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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…

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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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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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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