Alene Dawson is an accomplished writer, screenwriter, columnist, and journalist. She written for award-winning publications, including the Los Angeles Times, where she's written more than 230 features, cover stories, and section cover stories. Millions have read her work for the Los Angeles Times in an array of Tribune outlets across the United States and the globe. These include the Chicago Tribune and South Florida Sun Sentinel. Other outlets she's written for include Glamour, Elle, Marie Claire, In Style, Town & Country, Essence, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, The Nest, THR Luxury Travel Report, Elite Traveler, Fodor's Travel, CNN, MSN, Shondaland, and others. Many with print circulations over one million up to those with over 25 million digital unique visitors per month globally.
Dawson is known for her original and popular reporting. Her writing earns high social media numbers. This includes her Los Angeles Times feature "The key to a happy life? Gratitude that goes beyond Thanksgiving" as well as "Gen X is balanced and happy” and "What is beauty and who has it?" for . Whether she’s reporting on groups trying to scrub exfoliating microbeads from store shelves, writing about Generation Z, when it's time to clock out on technology, how to tap into your creativity, Glamping, or interviewing modern icons including Richard Branson, Deepak Chopra, David Lynch, Misty Copeland, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jennifer Aniston, Zendaya, Maria Sharapova, Moby, and many others, she is counted on to deliver intelligent, information-driven features and cover stories. Stories, that no matter if they’re exuberant or serious, respect and are relatable to readers.
Dawson is a lifestyle expert covering social science, culture, wellness, beauty, health (she's written her own beauty & health column), luxury travel, style, and dating & relationships.
She's interviewed Olympic gold medalists, world-renowned tastemakers, politicians, professors, and scientists bringing forth groundbreaking discoveries and inventions. She also covers entertainment and has interviewed Oscar and Emmy Award-winning and nominated actors, directors, producers, writers, choreographers, production designers, and Grammy Award-winning and nominated musicians.
Her personal stories and essays have been published in magazines with circulations of more than a million. She's also delved into the world of television and multimedia writing. She believes everyone has an interesting story to tell and fuses her on-camera, new media, and print expertise to bring to life the big and small moments in life. She's a passionate, curious, unique, and proven writer and screenwriter. Her mission is to help make the world a better place through writing.
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