Noel "Razor" Smith (born 24 December 1960) is a British writer and former criminal. He has spent the greater part of his adult life in prison, serving a life sentence for armed robbery. In prison he taught himself to read and write, gained an Honours Diploma from the London School of Journalism and an A-level in law. He has been awarded a number of Koestler awards for his writing and has contributed articles to the Independent, the Guardian, Punch, the Big Issue, the New Statesman and the New Law Journal. His autobiography, A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun, was published by Penguin in 2004.[1] He went on to write A Rusty Gun: Facing Up To a Life of Crime in 2010[2] after serving at the unique rehabilitation prison HMP Grendon and moving to HMP Blantyre House, prior to being released on 12 May 2010.[2]
- ^ "Noel 'Razor' Smith | Essential Works". Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ a b Andrew Anthony (25 July 2010). "A Rusty Gun: Facing up to a life of crime by Noel 'Razor' Smith | Book review | Books | The Observer". London: Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2012.