Joanne Sefton
@joanne-sefton.bsky.social
Author (If They Knew and The Guilty Friend (Avon)). Host of Telling Tales at Chorley Theatre. Writing. Vizslas. Chips.
New teen book: https://amzn.to/4eZw7tk
New teen book: https://amzn.to/4eZw7tk
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Joanne Sefton
@joanne-sefton.bsky.social
· Feb 20
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amzn.eu
Publication day! My teen novel Ring of Truth is out now.
(Would be lovely to make a dent in the charts, so if you were thinking of buying, today would be a good day 😉)
amzn.eu/d/4zXKCUX
(Would be lovely to make a dent in the charts, so if you were thinking of buying, today would be a good day 😉)
amzn.eu/d/4zXKCUX
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Good morning.
Lottie & Friends.
Time for a brew.
Lottie & Friends.
Time for a brew.
June 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Good morning.
Lottie & Friends.
Time for a brew.
Lottie & Friends.
Time for a brew.
Kids, adults and anyone interested in children’s books - all welcome to join in the next edition of Telling Tales at Chorley Theatre on 25 June. Check out the link for more details.
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
Telling Tales for children and young people with Katherine Woodfine, hosted by Joanne Sefton – Chorley Theatre
chorleytheatre.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Kids, adults and anyone interested in children’s books - all welcome to join in the next edition of Telling Tales at Chorley Theatre on 25 June. Check out the link for more details.
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
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Congratulations
@ronanhession.bsky.social
Leonard and Hungry Paul
Will be published in France.
Magnifique!
@thebookseller.com
@nybooks.com
@ronanhession.bsky.social
Leonard and Hungry Paul
Will be published in France.
Magnifique!
@thebookseller.com
@nybooks.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Congratulations
@ronanhession.bsky.social
Leonard and Hungry Paul
Will be published in France.
Magnifique!
@thebookseller.com
@nybooks.com
@ronanhession.bsky.social
Leonard and Hungry Paul
Will be published in France.
Magnifique!
@thebookseller.com
@nybooks.com
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How gorgeous is this unexpected spotlight! Big thanks 😊 🙏
Want to know more about a brilliant indie publisher?
Be a Fly on the Wall here:
www.thebooktrail.com/spotlight-on...
@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #indiepublisher #indies #supportindies
Be a Fly on the Wall here:
www.thebooktrail.com/spotlight-on...
@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #indiepublisher #indies #supportindies
Spotlight on - Fly on the Wall Press - The Book Trail
Spotlight on - Fly on the Wall Press Globe spotlight on an indie publisher from Manchester The BookTrail's Bookreview Discover the locations and settings of the novel with The BookTrail Literary Trave...
www.thebooktrail.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
How gorgeous is this unexpected spotlight! Big thanks 😊 🙏
Teen recommendation - I loved this twisty, fast-paced drama by @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social and so did my 13yo.
May 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Teen recommendation - I loved this twisty, fast-paced drama by @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social and so did my 13yo.
Lovely (and busy!) morning at the Northern Publishers’ Fair. Can’t wait to read these, especially the Evie Edelman proof.
@uclanpublishing.bsky.social @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
@uclanpublishing.bsky.social @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Lovely (and busy!) morning at the Northern Publishers’ Fair. Can’t wait to read these, especially the Evie Edelman proof.
@uclanpublishing.bsky.social @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
@uclanpublishing.bsky.social @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
Anyone else I know going to this tomorrow? Looking forward to adding to my TBR!
We're really excited for tomorrow's networking and book fair set up for the Northern Publishers' Fair at Manchester Central Library - and we've been looking back at the 2022 performance edition!
Videos and images here... www.youtube.com/watch?v=awxN...
Videos and images here... www.youtube.com/watch?v=awxN...
2022 Northern Publishers' fair
YouTube video by Fly on the Wall Press
www.youtube.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Anyone else I know going to this tomorrow? Looking forward to adding to my TBR!
