About Me

Allen R Smith is a syndicated writer and ghostwriter living in Oceanside, California. He is a three-time award winner for America’s Funniest Humor and has published thousands of long and short-form articles in print, on the web, and social media.

Smith has been featured on NBC News, ABC’s The View, and KYSL Radio. He has also been published in The Writer Magazine, The Denver Post, Medium, The Haven, MuddyUm, and was a founding writer for Lance Armstrong’s wellness website, LIVESTRONG. Smith was also the Gear Editor from 2008-2011 for Onthesnow.com, the most visited winter sports website in the United States.

Smith’s first book, Ski Instructors Confidential: The Stories Ski Instructors Swap Back at the Lodge was published in 2005, is in its second printing, and continues to sell around the world in book stores and online. His second book, Watching Grandma Circle the Drain was published in 2011 and has received rave reviews on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and dozens of independent websites and blogs. He has also contributed to Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners (2010) and The Gigantic Armchair Reader (2008). His latest book, Monkey in a Pink Canoe was published in April 2014 and earned the Best Humor Award from the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. For more information, please contact me here.