Sarah Smarsh

Sarah Smarsh (born 1980) is an American journalist and nonfiction writer. Published in 2018, Heartland is an autobiographical work which focuses on the lives of her family members, white blue-collar residents of the Midwestern and Southern USA; the book was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize.[2] She Come By It Natural (2020) is a collection of essays about Dolly Parton, provoked by stereotyped coverage of rural people in the context of the 2016 election.[3][4][5][6]

Sarah Smarsh
Smarsh in 2018
Born1980 (age 40–41)
Kansas, U.S.[1]
OccupationWriter
GenreNonfiction

Background

Smarsh was born in rural Kansas and grew up on farms and in small towns. Her family moved frequently and she attended eight schools before she reached ninth grade.[7] She attended the University of Kansas starting in 1998, and received received her MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University.[8][9]

She has been a fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. She has written for publications including the Columbia Journalism Review, the New York Times, The Guardian, and The New Yorker.[10]

References
  1. Catte, Elizabeth. "One woman's story of poverty and hard work in America's fly-over country". Washington Post. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  2. Dawson, Mackenzie. "How 'Heartland' author Sarah Smarsh became a hero in rural America". New York Post. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  3. Garcia-Navarro, Lulu. "Author Sarah Smarsh Discusses Her New Book On 'The Great Unifier:' Dolly Parton". NPR. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. Choate, Emily. "She Come by It Natural Pays Unique Tribute to Dolly Parton". Nashville Scene. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  5. Dundas, Deborah. "In 'She Come By It Natural,' an homage to Dolly Parton and how her music speaks to women". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  6. Berry, Lorraine. "Review: How Dolly Parton became an unsung icon of the feminist working class". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  7. Smarsh, Sarah. "The working-class kid who became a writer: how a Kansas teacher helped change my life". The Guardian. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  8. Keranen, Rachel. "Review: Heartland by Sarah Smarsh". Columbia Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  9. Bierman, Courtney. "Q&A with KU alumna author, journalist Sarah Smarsh". The University Daily Kansan. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  10. Sarah Smarsh author pages:
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