Dominic Smith (author)

His father was an American corporate manager, his Australian mother worked as a secretary.

[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.

[1] Smith has taught in the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.

[3] Smith's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Texas Monthly and The Australian.