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…

I’ve made a video, saying a little about how my poem, ‘Blodeuwedd Crosses the Road’ came about.Here is the link to it: https://arachnepress.com/books/poetry/a470/afon-cynfal/ I still find it amazing that it’s been…

Fantastic news that the A470 anthology is the Books Council of Wales ‘Book of the Month’! And it is number five in the Welsh Best-sellers book chart! And … a reprint is planned,…

My contributor’s copy of Dream Catcher 44 has just arrived. It looks great, and my story is beautifully presented within it.I can’t wait to read all the other good work…