Melissa Dalton

Melissa Dalton is a seasoned contributing writer with extensive experience in design and architecture, currently writing for Portrait Magazine and SagaCity Media since 2021. At Statehood Media, since 2012, Melissa has contributed to publications such as 1859: Oregon's Magazine and 1889: Washington's Magazine, focusing on home and commercial design in the Pacific Northwest. Additionally, Melissa has been delivering content to Dwell Magazine and managing Alder Studio, LLC as a freelance design and architecture writer since 2008. Previous roles include contributing to Curbed and serving as an Assistant Editor at Portland Spaces Magazine. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Evergreen State College and a Master of Arts in English Language and Literature from Portland State University.