Emma Marns
@emmamarns.bsky.social
Author, journalist, noisy person on the radio and Melody's mum.
Words for Netmums, The Independent, Stylist, The Sun, Metro UK, That's Life, That's Life: Fate & Fortune, Women's Own, Rock 'n' Roll Bride.
https://emmamarns.com/
https://linktr.ee/emmamarns
Words for Netmums, The Independent, Stylist, The Sun, Metro UK, That's Life, That's Life: Fate & Fortune, Women's Own, Rock 'n' Roll Bride.
https://emmamarns.com/
https://linktr.ee/emmamarns
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Emma Marns
@emmamarns.bsky.social
· Jul 21
A reminder that THE WALK is now available in THREE formats - paperback, eBook and audiobook! Please support independent bookshops if you can for paperback. 📖💻🎧
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It's been 18 months since Dad went Home.
This was our final silly joke, in honour of the years of our lives spent not communicating our proper feelings, but exchanging Monty Python quotes instead - as the Lord intended, I'm sure.
ROMANI ITE DOMUM
"Brought peace?"
"Oh, peace - SHUT UP!"
This was our final silly joke, in honour of the years of our lives spent not communicating our proper feelings, but exchanging Monty Python quotes instead - as the Lord intended, I'm sure.
ROMANI ITE DOMUM
"Brought peace?"
"Oh, peace - SHUT UP!"
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's been 18 months since Dad went Home.
This was our final silly joke, in honour of the years of our lives spent not communicating our proper feelings, but exchanging Monty Python quotes instead - as the Lord intended, I'm sure.
ROMANI ITE DOMUM
"Brought peace?"
"Oh, peace - SHUT UP!"
This was our final silly joke, in honour of the years of our lives spent not communicating our proper feelings, but exchanging Monty Python quotes instead - as the Lord intended, I'm sure.
ROMANI ITE DOMUM
"Brought peace?"
"Oh, peace - SHUT UP!"
I've just published an #article #blog on @linkedin.com about my peculiar life as 'Auntie Emma', the administrator for East 15's Southend campus. It was a lovely job I did for over five years and saw off a great many challenges - and some superstars in the making.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/peculi...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/peculi...
The Peculiar Lives of the Admin Workers
On my last day at East 15 Acting School, wherein I'd held the post of 'Academic and Operations Administrator' for five and a half years, I shouted out, "I was just a bloody admin, lads!" to a class fu...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I've just published an #article #blog on @linkedin.com about my peculiar life as 'Auntie Emma', the administrator for East 15's Southend campus. It was a lovely job I did for over five years and saw off a great many challenges - and some superstars in the making.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/peculi...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/peculi...
Accessibility of literature is key 🗝️! I'm thrilled that four copies of THE WALK are happily floating around the Essex and Southend library systems, ready for you to borrow.
Support your local libraries! You can reserve a copy online to be sent to the library closest to you.
#BookSky
Support your local libraries! You can reserve a copy online to be sent to the library closest to you.
#BookSky
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Accessibility of literature is key 🗝️! I'm thrilled that four copies of THE WALK are happily floating around the Essex and Southend library systems, ready for you to borrow.
Support your local libraries! You can reserve a copy online to be sent to the library closest to you.
#BookSky
Support your local libraries! You can reserve a copy online to be sent to the library closest to you.
#BookSky
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Women are left behind by a healthcare system that fails to spot the telltale signs of ADHD, says @katbrownwrites.com. If specialist NHS services across England are excluding patients by age or otherwise closing their doors to patients, it will ruin lives www.independent.co.uk/voices/adhd-...
The NHS is failing women with ADHD like me – it’s now a feminist issue
Time and again it is women who are left behind by a healthcare system that fails to spot the telltale signs of ADHD, says Kat Brown. If specialist NHS services across England are excluding patients by...
www.independent.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Women are left behind by a healthcare system that fails to spot the telltale signs of ADHD, says @katbrownwrites.com. If specialist NHS services across England are excluding patients by age or otherwise closing their doors to patients, it will ruin lives www.independent.co.uk/voices/adhd-...
I've been very busy reading lots of fabulous books recently, mostly to defeat my Goodreads 2025 Reading Challenge but also for that little thing I'm doing - the doctorate.
Head over to my Instagram @emmamarns_author to find out what I thought of these, and many more! #BookSky
Head over to my Instagram @emmamarns_author to find out what I thought of these, and many more! #BookSky
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I've been very busy reading lots of fabulous books recently, mostly to defeat my Goodreads 2025 Reading Challenge but also for that little thing I'm doing - the doctorate.
