Guy Smith (writer)

For other people with the same name, see Guy Smith (disambiguation).
Guy Smith
Guy Smith, 2006
Guy Smith, 2006
Born (1957-11-17) November 17, 1957 (age 66)
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationWriter
GenreFiction, Non-fiction (political)
Website
music.guysmith.org

Guy Smith (born November 17, 1957, in Augusta, Georgia) is a writer and songwriter.[1] Smith has published both fiction and non-fiction, and bills himself as a "writer, songwriter, and provocateur."

Smith describes a childhood that included simultaneously being a surfer and a working cowboy. His writing career began while working at Kennedy Space Center, writing articles for trade press. This led to his first book devoted to architecture of the Hewlett-Packard 3000 computer.

In San Francisco Smith began writing politically focused opinion pieces for Bay Area newspapers (San Francisco Chronicle,[2][3] Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times). While in San Francisco he expanded into fiction, publishing his first novella (Afterlife). His speaking engagements include the Libertarian National Convention[4] and the Gun Rights Policy Conference.[5]

  1. ^ Official Web Site
  2. ^ San Francisco Chronicle: I hate to say I said so . . .
  3. ^ San Francisco Chronicle: On Pretrial Incarceration for Juveniles
  4. ^ Speaker: 2008 Libertarian National Convention
  5. ^ Speaker: 2008 Gun Rights Policy Conference