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'''Dominic Smith''' is an Australian-American novelist. |
'''Dominic Smith''' is an Australian-American novelist. |
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Smith was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1971. He grew up in the Blue Mountains and in Sydney. His father was an American corporate manager, his Australian mother worked as a secretary. Smith, one of four children, was eight years old when his parents separated. The following year, the family home burned down and Smith's mother suffered a stroke and became disabled; the family struggled to make ends meet.<ref name="BaumReview">{{cite news |last1=Baum |first1=Caroline |title=Dominic Smith (book review) |publisher=[[The Age]] |date=21 May 2016}}</ref> Australian politician [[Tamara Smith]] is his sister.<ref name="BaumReview"/> |
Smith was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1971. He grew up in the Blue Mountains and in Sydney. His father was an American corporate manager, his Australian mother worked as a secretary. Smith, one of four children, was eight years old when his parents separated. The following year, the family home burned down and Smith's mother suffered a stroke and became disabled; the family struggled to make ends meet.<ref name="BaumReview">{{cite news |last1=Baum |first1=Caroline |title=Dominic Smith (book review) |publisher=[[The Age]] |date=21 May 2016}}</ref> Australian politician [[Tamara Smith]] is his sister.<ref name="BaumReview"/> |
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Smith graduated from college in 1994 at age 23 with a B.A.in anthropology.<ref name="BaumReview"/> He completed an MFA in creative writing on a Michener Fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin in 2003.<ref>[https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/degree/degrees/nlogon/?s_last_name_read=DOMINO%2C+DELANEY+LYNN&s_last_isn_read=460089&s_first_name_read=DOMINIC%2C+JESSICA+SANJANA&s_first_isn_read=1195516&s_first_time_sw=X&s_start_name=Smith%2C+Dominic&s_start_page=Submit Record of degree on UT Austin website]</ref> |
Smith graduated from college in 1994 at age 23 with a B.A. in anthropology.<ref name="BaumReview"/> He completed an MFA in creative writing on a Michener Fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin in 2003.<ref>[https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/degree/degrees/nlogon/?s_last_name_read=DOMINO%2C+DELANEY+LYNN&s_last_isn_read=460089&s_first_name_read=DOMINIC%2C+JESSICA+SANJANA&s_first_isn_read=1195516&s_first_time_sw=X&s_start_name=Smith%2C+Dominic&s_start_page=Submit Record of degree on UT Austin website]</ref> |
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He lives in [[Seattle, Washington]] with his wife, an instructional coach and early |
He lives in [[Seattle, Washington]] with his wife, an instructional coach and early-childhood specialist. He has two daughters.<ref name="BaumReview"/> Smith has taught in the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.<ref>[http://wwcmfa.org/faculty-2/ Warren Wilson faculty]</ref> |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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Smith's writing has appeared in ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Atlantic]]'', ''[[Texas Monthly]]'' and ''[[The Australian]]''.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/books/review/stewart-onan-henry-himself.html |
Smith's writing has appeared in ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Atlantic]]'', ''[[Texas Monthly]]'' and ''[[The Australian]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stewart O’Nan Returns to the Fictional Maxwell Family (Published 2019) |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205164231/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/books/review/stewart-onan-henry-himself.html |archive-date=2022-12-05 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/books/review/stewart-onan-henry-himself.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dominic Smith |website=[[The Atlantic]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605081943/https://www.theatlantic.com/author/dominic-smith/ |archive-date=2023-06-05 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/author/dominic-smith/}}</ref><ref>[https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/twin-wells-11/ Fiction by Smith in Texas Monthly]</ref><ref>[https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/bernhard-schlinks-woman-on-the-stairs-storyteller-gazes-into-a-haze/news-story/bae97c8ddf7c491e8495d635a16262fd Book Review by Smith in The Australian]</ref> His novel ''The Last Painting of Sara de Vos'' was a New York Times bestseller.<ref>[https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374146856 Bio on Macmillan website]</ref> |
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==Novels== |
==Novels== |
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* '' |
* ''Return to Valetto'': A Novel (2023 Farrar, Straus, Giroux in USA'';'' Allen & Unwin in Australia) |
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* ''The Electric Hotel: A Novel'' (Farrar, Straus, Giroux/Sarah Crichton Books'','' June 2019) |
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* ''The Last Painting of Sara de Vos'' (2016, Farrar, Straus, Giroux/Sarah Crichton Books in USA; Allen & Unwin in Australia) |
