Dominic Ali
Author & Communications Specialist
Welcome to my online home. 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.

 

I’ve worked with:
• The David Suzuki Foundation (Vancouver & Toronto, Canada)
• Jamaicans For Justice (Kingston, Jamaica)
• WWF (Toronto, Canada)
• International Renewable Energy Agency (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
• Brazil Child Health/Saúde Criança Renascer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• 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 communications plans
• Write & edit grant proposals, concept papers, and case statements
• Initiate & 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, text for websites, PSAs, and newsletters. (Phew!)

Mad About Media
Media Madness is an award-winning media literacy primer that goes behind-the-scenes to show readers aged 10-to-14 how their favorite TV shows, magazines, video games, and CDs are produced. Published by Kids Can Press, the book is packed with illustrations by artist Michael Cho.

Freelance Work
I’ve contributed to dozens of media outlets. I’ve written for publications such as The Trinidad Guardian, Vancouver Sun, Azure, Dwell, and OWL. My radio docs 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
These days I’m polishing my 87,000-word novel set in the Caribbean. The Trinidad Diaries: A Cultural Misfit Goes Home is a comedic novel about the misadventures of 19-year-old Andrew Mohammed, the child of Caribbean immigrants. When Andrew lands a summer job as a newspaper reporter with the Trinidad Sentinel, he arrives in Port-of-Spain with three simple goals: rum, adventure, and a little lovin’. But his quest isn’t easy. He has to survive culture shock, adjust to his eccentric newsroom colleagues, and tame his ferocious 73-year-old Granny. Along the way he discovers something he didn’t expect: himself.