A Quest for Conversation; My Week at Gladstone's Library - Melanie Hyo-In Han

24 January 2025

A Quest for Conversation; My Week at Gladstone's Library - Melanie Hyo-In Han

The moment I arrived at Gladstone’s Library, I felt as though I’d stepped into the pages of a dark academia novel. Time seemed suspended…
"Words don't just drop out of the sky" - Karen Lloyd

6 December 2024

"Words don't just drop out of the sky" - Karen Lloyd

A Blog by Karen Lloyd, 2025 Writer in Residence at Gladstone’s Library and author of Abundance The truth is, there’s no-one else to do this…
Nature and Creative Writing - Words by Masterclass attendees

18 November 2024

Nature and Creative Writing - Words by Masterclass attendees

Karen, an acclaimed nature writer and journalist, challenged masterclass attendees to write short pieces inspired by scenes from nature. Now, we are pleased to share what they wrote. 

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Meet Mellt the Storyteller

30 October 2024

Meet Mellt the Storyteller

Mellt the Storyteller will bring us Tales for Midwinter and the Festive Season on Saturday 7th December from 3pm-5pm. There has already been high demand for tickets, but who is Mellt, teller of tales?

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Knuckling Down: Editing with Sarah Smith

15 October 2024

Knuckling Down: Editing with Sarah Smith

That’s how I came to bite the bullet and restructure my novel during my residency at Gladstone’s and I couldn’t have found a better place to do it. The calm of the Reading Rooms, full of other people quietly beavering away, was the change of scene I needed – Sarah Smith

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Meet the Neighbours - a blog by author Sarah Smith

2 September 2024

Meet the Neighbours - a blog by author Sarah Smith

“When I visit a new place, I often gravitate towards the local churchyard. It helps me get my bearings, and it’s an obvious choice for someone who writes historical fiction. All the memorials inscribed with dates and places and the graves of people who lived and died here. It’s a good place to start to understand the history of a place.”

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Seeking a spirituality for the environmental crisis

21 August 2024

Seeking a spirituality for the environmental crisis

Seeking a spirituality for the environmental crisis – an article by Andy Lord, recipient of the Canon Denys Ruddy Memorial Scholarship

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Gladstone’s Doctors

19 August 2024

Gladstone’s Doctors

If one walks past the statue towards Gladstone’s Library, one may observe four other sculptures placed in niches around its frontage. These commemorate Gladstone’s four ‘doctors’ – the writers he singled out as the intellectual mentors who guided his thought throughout his life.

An article by Jonathan Hopson

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Hope and Literary Activism

12 August 2024

Hope and Literary Activism

Hope and activism are coterminous, or to use a more natural metaphor, they exist in symbiotic relationship. 

An article by Writer in Residence Karen Lloyd

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Finding Your Author Voice - an interview with author Sarah Smith

28 June 2024

Finding Your Author Voice - an interview with author Sarah Smith

“I’ve always written. I loved English at school, read widely and I went to University to study English in the mid-1980s. I originally trained as an English teacher but through a series of life events I fell into working for a range of projects which were all about supporting Disabled people moving into education and employment.” – author Sarah Smith (Hear No Evil) on finding her authorial voice.

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