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Let's make Northern #Booksky grow! We've put together a list of Manchester & Northern writers we could find here, so check it out and give everyone a follow. This is, by all means, not an exhaustive list, so please tag who we've missed👇
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
April 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Let's make Northern #Booksky grow! We've put together a list of Manchester & Northern writers we could find here, so check it out and give everyone a follow. This is, by all means, not an exhaustive list, so please tag who we've missed👇
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Our next Telling Tales event focuses on writing for children and young people. Come and meet authors, share your work (if you want to) and be entertained!
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
Telling Tales for children and young people with Katherine Woodfine, hosted by Joanne Sefton – Chorley Theatre
chorleytheatre.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our next Telling Tales event focuses on writing for children and young people. Come and meet authors, share your work (if you want to) and be entertained!
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
These Belle Epoque tulips are my favourite thing in the garden just now. Enjoy, and happy Easter 🐣
April 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
These Belle Epoque tulips are my favourite thing in the garden just now. Enjoy, and happy Easter 🐣
Souvenirs from last week’s London trip - @oliviaisaachenry.bsky.social’s latest novel and a wonderful tiny work of art from my talented ceramicist friend, Penny Little. 😍
April 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Souvenirs from last week’s London trip - @oliviaisaachenry.bsky.social’s latest novel and a wonderful tiny work of art from my talented ceramicist friend, Penny Little. 😍
Love finding new indie bookshops on my travels. Just visited this gem in Clerkenwell.
April 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Love finding new indie bookshops on my travels. Just visited this gem in Clerkenwell.
Great night last Wednesday hosting Telling Tales at Chorley Theatre with @martinhibbert.bsky.social Linda Sherlock, Mebs Ahmed and Ebb and Flo books. Thanks to all who came along. 😊
April 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Great night last Wednesday hosting Telling Tales at Chorley Theatre with @martinhibbert.bsky.social Linda Sherlock, Mebs Ahmed and Ebb and Flo books. Thanks to all who came along. 😊
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I'll be at Wigan Local History and Heritage Society on Monday June 9th with 'Manchester Portraits': fascinating figures from the region's past. 7pm, Real Crafty, 9 Upper Dicconson St. Free entry, all welcome. (Pic Wallgate, Wigan, by Harry Walder, 1909-92, Wigan Arts and Heritage Service.)
March 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I'll be at Wigan Local History and Heritage Society on Monday June 9th with 'Manchester Portraits': fascinating figures from the region's past. 7pm, Real Crafty, 9 Upper Dicconson St. Free entry, all welcome. (Pic Wallgate, Wigan, by Harry Walder, 1909-92, Wigan Arts and Heritage Service.)
Like any good two-and-half-year-old, Willow is delighted to have learned how to hide from me.
March 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Like any good two-and-half-year-old, Willow is delighted to have learned how to hide from me.
One week to go! Join me at Chorley Theatre to talk all things memoir with local legend Martin Hibbert.
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
Telling Tales with Martin Hibbert, hosted by Joanne Sefton – Chorley Theatre
chorleytheatre.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
One week to go! Join me at Chorley Theatre to talk all things memoir with local legend Martin Hibbert.
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
chorleytheatre.com/theatre_even...
Enjoying the first day of spring with my photogenic pup.
March 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Enjoying the first day of spring with my photogenic pup.
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Screenshot from Twitter for the Bluesky librarians #FreePoster Here is the link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/BJK2YBK
February 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Screenshot from Twitter for the Bluesky librarians #FreePoster Here is the link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/BJK2YBK
One month to go!
I’ll be talking all things memoir with Manchester Arena bombing survivor Martin Hibbert, Linda Sherlock and Mebs Ahmed.
Tickets £5 from @chorleytheatre
Please share! #northernwriters #memoir #creativewriting #lancashire
I’ll be talking all things memoir with Manchester Arena bombing survivor Martin Hibbert, Linda Sherlock and Mebs Ahmed.
