Discipline: Literature – fiction

Corey Michael Smithson

Discipline: Literature – fiction
Region: Kansas City, MO
MacDowell Fellowships: 2016

Corey Michael Smithson arrived to take a break from the noise and density of Brooklyn to work on his third novel, The Brother of Maggie Brood, as well as a book of essays (Relished Vices) and a collection of poetry (Sketches of Fear and Enchantment).

Studios

Watson

Corey Michael Smithson worked in the Watson studio.

Built in 1916 in memory of Regina Watson of Chicago, a musician and teacher, this studio was donated by a group of her friends, along with funds for its maintenance. Originally designed to serve as a composers’ studio with room for performance, Watson was used as a recital hall for chamber music for a…

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