Danyel Smith is an author, award-winning journalist, and producer.
The author of two novels-- More Like Wrestling (2003), and Bliss (2005)--Danyel lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Elliott Wilson..
In addition to writing for NPR, The California Sunday Magazine , The New Yorker , Teen Vogue , and The New York Times , Danyel has served as editor of Billboard , editor at large at Time Inc., and editor in chief of Vibe .
Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford, where she cofounded HRDCVR, an innovative hardcover culture magazine.
A 2021 Yaddo Fellow, Danyel was a senior producer and editor at ESPN, and a John S.
She\'s the creator and host the Spotify-exclusive Black Girl Songbook , a music and talk show that centers Black Women in music.
Danyel Smith is an author, award-winning journalist, and producer
