Larry Smith | |
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![]() Larry Smith | |
Born | New Jersey | September 17, 1968
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" |
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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]