Tag Archives: National Short Story week

Wartime Tales For National Short Story Week

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Dianne Ascroft

Today I’m featuring wartime stories. This week is National Short Story Week (16th to 22nd November), an event I look forward to each year. I enjoy reading and writing this form of literature so I want to support this annual … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2015 | Tagged Byzantium, Dianne Ascroft, Eileen Stephenson, English Civil War, Hazel Gaynor, homefront fiction, Maybelle Wallis, Mel Logue, National Short Story week, short stories, wartime stories, World War I, World War II | 1 Comment

Irish Tales For National Short Story Week

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dianne Ascroft

I’m restraining myself – I will not say ‘Top of the mornin’ to you’ or use any other Irish cliché. But I am featuring Irish tales today. This week is National Short Story Week (16th to 22nd November), an event … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2015, Uncategorized | Tagged Dianne Ascroft, Irish American stories, Irish stories, Irish tales, J S Dunn, Mother America, National Short Story week, Nuala Ni Chonchuir, Roy Newell, short stories, Tim Hodkinson | Leave a comment

National Short Story Week With The Ex-Pats

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Dianne Ascroft

This week is National Short Story Week (16th to 22nd November), an event I look forward to each year. I enjoy reading and writing this form of literature so I want to support this annual event by encouraging readers to … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2015 | Tagged Bound To Night, Dianne Ascroft, Doreen Porter, Foreign Encounters, historical fiction, Keeping Her Pledge, Louise Charles, National Short Story week, Nina Croft, paranormal fiction, short stories, Vanessa Couchman, Writers Abroad | 3 Comments

Romance and National Short Story Week

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Dianne Ascroft

There’s romance in the air and on the page today. This week is National Short Story Week (16th to 22nd November), an event I look forward to each year. I enjoy reading and writing this form of literature so I … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2015 | Tagged Autumn's Gold, Byzantium, Call of the Alpha, contemporary romance, Eileen Stephenson, historical romance, Keeping Her Pledge, Lia Manning, Lucy Kubash, National Short Story week, romance, romance short stories, Tales of Byzantium, wartime stories | 1 Comment

Celebrating National Short Story Week

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Dianne Ascroft

My first published short story, A World Apart, was written about a woman trying to make sense of her new home in an adopted country and deal with problems she hadn’t faced before. Although it isn’t autobiographical, it reflected my … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2014 | Tagged Dancing Shadows Tramping Hooves, Dianne Ascroft, free ebook, National Short Story week, short story collection | Leave a comment

National Short Story Week Kindle Offer

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Dianne Ascroft

I seem to see short story collections everywhere this week. I guess National Short Story week has made me more aware of them. When I was browsing in Easons at lunch hour today I noticed that My Weekly and The People’s Friend have both released short … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2012 | Tagged Dancing Shadows, Easons, Ireland's Own, My Weekly short story collection, National Short Story week, short stories, Sunday Miscellany, The People's Friend short story collection, Tramping Hooves | Leave a comment

A Serial For National Short Story Week

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Dianne Ascroft

A new novel, The Fifth Knight, that’s released today is just the thing for National Short Story week. You may be thinking that a novel isn’t really appropriate for National Short Story week – well, this one is. It’s released as a 6 part serial – every … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2012 | Tagged E M Powell, historical fiction, Kindle serials, National Short Story week, The Fifth Knight, Thomas Becket | Leave a comment

My Contribution to National Short Story Week

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Dianne Ascroft

Today begins National Short Story week (12-18th November). Since I was a child I’ve always loved a good story – short or long, it never mattered. Before I was old enough to read my grandfather used to spend whole afternoons … Continue reading →