Gladys May Casely-Hayford wanda ake wa lakabi da Aquah Laluah (11 ga Mayu 1904 - Oktoba 1950) marubuciya ce ta Gold Coast wacce aka haifa a Saliyo. An yaba mata a matsayin marubucin farko da ya rubuta a cikin harshen Krio. Gladys an haife ta a cikin gidan Casey-Hayford na Axim, Gold Coast a ranar 11 ga Mayu 1904. Tun tana yarinya, wacce aka fi sani da Aquah LaLuah, ta kasance mai karatu mai kwazo, tana cinye Heroes na Charles Kingsley tun tana shekara bakwai. Tana iya raira waƙa, rawa, da rubuta waƙoƙi tun tana ƙarami. Saboda haɓakarta tana iya magana da Ingilishi ingantacce, Creole, da Fante (yaren mahaifinta). Tana da karatun firamare da sakandare a Gold Coast amma saboda dalilai na likita an kai ta Ingila, sannan aka sami ilimi a Turai, ciki har da Kwalejin Penrhos, Colwyn Bay, a Wales, sannan ta yi tafiya tare da kungiyar jazz ta Berlin a matsayin dan rawa. Ta yi tafiya a Amurka kuma. Lokacin da ta fara samun matsala a 1932 dole ne ta koma gida.