humorous award-winning children’s book that takes readers behind-the-scenes to show how TV shows, magazines, video games, and CDs are produced. The book is packed with illustrations by artist Michael Cho. (Published by Kids Can Press.)

Freelance Work
I’ve contributed to dozens of publications including The Trinidad Guardian, Vancouver Sun, Toronto Star, The National Post, The Ottawa Citizen, American Journalism Review, Azure, Dwell, and OWL. My radio documentaries have appeared on ‘The Sunday Edition’, ‘Definitely Not the Opera’, and ‘Studio 360′. I’ve also held editorial positions with Time magazine’s Canadian edition and CBC Radio’s ‘As it Happens’.

Current Projects
I’m finalizing an 87,000-word comedic novel set in the Caribbean. The Trinidad Diaries: A Cultural Misfit Goes Home chronicles the tribulations of 19-year-old Andrew Mohammed, the child of Caribbean immigrants. When Andrew lands a summer job in his ancestral homeland as a reporter with the Trinidad Sentinel, he arrives with three simple goals: rum, adventure, and a little lovin’. To fulfill his quest he must first survive several culture shocks, adjust to his eccentric newsroom colleagues, and tame his ferocious 73-year-old Granny. Along the way he also discovers something he didn’t expect: himself.