About

So you’ve just arrived at my about page. Welcome! Chances are, you’re here for the writer / teacher / blogger / whatever. If you came here accidentally while on a search for this Eric Smith, I’m not him. Thanks.

Me? I’m a New Jersey native (exotic!) currently living in Philadelphia where I work in publishing, teach at Peirce College, and run Geekadelphia with several wonderful writers. I’ve taught and given guest lectures about writing and social media at a wealth of schools, including DeVry University, Montgomery County College, Long Island University, Saint Joseph’s University, Temple University, the University of the Arts, and more.

I love writing. Love it. My debut novel, Textual Healing, came out in the Fall of 2010. I blog away on Geekadelphia and a few of my essays on teaching have been published on Campus Splash. I’m in the midst of writing a second novel.

I hold a BA from Kean University and an MA from Arcadia University, two institutions I’m fiercely proud of. Besides writing and teaching, I love reading (surprise surprise), photography, video games, and playing with my rabbit and chinchilla, Rory and Mittens.

Before I started grad school and began teaching, I used to do a lot of music photography work. I’ve been published in magazines like Alternative Press, AMP, and The Aquarian, and contributed to a large number of websites. Artists have used my photographs on tour posters and inside their albums, which you can purchase in stores nationwide and internationally, such as Echo Screen’s Euphoria, Permanent Holiday’s As the City Sleeps, and Southcott’s Flee the Scene.

Touring was also fun. I’ve spent time on the road with artists like David Melillo, Farewell, Foster, Just Surrender, Sleepaway, Socratic, Tourmaline, Upper Class Trash, major label artists Cute Is What We Aim For (Fueled By Ramen / Atlantic) and Forever The Sickest Kids (Universal), and many more. While a lot of these bands are broken up, I’m still proud of ‘em.

I even appeared in a music video for Silverstein, as one of the main characters. The video appeared on MTV, Fuse, etc. It was awesome. I was also an extra in Fall Out Boy’s Dance Dance video with one of my good friends.

Life is good.

I can be reached via email at ericsmithrocks[at]gmail.com and on Twitter at @ericsmithrocks.