Noel "Razor" Smith (born 24 December 1960) is a British writer and former criminal.
He has spent the greater portion 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.
He went on to write A Rusty Gun: Facing Up To a Life of Crime in 2010 after serving at the unique rehabilitation prison HMP Grendon, and moving to HMP Blantyre House and being released on 12 May 2010.
he is also now doing interviews for the social media Group “LAD Bible” where he talks about life in prison and as a criminal.