Seana Smith
Author of Memoir and Biography
based in NSW
Seana Smith was born and brought up in East Lothian, Scotland. She studied Classics and then Old and Medieval English at Wadham College, University of Oxford (much to her surprise and delight.)
Seana worked in TV production for ten years, first in Sydney at Channel 9 and then in London and Glasgow with the BBC. Seana’s first son was born and the family lived in Karachi, Pakistan and then emigrated to Sydney.
Seana’s published books are:
Sydney For Under Fives, Ed 1 2001, Pan Macmillan, Ed 2 and 3 Ventura Press
The Australian Autism Handbook, Ed 1 and 4, 2008 and 2023, Ventura Press
Beyond The Baby Blues, Ed 1 and 2, 2011 and 2013, Ventura Press
Wildly Weird But Totally True: Australia, self-published 2002
Going Under, a memoir of family secrets, addiction and escape, 2024 Ventura Press
Seana is proudly alcohol free and she is an advocate for the #sobercool. She is an enthusiastic ocean swimmer all year round.
Seana has twice been interviewed on ABC Conversations, why both Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski. Interviews with Seana and her writing have appeared in The Scotsman, The Scots Magazine, Punch, The Australian Magazine, The Sun-Herald, The Sydney Morning Herald and Outdoor Swimmer magazine.
