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Finding Your Author Voice - an interview with author Sarah Smith

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 28th June 2024

"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.



    #Engage with Gladstone's Library

    by Gladstones Library | Thursday, 20th June 2024

    Our Engagement and Learning Officers have been in post for a little less than a month and they are already hard at work. Now the dust has settled following their arrival, we thought it was time to catch up with them about their project.


    Gladstone's Library Welcomes Prestigious Diamond Dagger Award to Its Archives

    by Gladstones Library | Thursday, 13th June 2024


    This week, the team at Gladstone's Library in Hawarden, Flintshire, announced the addition of the esteemed Diamond Dagger Award to its archives.

    This prestigious award, presented annually by the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) alongside twelve other Dagger awards, is a lifetime achievement award recognising outstanding contributions to crime writing in the English language.