Dominic Smith

Dominic Smith (born 1971) 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. Australian politician Tamara Smith is his sister.

He lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife, Emily, an instructional coach and early-childhood specialist. He has two daughters, Mikaila and Gemma.

Publications Smith's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Texas Monthly and The Australian. His novel The Last Painting of Sara de Vos was a New York Times bestseller.

Novels 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) Bright and Distant Shores (Atria, 2011) The Beautiful Miscellaneous (Atria, 2007) The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre (Atria, 2006)

Awards and Fellowships National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship 2018 Australia Council for the Arts New Works Grant Dobie Paisano Fellowship