* ''The Last Painting of Sara de Vos'' (2016, Farrar, Straus, Giroux/Sarah Crichton Books in USA; Allen & Unwin in Australia)<ref name="BaumReview"/><ref name="HarrisonReview">{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Kathryn |title=The Last Painting of Sara de Vos (book review) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/books/review/the-last-painting-of-sara-de-vos-by-dominic-smith.html |accessdate=8 May 2019 |work=New York Times |date=8 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="SwinnReview">{{cite news |last1=Swinn |first1=Louise |title=A picture of art and its sense of mystery (book review) |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="ShapiraReview">{{cite news |last1=Shapira |first1=Ian |title='The Last Painting of Sara de Vos,' a riveting tale of art theft (book review) |work=Washington Post |date=5 April 2016}}</ref> |
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*''Bright and Distant Shores'' (Atria, 2011)<ref name="BradleyReview">{{cite news |last1=Bradley |first1=James |title=The new Pacific |
*''Bright and Distant Shores'' (Atria, 2011)<ref name="BradleyReview">{{cite news |last1=Bradley |first1=James |title=The new Pacific solution (book review) |publisher=Weekend Australian |date=26 February 2011}}</ref> |
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*''The Beautiful Miscellaneous'' (Atria, 2007) |
*''The Beautiful Miscellaneous'' (Atria, 2007) |
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*''The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre'' (Atria, 2006) |
*''The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre'' (Atria, 2006) |
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==Awards and Fellowships== |
==Awards and Fellowships== |
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* National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship 2018 |
* National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship 2018<ref>[https://www.arts.gov/nea-literature-fellowships/dominic-smith NEA Fellowship Listing]</ref> |
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* Australia Council for the Arts New Works Grant |
* Australia Council for the Arts New Works Grant<ref>[https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/literary-fiction/The-Last-Painting-of-Sara-de-Vos-Dominic-Smith-9781743439951 Allen & Unwin website]</ref> |
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* Dobie Paisano Fellowship |
* Dobie Paisano Fellowship<ref>[https://dobiepaisano.utexas.edu/previous-fellows Paisano Fellowship Listing]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:21st-century American novelists]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:05, 20 October 2024
Dominic Smith is an Australian-American novelist.
Early life and education
[edit]Smith was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1971. He grew up in the Blue Mountains and in Sydney. His father was an American corporate manager, his Australian mother worked as a secretary. Smith, one of four children, was eight years old when his parents separated. The following year, the family home burned down and Smith's mother suffered a stroke and became disabled; the family struggled to make ends meet.[1] Australian politician Tamara Smith is his sister.[1]
Smith graduated from college in 1994 at age 23 with a B.A. in anthropology.[1] He completed an MFA in creative writing on a Michener Fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin in 2003.[2]
He lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife, an instructional coach and early-childhood specialist. He has two daughters.[1] Smith has taught in the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.[3]
Publications
[edit]Smith's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Texas Monthly and The Australian.[4][5][6][7] His novel The Last Painting of Sara de Vos was a New York Times bestseller.[8]
Novels
[edit]- Return to Valetto: A Novel (2023 Farrar, Straus, Giroux in USA; Allen & Unwin in Australia)
- The Electric Hotel: A Novel (Farrar, Straus, Giroux/Sarah Crichton Books, June 2019)
- The Last Painting of Sara de Vos (2016, Farrar, Straus, Giroux/Sarah Crichton Books in USA; Allen & Unwin in Australia)[1][9][10][11]
- Bright and Distant Shores (Atria, 2011)[12]
- The Beautiful Miscellaneous (Atria, 2007)
- The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre (Atria, 2006)
Awards and Fellowships
[edit]- National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship 2018[13]
- Australia Council for the Arts New Works Grant[14]
- Dobie Paisano Fellowship[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Baum, Caroline (21 May 2016). "Dominic Smith (book review)". The Age.
- ^ Record of degree on UT Austin website
- ^ Warren Wilson faculty
- ^ "Stewart O'Nan Returns to the Fictional Maxwell Family (Published 2019)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05.
- ^ "Dominic Smith". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05.
- ^ Fiction by Smith in Texas Monthly
- ^ Book Review by Smith in The Australian
- ^ Bio on Macmillan website
- ^ Harrison, Kathryn (8 April 2016). "The Last Painting of Sara de Vos (book review)". New York Times. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Swinn, Louise (4 June 2016). "A picture of art and its sense of mystery (book review)". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Shapira, Ian (5 April 2016). "'The Last Painting of Sara de Vos,' a riveting tale of art theft (book review)". Washington Post.
- ^ Bradley, James (26 February 2011). "The new Pacific solution (book review)". Weekend Australian.
- ^ NEA Fellowship Listing
- ^ Allen & Unwin website
- ^ Paisano Fellowship Listing
