I am very, very pleased to have a story long-listed for the Bristol Short Story Prize. The long list comprises of forty stories, chosen out of more than two thousand…

In between trips here and there, and practising my A470 poem, I was happy to help fellow Pembrokeshire writer and creative-writing tutor, Philippa Davies, with some thoughts on submitting short…

I always love visiting Aberystwyth, an hour or two up the coast from where I live in Pembrokeshire. It was where I went to university, so has plenty of happy…

Writing takes you to some unexpected places, and the House of Lords is certainly somewhere I never imagined I might be! House of Lords Yet, last week, I found myself…

I am always delighted to receive an anthology containing my work. I still favour print publications – I think this is because of my love of books, and I believe…

It’s publication day for an anthology of crime-related stories by Honno press. I’m thrilled to have a story included. I’m inclined to say I don’t write crime, which is true…

Here are a few photos from my event at Abergavenny Writing Festival – ‘How a Story Gets Written’. "How a story gets written" session The venue, at the ‘King’s Arms…

The very kind, very talented writer, Sarah Tinsley, has posted a blog about my short story collection, ‘Trouble Crossing the Bridge’. You can read it here. https://www.sarahtinsley.com/post/dark-short-stories-trouble-crossing-the-bridge-by-diana-powell I’m quoting the…

I am delighted to be taking part in the 2022 Abergavenny Writing Festival, which is back live this year, and is on from Thursday, 7th April to Saturday, 9th April.I…

I am delighted to have won third prize in the 2021 Bedford Short Story Competiton. The competition had a record number of entries, and was judged by Patrick McGuinness, a…