Diane Wordsworth - Books and biography

Who was dumping rubbish onto Katie and Simon's housewarming bonfire?  This SHORT STORY has previously been published in Take a Break's Fiction Feast, Twee Tales, Twee Tales More and Five Short Stories...

Fal loved his job, but he loved his family more. Why, then, would he risk both? This SHORT STORY was first published in Words Worth Reading: Issue Three.

A collection of short stories, serials, serialisations and book reviews rounded up for the month of October. In this issue: Short Story: The Girl on the BenchNovella: Mardi Gras – a Toni & Bart time-travel...

Five short stories with an autumn feel. Five Short Stories for Autumn is a Wordsworth Collection of five themed short stories that have been previously published or broadcast. Full publishing history...

The hugely successful Diary of a Scaredy Cat, Diane Wordsworth's account of her first year as she tried to get back onto the writing ladder, is finally followed by the long awaited Diary of a Pussycat,...

A short Marcie Craig mystery Birmingham rock DJ Marcie Craig was dead chuffed to finally get a gig at the Pink Flamingo in town. But then a body turned up and it looked like her dream was over once again,...

The band had just returned from a successful gig in Amsterdam when one of the police sniffer dogs showed an interest in their luggage. This short story has been previously published in My Weekly, Twee...

Beverley had something to tell Robert but she was struggling to find a suitable location in which to do so. This is a VERY SHORT STORY.

Katy and Chris were both at the remembrance day parade for quite different reasons. Then they bumped into each other. Literally. This VERY SHORT STORY was first published in My Weekly. It has since been...

Her friends warned her about falling for a guy in a rock band, but Jenny felt like living life dangerously. This VERY SHORT STORY was published in Words Worth Reading Issue 1.

Five short stories featuring older characters. Five Third Age Short Stories is a Wordsworth Collection of five themed short stories that have been previously published or broadcast. Full publishing history...

When Thomas wanted to join his friends trick or treating, his mum was a bit worried because he was already prone to nightmares. Would the occasion help him or would it make matters worse? This SHORT STORY...

A collection of twelve short stories by Diane Wordsworth. Seven are brand-new, but five have been published before. TWEE TALES TWEE is Diane's third volume of short stories. Also look out for TWEE TALES...

Student rag week is always a laugh, and it raised much-needed funds too. But Flora had never seen a rag week like it, and she came away with a bit more than a fun memory. This VERY SHORT STORY was first...

Geoff King was excited to be coming home from prison soon, until his long-time girlfriend dropped a bombshell. This VERY SHORT STORY was first published in Words Worth Reading Issue 2.

When Jessie moved her family into her dream country cottage, little did she know that a battle was about to start.

After splitting up from her long-term boyfriend, Izzy was looking forward to a winter break in Scotland with her parents. This short story has been published in My Weekly, Twee Tales, and Illumination.

When Maeve finds a load of love letters between the pages of a second-hand book, she sets out to return them to their owner. This SHORT STORY was first published in The People's Friend. It has since been...

Ten Short Stories 1 – 10 is a Wordsworth Collection of ten short stories that have all previously been published as standalone Wordsworth Shorts. 1. The Spirit of the Wind has been published in My Weekly,...

Who was this strange woman who had invited herself to Henry's house? And what memories would she rekindle? This short story is also in Twee Tales and Twee Tales More.

Vanessa was always picked on at school because of the way she looked. She never had any friends. But at least she had her sister who'd always looked out for her. Now she wanted to repay that loyalty. This...

Max Fleming had a problem and he knew just how to fix it. The trouble is, things don't always go quite as planned. This is a SHORT STORY.

What Mary needed was a holiday, so her husband took her to Dorset where they could spend time with their daughter and be spoilt. This is a VERY SHORT STORY.

Five short stories featuring slightly sinister topics. Five Slightly Sinister Short Stories is a Wordsworth Collection of five themed short stories that have been previously published or broadcast. Full...

When her best friend showed up in her new outfit, Veronica didn't know whether to tell her she looked lovely or the truth.

Polly was due a holiday, and she wanted to get fit. So a health farm seemed the ideal place for both. Or was it? This short story has previosuly been published in Twee Tales Twee and Twee Tales More.

A collection of ten VERY SHORT stories by Diane Wordsworth. Inside: Meet Me In Glenridding has been published in Twee Tales Too, Twee Tales More, and in 2022. Pippa & Davey Forever has been published...

Trisha was disappointed when Greg didn't ask her about the go karting, but she had a prior engagement in any case. This VERY SHORT STORY was first published in Twee Tales and Flash Fiction, and it was...

Sebastian hadn't had very much luck with the ladies recently. Hopefully, that was about to change. This VERY SHORT STORY was first published in Flash Fiction 3.

Juliet and Matthew are on board the SS City of Glasgow along with almost 500 other passengers hoping for a new life in the new world. This SHORT STORY was previously published in Words Worth Reading Issue...