Head over to my Instagram @emmamarns_author to find out what I thought of these, and many more! #BookSky
Head over to my Instagram @emmamarns_author to find out what I thought of these, and many more! #BookSky
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Digested week: Sometimes it feels the clocks do nothing else but go back | Lucy Mangan
Digested week: Sometimes it feels the clocks do nothing else but go back | Lucy Mangan
Women need exclamation marks for good reason!! Plus, Andrew is losing everything he holds dear, including his house full of memories
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Digested week: Sometimes it feels the clocks do nothing else but go back | Lucy Mangan
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Lot's of extra interest in Ultra Women after the @bookieprize.bsky.social. You can get it anywhere there's books, including Amazon, Waterstone's, Hive. Ask your local bookshop to order. Our publisher also has 20% off to celebrate @lilycanter.bsky.social www.canburypress.com @lilycanter.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Lot's of extra interest in Ultra Women after the @bookieprize.bsky.social. You can get it anywhere there's books, including Amazon, Waterstone's, Hive. Ask your local bookshop to order. Our publisher also has 20% off to celebrate @lilycanter.bsky.social www.canburypress.com @lilycanter.bsky.social
🚨RECENTLY ADDED EVENT ALERT!🚨
I'm very excited to be invited along to the 'Tangent Ladies' Club' in Shenfield next spring. Although this is a closed event, remember I am available for and LOVE to do smaller events like this, Book Clubs, etc.
Let me know what you have going on! 📚
I'm very excited to be invited along to the 'Tangent Ladies' Club' in Shenfield next spring. Although this is a closed event, remember I am available for and LOVE to do smaller events like this, Book Clubs, etc.
Let me know what you have going on! 📚
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🚨RECENTLY ADDED EVENT ALERT!🚨
I'm very excited to be invited along to the 'Tangent Ladies' Club' in Shenfield next spring. Although this is a closed event, remember I am available for and LOVE to do smaller events like this, Book Clubs, etc.
Let me know what you have going on! 📚
I'm very excited to be invited along to the 'Tangent Ladies' Club' in Shenfield next spring. Although this is a closed event, remember I am available for and LOVE to do smaller events like this, Book Clubs, etc.
Let me know what you have going on! 📚
The audiobook of THE WALK is available on Apple Books as well as Audible (and is a few quid cheaper, too)!
Beautifully narrated by Erin Connolly, you can listen to the book as part of your Audible subscription, or purchase and download from Apple or Amazon.
books.apple.com/gb/audiobook...
Beautifully narrated by Erin Connolly, you can listen to the book as part of your Audible subscription, or purchase and download from Apple or Amazon.
books.apple.com/gb/audiobook...
October 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The audiobook of THE WALK is available on Apple Books as well as Audible (and is a few quid cheaper, too)!
Beautifully narrated by Erin Connolly, you can listen to the book as part of your Audible subscription, or purchase and download from Apple or Amazon.
books.apple.com/gb/audiobook...
Beautifully narrated by Erin Connolly, you can listen to the book as part of your Audible subscription, or purchase and download from Apple or Amazon.
books.apple.com/gb/audiobook...
Reposted by Emma Marns
Reposted by Emma Marns
Congratulations to László Krasznahorkai! The Hungarian novelist has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art." #LaszloKrasznahorkai #NobelPrizeinLiterature #💙📚 #Booksky
October 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Congratulations to László Krasznahorkai! The Hungarian novelist has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art." #LaszloKrasznahorkai #NobelPrizeinLiterature #💙📚 #Booksky
Wouldn't we all.
Rest in power, wonderful Jane.
Rest in power, wonderful Jane.
October 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Wouldn't we all.
Rest in power, wonderful Jane.
Rest in power, wonderful Jane.
I am starting my PhD in Creative Writing at The University of Essex NEXT WEEK! I am so excited. Unbelievably, this is my fourth time enrolling at a university (BA, PGDip, MPhil completed!) and it has been quite a journey - read all about it.
emmamarns.com/phdo-or-die
emmamarns.com/phdo-or-die
September 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I am starting my PhD in Creative Writing at The University of Essex NEXT WEEK! I am so excited. Unbelievably, this is my fourth time enrolling at a university (BA, PGDip, MPhil completed!) and it has been quite a journey - read all about it.
emmamarns.com/phdo-or-die
emmamarns.com/phdo-or-die
I'm thrilled that four branches of Essex @womensinstitute.bsky.social have already booked me for 2026! I have loved going to meetings with these amazing ladies this year, and I'm thrilled to keep spreading education around The Walk and the tragic history it's based on. See you there! 💚💚💚💚
September 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I'm thrilled that four branches of Essex @womensinstitute.bsky.social have already booked me for 2026! I have loved going to meetings with these amazing ladies this year, and I'm thrilled to keep spreading education around The Walk and the tragic history it's based on. See you there! 💚💚💚💚
Just two more days until my final author event of 2025! (unless anyone wants to book me for another one... 😉). I'm really excited to see everyone at the Young At Heart Forum up in Stanway, Colchester this week to talk all about The Walk and the history behind it. See you youngsters there! 📖💜
September 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Just two more days until my final author event of 2025! (unless anyone wants to book me for another one... 😉). I'm really excited to see everyone at the Young At Heart Forum up in Stanway, Colchester this week to talk all about The Walk and the history behind it. See you youngsters there! 📖💜
We had quite the weekend in Brighton as my husband took part in the London To Brighton OFF ROAD 2025! He raised a spectacular £635 for @thebhf.bsky.social British Heart Foundation and did incredibly well. Well done Mr Marns! 🚵♂️🏅❤️
It's not too late to donate here:
www.justgiving.com/page/bradley....
