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…

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…