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Sharon Penna
@sharpenwrites.bsky.social
Writes at dawn | Upmarket/Book Club fiction | Longlisted Goldfinch Books Novel Award 2025 | Longlisted Cheshire Novel prize 2023 | Longlisted Jericho Writers First 500 2023 | Nice human 🖊️
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Thrilled to announce that I’ve won The Letter Review Prize for Unpublished Books! 🌟 ❤️

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A Temporary Madness – New Novel Extract by Sharon Penna - The Letter Review
And the birds of a feather flocked to her parties each summer. They came early and left late. Days later, neighbors would reminisce about the sangria in the punch bowl, and the music they could dance ...
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Picked this one up mainly because the title reminded me of my own book. So far it’s beautiful. ❄️
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Thrilled to announce that I’ve won The Letter Review Prize for Unpublished Books! 🌟 ❤️

letterreview.com/a-temporary-...
A Temporary Madness – New Novel Extract by Sharon Penna - The Letter Review
And the birds of a feather flocked to her parties each summer. They came early and left late. Days later, neighbors would reminisce about the sangria in the punch bowl, and the music they could dance ...
letterreview.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
So far loving B&N’s debut of the year! 💚
October 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Got away from the noise for a couple hours… 🍎 🌳
September 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I’ve waited months for this new release. 😊 🏡
September 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A wonderful podcast about one of my favorite books.

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The Tiny Choices That Change Everything: Florence Knapp on 'The Names'
Podcast Episode · Confessions of a Book Collector · 08/09/2025 · 30m
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August 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Next up: The Artist and the Feast by Lucy Steeds. 🍒 📚
August 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Nothing quite like that first tomato sandwich of the summer - from my own backyard garden. 😋 🍅
August 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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For a limited time The Show Woman is just 99p on Kindle!
August 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Farmers’ market flowers this week. 💐
July 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I hardly ever win giveaways. Thank you SO much to @simonaudio.bsky.social for the audiobook of Broken Country by @clareleslieh.bsky.social - one of my favorite books of the year. Can’t wait to listen 🎧❤️
July 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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I'm looking to take on a couple more coaching clients from September - only £40 per hour for monthly Zoom sessions. Get in touch if you're interested in having your own personal writing cheerleader! Testimonials below ✍

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Please share with your writing friends 😊
July 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The Atlantic.
July 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A spark of hope might be all that’s left to celebrate. Happy 4th.
July 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Ready to be mesmerized. 😍
July 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This 👇
June 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Elspells Writing Coaching - only a few more days to qualify for the introductory price of only £30 per hour for online coaching sessions to help you stay on track with your writing goals!

I love working 1:1 with writers, think of me as your personal writing cheerleader! ✍

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June 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I’ve wanted to read The Correspondent for a while now. Thoroughly enjoyed this podcast with Virginia Evans and hearing about her writing journey. #WritingCommunity

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Virginia Evans, THE CORRESPONDENT: A Novel
Podcast Episode · Totally Booked with Zibby · 06/22/2025 · 27m
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June 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A thousand years of rain this spring has led to a lot of rotted fruit - an hour and half to fill one box, but we persevered. 🍓
June 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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A beautiful testimonial from one of my coaching clients - thank you very much, Sharon!

If you sign up for monthly Zoom sessions before the end of June, you get the discounted introductory price of £30 per hour - email me ASAP for more details ✍

Please help me spread the word 😊
June 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The torture when you discover a book being released in September but you want to read it now….
June 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Peony season! 🩷🤍
June 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Really enjoyed this podcast on my walk today, especially as a fellow writer with a chronic illness trying to write a character with one too. Chris Bridges makes an excellent point for avoiding the trope of illnesses just getting better. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Episode 4.15 Chris Bridges - Sick to Death
Podcast Episode · Confessions of a Debut Novelist · 05/22/2025 · 47m
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May 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I’m trying to read. Wish the tree frogs would shut up😂 🐸
May 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM