Larry Smith | |
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| Born | September 17, 1968 New Jersey |
| Occupation | Non-fiction writer, editor |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Genre | Six-Word Memoirs |
| Notable works | "Not Quite What I Was Planning", "Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak" |
| Spouse | |
Larry Smith (born September 17, 1968) is an American author and editor, and publisher of Smith Magazine. He is best known for developing the best-selling book series Six-Word Memoirs, a literary subgenre that took on a life of its own in popular culture as publications began holding reader contests and publishing the results.[1] The form has been described as "American haiku."[2] Smith credits Ernest Hemingway's reputed shortest story, "For sale: baby shoes, never worn", with inspiring the viral literary movement.[3][4]
- ^ Kloer, Phil. "Write your six-word memoir contest," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (October 11, 2007). Archived November 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "It All Happened Here in Philadelphia," Philadelphia magazine. Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Widdicombe, Lizzie (February 25, 2008). "Say It All in Six Words", The New Yorker.
- ^ "Six-Word Memoirs: Life Stories Distilled". NPR. February 7, 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2013.