Guy Smith (writer)
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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."
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Born | (1957-11-17) November 17, 1957 (age 66) Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Fiction, Non-fiction (political) |
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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]