Seána Tinley
Seána Tinley is an award-winning Irish author.
She writes saga historical romance with a strong emphasis on women’s social history—like Call the Midwife, but in 1930s Ireland. She also writes regency romance as Catherine Tinley.
She has won a coveted Rita® Award, two RoNA Awards, and the HOLT Medallion, and her books have been translated into eleven languages. Two of her books have also been published as manga graphic novels.
After a career encompassing speech & language therapy, Sure Start, being President of a charity, and managing a maternity service, she now works as NI Country Director for a leading UK charity. Seána was appointed as chair of the Romantic Novelists' Association in August 2024. She lives in County Down with her husband, children, and dog.