Dale Mahfood was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to parents whose roots run deep into the island's past. He has lived in London, England, and up and down the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, from New England to Florida, where he earned a master's degree in English Education from Florida International University. These experiences, combined with his career in education, have developed his passion for writing about diverse peoples and places. Dale is co-founder of the Jamaica Brew Festival, a celebration of Jamaican literature and film in South Florida, where he served as Literary Program Coordinator for 2024 and 2025. As a writer, his first novel, When Trees Fall, is Book One of the Wood and Water Saga series; he is currently working on Book Two, Up From Mountains. Dale lives in South Florida with his wife, Janet.