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Lee Smith (born November 1, 1944) is an American fiction writer who often incorporates her background from the American South in her works. She has received many writing awards, such as the O. Henry Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Fiction, and the North Carolina Award for Literature.
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Apr 18, 2023 · Lee Smith began writing stories at the age of nine and selling them for a nickel apiece. Since then, she has written seventeen works of fiction, including Fair and Tender Ladies, Oral History, Guests on Earth, and most recently, Blue Marlin and Silver Alert.
Apr 19, 2024 · Lee Smith is an American author of fiction about her native southeastern United States. Smith was educated at Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia (B.A., 1967), and the Sorbonne in Paris; she taught at the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University. Her first novel, The Last Day.
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Lee Harold Smith (born April 10, 1962) is an American journalist and author. He is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and was a senior editor at The Weekly Standard. Smith was formerly editor-in-chief of The Village Voice Literary Supplement, a national monthly literary review.
Learn about the life and work of Lee Smith, a celebrated Southern writer who draws on her Appalachian roots and oral traditions. Discover how she developed her distinctive voice, style, and themes in novels such as Oral History, Fair and Tender Ladies, and Saving Grace.
Lee Smith is a veteran journalist whose work appears in Real Clear Investigations, the Federalist, and Tablet. He’s worked in media for thirty years, writing about national politics, foreign policy, and the press.
Mar 21, 2016 · Lee Smith Author of 11 novels, four short story collections and a new memoir, "Dimestore: A Writer's Life" Dante Chinni Data and political reporter, Wall Street Journal, contributor, NBC News director, American Communities Project, Michigan State University
