Emma Smith (author)

Emma Smith
BornElspeth Hallsmith
21 August 1923
Died24 April 2018 (aged 94)
Putney, London
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
GenreBiography, Children's
Years active1940s – 2010s
Notable worksMaidens' Trip, The Far Cry
Notable awardsJohn Llewellyn Rhys Prize
SpouseRichard Stewart-Jones
ChildrenBarnaby and Lucy Rose

Emma Smith (21 August 1923 – 24 April 2018) was an English novelist, who also wrote for children and published two volumes of autobiography. She gave encouragement to Laurie Lee while he was writing his bestselling memoir of his childhood, Cider with Rosie.