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==Career== ==Career==
⚫ Cafferky's first job was on a martial arts magazine followed by a two-year stint as a staff writer on Woman's Own. She went freelance in 2002, and had a weekly Mind, Body, Spirit page in "]", which ran for three years.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}


⚫ Cafferky writes lifestyle articles for a number of publications.<ref>The Daily Express (16 August 2015) “Have a Baby? You must be Barking Mad.” http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/598723/Pets-instead-of-parenthood-British-couples-Monica-Cafferky</ref><ref>The Daily Express (8 July 2008) “Working Out with Man’s Best Friend” http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/51584/Working-out-with-man-s-best-friend</ref>
⚫ Her first job was on a martial arts magazine followed by a stint as a staff writer on Woman’s Own. Since going freelance in 2002, she’s spent the weekend with a coven of witches, interviewed some of her favourite authors and had a weekly Mind, Body, Spirit page in The Daily Mirror, which ran for three years.


Since 2014, she has been a Visiting Lecturer at The University of Huddersfield on the BA (Hons) Journalism course.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
Notable stories include a front-page scoop for The Sunday Mirror <ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/girls-torment-over-catholic-priest-7871530</ref> about catholic priests fathering children, a piece on World Kindness Day <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/World_Kindness_Day</ref> <ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/world-kindness-day-monica-cafferky-261984</ref> and an interview with Mandy Sellers who has a rare genetic mutation, which has triggered extraordinary growth in both of her legs. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/Mandy_Sellars</ref> <ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/doctors-dont-know-why-my-legs-are-getting-327541</ref>

Monica’s blog is hosted by The Huffington Post. <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/monica-cafferky/</ref>


==Books== ==Books==
Cafferky's debut novel The Winter's Sleep was published in October 2019. Her social media accounts describe this as a spookily compelling tale of betrayal, fraud and ghosts.
She has co-authored three self-help books which are published by Piatkus/Little Brown. <ref>https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/search.page?SearchText=Monica+Cafferky</ref>. The second book ''The Future Is Yours'' is an international best seller. <ref>http://www.unitedagents.co.uk/monica-cafferky</ref>
All three books have been translated into several languages including: Japanese, Norwegian, Czech, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Slovak and Estonian. <ref>http://www.amazon.co.uk/Monica-Cafferky/e/B00JP1ADUW/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1466600749&sr=8-1</ref>


Cafferky has co-authored three self-help books, which are published by Piatkus/Little Brown. The second book ''The Future Is Yours'' is an international best seller.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780749939847|title=The Future Is Yours - International Best Seller|date=29 January 2019|website=|publisher=|isbn=9780749939847 |access-date=|last1=Jirsch |first1=Anne |last2=Cafferky |first2=Monica }}</ref> All three books have been translated into several languages including: Japanese, Norwegian, Czech, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Slovak and Estonian.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780749929213|title=Little Brown Book Group - Instant Intuition|date=29 January 2019|website=|publisher=|isbn=9780749929213 |access-date=|last1=Jirsch |first1=Anne |last2=Cafferky |first2=Monica }}</ref> Instant Intuition (Piatkus, 2007, {{ISBN|978-0-7499-2757-8}})<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780749939847|title=The Future Is Yours|date=29 January 2019|website=|publisher=|isbn=9780749939847 |access-date=|last1=Jirsch |first1=Anne |last2=Cafferky |first2=Monica }}</ref> The Future is Yours (Piatkus, 2007, {{ISBN|978-0-7499-2812-4}})<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780749953256|title=Little Brown Book Group - Cosmic Energy|date=29 January 2019|website=|publisher=|isbn=9780749953256 |access-date=|last1=Jirsch |first1=Anne |last2=Cafferky |first2=Monica }}</ref> Cosmic Energy (Little Brown, 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-7499-0965-9}}).<ref></ref>
Her literary agent is Robert Kirby at United Agents. Monica is currently working on her debut novel. <ref>http://www.unitedagents.co.uk/rkirbyunitedagentscouk</ref>

Instant Intuition (Piatkus, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7499-2757-8) <ref>https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/authors/detail.page?id=FqfICFhw9eBYiiMzUuO1sdR2Po2IIpZgB0zku2Z1Ba7fLzmiGU00GrmS6a2FXA__</ref>

The Future is Yours (Piatkus, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7499-2812-4) <ref>https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/authors/detail.page?id=FqfICFhw9eBYiiMzUuO1sdR2Po2IIpZgB0zku2Z1Ba7fLzmiGU00GrmS6a2FXA__</ref>

Cosmic Energy (Little Brown, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7499-0965-9). <ref>https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/authors/detail.page?id=FqfICFhw9eBYiiMzUuO1sdR2Po2IIpZgB0zku2Z1Ba7fLzmiGU00GrmS6a2FXA__</ref>

==Awards==
In 1996, Monica won a scholarship from the Reuters Foundation (now Thomson Reuters Foundation) to attend a training course at Green College, Oxford, with Reuters. She was the only British journalist selected for this award, which was open to all media worldwide. The previous year she won a BBC News & Current Affairs sponsored award from the Radio Academy. <ref>http://journalisted.com/monica-cafferky#tab-bio</ref>

==Personal life==
⚫ Monica lives in Yorkshire with her fiancé and her dog, Tilly, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. <ref>http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/598723/Pets-instead-of-parenthood-British-couples-Monica-Cafferky</ref> <ref>http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/51584/Working-out-with-man-s-best-friend</ref>


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Monica Cafferky

Monica Cafferky is a British freelance journalist who has written for a number of publications including the Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Sun, Daily Express, The Guardian, News of the World, Star on Sunday, The Scotsman and Woman's Own.

Career

Cafferky's first job was on a martial arts magazine followed by a two-year stint as a staff writer on Woman's Own. She went freelance in 2002, and had a weekly Mind, Body, Spirit page in "The Daily Mirror", which ran for three years.

Cafferky writes lifestyle articles for a number of publications.

Since 2014, she has been a Visiting Lecturer at The University of Huddersfield on the BA (Hons) Journalism course.

Books

Cafferky's debut novel The Winter's Sleep was published in October 2019. Her social media accounts describe this as a spookily compelling tale of betrayal, fraud and ghosts.

Cafferky has co-authored three self-help books, which are published by Piatkus/Little Brown. The second book The Future Is Yours is an international best seller. All three books have been translated into several languages including: Japanese, Norwegian, Czech, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Slovak and Estonian. Instant Intuition (Piatkus, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7499-2757-8) The Future is Yours (Piatkus, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7499-2812-4) Cosmic Energy (Little Brown, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7499-0965-9).

References

  1. The Daily Express (16 August 2015) “Have a Baby? You must be Barking Mad.” http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/598723/Pets-instead-of-parenthood-British-couples-Monica-Cafferky
  2. The Daily Express (8 July 2008) “Working Out with Man’s Best Friend” http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/51584/Working-out-with-man-s-best-friend
  3. Jirsch, Anne; Cafferky, Monica (29 January 2019). The Future Is Yours - International Best Seller. ISBN 9780749939847.
  4. Jirsch, Anne; Cafferky, Monica (29 January 2019). Little Brown Book Group - Instant Intuition. ISBN 9780749929213.
  5. Jirsch, Anne; Cafferky, Monica (29 January 2019). The Future Is Yours. ISBN 9780749939847.
  6. Jirsch, Anne; Cafferky, Monica (29 January 2019). Little Brown Book Group - Cosmic Energy. ISBN 9780749953256.
  7. Amazon.co.uk: Monica Cafferky: Books, Biogs, Audiobooks, Discussions

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