Tickets £5 from @chorleytheatre
Please share! #northernwriters #memoir #creativewriting #lancashire
February 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
One month to go!
I’ll be talking all things memoir with Manchester Arena bombing survivor Martin Hibbert, Linda Sherlock and Mebs Ahmed.
Tickets £5 from @chorleytheatre
Please share! #northernwriters #memoir #creativewriting #lancashire
I’ll be talking all things memoir with Manchester Arena bombing survivor Martin Hibbert, Linda Sherlock and Mebs Ahmed.
Tickets £5 from @chorleytheatre
Please share! #northernwriters #memoir #creativewriting #lancashire
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Congratulations to @joanne-sefton.bsky.social whose dark YA thriller is published today! Ring of Truth has authentic characters and a page-turning story - and is the first book in an exciting new trilogy 🙌🏻📚🎉
February 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Congratulations to @joanne-sefton.bsky.social whose dark YA thriller is published today! Ring of Truth has authentic characters and a page-turning story - and is the first book in an exciting new trilogy 🙌🏻📚🎉
Publication day! My teen novel Ring of Truth is out now.
(Would be lovely to make a dent in the charts, so if you were thinking of buying, today would be a good day 😉)
amzn.eu/d/4zXKCUX
(Would be lovely to make a dent in the charts, so if you were thinking of buying, today would be a good day 😉)
amzn.eu/d/4zXKCUX
Amazon.co.uk
amzn.eu
February 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Publication day! My teen novel Ring of Truth is out now.
(Would be lovely to make a dent in the charts, so if you were thinking of buying, today would be a good day 😉)
amzn.eu/d/4zXKCUX
(Would be lovely to make a dent in the charts, so if you were thinking of buying, today would be a good day 😉)
amzn.eu/d/4zXKCUX
Great to meet up with Martin Hibbert today, making plans for his appearance at Telling Tales on 26 March.
Tickets available now from Chorley Theatre.
Tickets available now from Chorley Theatre.
February 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Great to meet up with Martin Hibbert today, making plans for his appearance at Telling Tales on 26 March.
Tickets available now from Chorley Theatre.
Tickets available now from Chorley Theatre.
Definitely had @stockportnoir.bsky.social fomo, so I’ve booked my ticket for 2026.
February 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Definitely had @stockportnoir.bsky.social fomo, so I’ve booked my ticket for 2026.
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The gorgeous residential Gladstone’s Library Writer in Residence programme provides space and resources for up to four writers whose work engages with liberal values in the broadest sense. Writers at all stages of their career can apply.
Please share :)
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/events/write...
Please share :)
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/events/write...
February 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The gorgeous residential Gladstone’s Library Writer in Residence programme provides space and resources for up to four writers whose work engages with liberal values in the broadest sense. Writers at all stages of their career can apply.
Please share :)
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/events/write...
Please share :)
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/events/write...
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🚨RELEASE DAY🚨
It takes a certain type of team to catch a killer...
Sequel to A Time For Dying, A House For Monsters is the new instalment of the DCI Tom McHale series by Bryce Main.
Order this dark and fast-paced character-driven crime novel now:
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
It takes a certain type of team to catch a killer...
Sequel to A Time For Dying, A House For Monsters is the new instalment of the DCI Tom McHale series by Bryce Main.
Order this dark and fast-paced character-driven crime novel now:
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
February 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🚨RELEASE DAY🚨
It takes a certain type of team to catch a killer...
Sequel to A Time For Dying, A House For Monsters is the new instalment of the DCI Tom McHale series by Bryce Main.
Order this dark and fast-paced character-driven crime novel now:
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
It takes a certain type of team to catch a killer...
Sequel to A Time For Dying, A House For Monsters is the new instalment of the DCI Tom McHale series by Bryce Main.
Order this dark and fast-paced character-driven crime novel now:
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...