He is a writer, ghostwriter, and writing coach. He also teaches writing through the Maine College of Art (MECA) and the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA). He is a regular contributor to the Maine Sunday Telegram Book section.
His novel Dream Singer was a finalist for the Bellwether Prize, created by best-selling novelist Barbara Kingsolver, “in support of a literature of social change.” It was named in December 2014 as a Notable Book of the Year in Literary Fiction by “Shelf Unbound,” the international, indie book review magazine that has 125,000 readers in over 70 countries. Margaret Brown, the publisher, is a National Book Critics Circle Lifetime Member.
Come meet Frank O Smith at Books in Boothbay on July 11!
