Melanie S. Smith

​Melanie Smith is a 2019 graduate of the GrubStreet Writers Memoir incubator. Melanie has been published in literary magazines including Ruminate, Windhover, and Blue Mountain Review, and enjoyed residencies at the Elizabeth Bishop House and the Vermont Studio Center. This summer, Melanie was a resident at Craigardan. Melanie has taught in Boston University's Writing Program since 2008.

Prize anthology mentions

Best American Essays 2021*

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