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Short bio

Tom Ashcroft is a farmer and the author of four books, including the memoir Ten Dry Years. He writes a newspaper column (fictional) and speaks at regional writers’ festivals and community events on rural mental health, framed as story rather than advice.

Long bio

Tom Ashcroft writes about the years a farm doesn’t recover quickly from. He is the author of the memoir Ten Dry Years, the essay collection Fence Lines, The Weather Book and Small Rain. He writes a column for a regional newspaper (fictional) and speaks at writers’ festivals and community halls on rural mental health, told as story rather than advice. He still farms.

Headshots · print & web

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Head-and-shoulders portrait of Tom Ashcroft against a plain grey background
Formal · 4:5 · 300 dpi
Tom Ashcroft laughing at a kitchen table covered in papers, pen in hand
Relaxed · 4:5 · 300 dpi
Tom Ashcroft speaking into a handheld microphone on a dark stage
On stage · 4:5 · 300 dpi
The four book jackets by Tom Ashcroft side by side
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Press mentions — fictional

A profile pieceThe Aldermoor Review (fictional)A short interviewKestrel FM Arts (fictional)Festival coverageBrightwater Readers’ Festival programme (fictional)A piece on the essaysThe Quill & Lamp Weekly (fictional)

Podcasts

Northgate Book Hour — author interview(fictional)A rural-life podcast — guest episode(fictional)Halvard Speakers Forum — recorded talk(fictional)A books podcast — group review(fictional)

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