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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> |
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 childhood specialist. He has two daughters.<ref name="BaumReview"/> Smith teaches in the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.<ref>[http://wwcmfa.org/faculty-2/ Warren Wilson faculty]</ref> |
He lives in [[Seattle, Washington]] with his wife, an instructional coach and early childhood specialist. He has two daughters.<ref name="BaumReview"/> Smith teaches 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]</ref><ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/author/dominic-smith/]</ref><ref>[https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/twin-wells-11/]</ref><ref>[https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/bernhard-schlinks-woman-on-the-stairs-storyteller-gazes-into-a-haze/news-story/bae97c8ddf7c491e8495d635a16262fd]</ref> |
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 Book review by Smith in the New York Times]</ref><ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/author/dominic-smith/ Fiction by Smith in The Atlantic]</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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==Awards and Fellowships== |
==Awards and Fellowships== |
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* National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship 2018 <ref> |
* 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 <ref> |
* 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 <ref> |
* Dobie Paisano Fellowship <ref>[https://dobiepaisano.utexas.edu/previous-fellows Paisano Fellowship Listing]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 03:05, 9 May 2019
Dominic Smith is an Australian-American novelist.
Early life and education
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 teaches in the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.[3]
Publications
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
- 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
- National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship 2018 [13]
- Australia Council for the Arts New Works Grant [14]
- Dobie Paisano Fellowship [15]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Book review by Smith in the New York Times
- ^ Fiction by Smith in The Atlantic
- ^ Fiction by Smith in Texas Monthly
- ^ Book Review by Smith in The Australian
- ^ https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374146856 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