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Dominic Smith is an Australian-American novelist.

Smith was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1971. He grew up in the Blue Mountains and in Sydney. His father was an American corporate manager, his Australian mother worked as a secretary. Smith, one of four children, was eight years old when his parents separated. The following year, the family home burned down and Smith's mother suffered a stroke and became disabled; the family struggled to make ends meet. Australian politician Tamara Smith is his sister.

Smith graduated from college in 1994 at age 23 with a B.A. in anthropology. He completed an MFA in creative writing on a Michener Fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin in 2003.