It's not too late to donate here:
www.justgiving.com/page/bradley....
September 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
We had quite the weekend in Brighton as my husband took part in the London To Brighton OFF ROAD 2025! He raised a spectacular £635 for @thebhf.bsky.social British Heart Foundation and did incredibly well. Well done Mr Marns! 🚵♂️🏅❤️
It's not too late to donate here:
www.justgiving.com/page/bradley....
It's not too late to donate here:
www.justgiving.com/page/bradley....
I'm back! After a lovely week's holiday in Spain with my husband and our little squishy, it's time to turn my attention to my upcoming events.
I've got my final W.I. booking this coming week in lovely Cranham Engayne, and next week I'll be in Colchester at the 'Young At Heart' Forum.
See you there!
I've got my final W.I. booking this coming week in lovely Cranham Engayne, and next week I'll be in Colchester at the 'Young At Heart' Forum.
See you there!
September 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I'm back! After a lovely week's holiday in Spain with my husband and our little squishy, it's time to turn my attention to my upcoming events.
I've got my final W.I. booking this coming week in lovely Cranham Engayne, and next week I'll be in Colchester at the 'Young At Heart' Forum.
See you there!
I've got my final W.I. booking this coming week in lovely Cranham Engayne, and next week I'll be in Colchester at the 'Young At Heart' Forum.
See you there!
New favourite animal / antihero character name discovered at L'aquarium Barcelona today
September 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New favourite animal / antihero character name discovered at L'aquarium Barcelona today
A reminder that THE WALK is now available in THREE formats - paperback, eBook and audiobook! Please support independent bookshops if you can for paperback. 📖💻🎧
amzn.eu/d/a9UKjvL
amzn.eu/d/a9UKjvL
September 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A reminder that THE WALK is now available in THREE formats - paperback, eBook and audiobook! Please support independent bookshops if you can for paperback. 📖💻🎧
amzn.eu/d/a9UKjvL
amzn.eu/d/a9UKjvL
It's September! I have two great events this month; my final @womensinstitute.bsky.social booking of the year and a new one at the lovely Young At Heart Forum in Colchester. I hope to see you at something soon!
September 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It's September! I have two great events this month; my final @womensinstitute.bsky.social booking of the year and a new one at the lovely Young At Heart Forum in Colchester. I hope to see you at something soon!
I'm very excited for another fantastic @womensinstitute.bsky.social visit this week! On Friday afternoon I'll be up in beautiful Tiptree (yes, where the jam comes from!) chatting all about The Walk and the history behind it.
I hope to see you there! 💚
I hope to see you there! 💚
August 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I'm very excited for another fantastic @womensinstitute.bsky.social visit this week! On Friday afternoon I'll be up in beautiful Tiptree (yes, where the jam comes from!) chatting all about The Walk and the history behind it.
I hope to see you there! 💚
I hope to see you there! 💚
Are you on Goodreads? THE WALK has some lovely ratings and reviews (and that one two-star one, which is fine!😆) and I'd love a few more! It's also a great community to meet fellow book-enthusiasts and get / give recommendations for great reads.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
July 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Are you on Goodreads? THE WALK has some lovely ratings and reviews (and that one two-star one, which is fine!😆) and I'd love a few more! It's also a great community to meet fellow book-enthusiasts and get / give recommendations for great reads.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
I'm really excited to have booked another event before the end of 2025! I'll be visiting the 'Young At Heart Forum' up in Colchester on the 24th September, speaking to the seniors about The Walk and the history behind it.
July 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm really excited to have booked another event before the end of 2025! I'll be visiting the 'Young At Heart Forum' up in Colchester on the 24th September, speaking to the seniors about The Walk and the history behind it.
Great reporting from @the-independent.com on this issue. Bon Secours had the worst infant mortality rate of all 18 mother-and-baby institutions in Ireland - a third of all children born there, died there.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Two boys stumbled across bones at a derelict baby home. The discovery haunts Ireland
‘We didn’t know if we’d found a treasure or a nightmare’
www.independent.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Great reporting from @the-independent.com on this issue. Bon Secours had the worst infant mortality rate of all 18 mother-and-baby institutions in Ireland - a third of all children born there, died there.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
I was so thrilled to be featured on @oncreativewriting.bsky.social ! Listen at the link below:
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Emma Marns has shared a moving and informative audio essay about writing of her novel, The Walk, about mother and baby homes in Ireland. Listen now at OCW!
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/episode/cc305ae0/writing-about-collective-trauma-the-power-of-fiction-to-educate-and-help-heal
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/episode/cc305ae0/writing-about-collective-trauma-the-power-of-fiction-to-educate-and-help-heal
July 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I was so thrilled to be featured on @oncreativewriting.bsky.social ! Listen at the link below:
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