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‘I have just had a lovely couple in the workshop who have ordered a ring from me off the back of the feature in Worcestershire Life Magazine.’
Kate Smith
Jewellery Designer

‘Your MIF blog is fantastic!’
Cara Cummings
Stand-up comedian and MC at Comedy Bin’s Question Mark Bar, Jokers! Joker of the Year Finalist 2011 (First ever female comic to reach the finals of You Must be Joking and Edinburgh Fringe legend).

What has Mrs Smith been up to?

REGULARS...

Sandra Smith's alter ego, the delightfully old school Lady Margaret Gosworthy-Pringle, is now sharing her 'Journal Jottings' with Hampshire Life readers. VIEW BLOG

Sandra Smith also blogs for Hertfordshire Life, sharing the challenges of being a freelance writer with the juggling of domesticity in 'A Write Life!' VIEW BLOG

Readers of Great British Life's London website can now read Sandra Smith's blog, 'My Islington Friend'. Two soulmates, one basking in the tranquillity of the countryside, the other revelling in the buzz of London, each offer a parallel reality check in the juggling of parental priorities. VIEW BLOG

Wendover Village News correspondent for Bucks Herald

The Chap ‘Cunning Language’column about unusual words

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Ellesborough Village Magazine, 'The Life and Loves of a Kitchen Devil' one woman show review, December 2011

Country Living, '12 Ways to Farm from Afar' feature, December 2011

Thame Arts and Literature Festival, 'The Ins & Outs, Ups & Downs and Nuts & Bolts of Humour Writing' workshop, October 2011

Prayer for Today magazine, 'The Power of Speach' feature, November 2011

The Lady, The Lady Ambassadors, 26th July 2011

Prayer for Today magazine, interview with Patsy McKie of Mothers Against Violence, August 2011

Writing Magazine, 'Vent Your Spleen' article about writing opinion pieces, August 2011

Lincolnshire Life, Colin Dexter interview, April 2011

Prayer for Today Magazine, article about unity in the church, January 2011

The Chap, article about Cherry Blossom shoe polish, December/January 2011

'A Write Week!' weekly column featured in The Tring and Berkhamsted Gazette, 2010

Lincolnshire Life, Sandra Hunt interview, December 2010

Bucks Life, article about Rumseys for Chocolate Week, October 2010

Interviewed by Louisa Hannan on BBC Radio Oxford’s Mid Morning Programme, Friday 16 July 2010

Thame Arts and Literature Festival, From Pen to Publication Talk, June 2010

Writing Magazine Writing Humour article, April 2010

Dance Review Interview feature with Royal Danish Ballet’s Gregory Dean, March 2010

Buckinghamshire and Berkshire Life Selection of Christmas quotes from Buckinghamshire writers, actors and celebrities, December 2009

Worcestershire Life Jewellery Designers feature, December 2009

Warwickshire Life Jewellery Designers feature, November 2009

Powder Room Graffiti Brief Encounter, a rant about knickers, 29 October 2009

The Times Book Review in The Weekend Section's They're Reading column, 22 August 2009

Leighton Buzzard Writers' website 6 word story

The Oldie Interview with Geoffrey Palmer summer edition

Buckinghamshire Life Interviews with Nicholas Parsons, August 2009 and Fiona Castle, January 2009

bh Magazine Article about Rumseys chocolaterie business, 22 July 2009

Mature Times, 'A Thousand Orange Trees' book review on website, July 2009

Britain at War Edited journal left by an uncle about his WWII experiences, May 2009

The Four Shires Interview with Max Mason, owner of The Big Bang Restaurant, April 2009

Best of British Nostalgic piece, March 2009

Prayer Magazine Interview with Fiona Castle, January 2009

Bucks Free Press Play review, December 2008

The People's Friend Nostalgic piece about a favourite childhood book, November 2008

Evergreen Shorthand article, autumn 2008

Who Cares? (Full Time Mothers Newsletter) Children's book review, summer 2007

The Chap Articles about gentlemen's attire in August 2009, April 2009 and August 2008 editions

Cat World Cat stories, September 2009, July 2008 and July 2007

Dogs Monthly Dog story, June 2008

The Four Shires Family piece, February 2008

Chiltern Writer Relative Values column 2006-2008

Commended entry in Chilterns Open Writing Competition 2008

Rhyme & Reason December 2008 Two short stories featured, one humorous

Chiltern Writers Anthology 2008 Two humorous stories featured

Extra Curricular

Lady Ambassador for The Lady

Creative Writing Tutor

Chair of Chiltern Writers