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July 25, 2011
Latest news from Seren
TONY CURTIS LAUNCHES REAL SOUTH PEMBROKESHIRE Join Tony Curtis at the Oriel Queens Gallery, Narberth this Saturday (20th August) for the official launch of the latest addition to the Seren Real Series. 12pm – 2pm with a talk at 1pm. Refreshments. Mor…
July 19, 2011
Title poem from Robert Seatter’s latest collection ‘Writing King Kong’
Writing King Kong by Robert Seatter It’s where I stop in my daily walk, at the corner of 5th Avenue, 33rd and 34th St., budge that obstacle against my daily sun, blink away its shadow. The Empire State Building – just a giant toy, a large crick in m…
July 15, 2011
Two Seren titles shortlisted for the Forward Prize (Best First Collection) 2011
The Forward Prize shortlist has been announced, and we here at Seren, are thrilled to see two of our poetry titles on the shortlist for ‘Best First Collection’ 2011. Both Sound Archive by Nerys Williams and Loudness by Judy Brown find themselves shor…
July 14, 2011
Two Seren poetry titles up for Forward Prize ‘Best First Collection’ 2011
The Forward Prize shortlist has been announced today, and we here at Seren, are thrilled to see two of our poetry titles on the shortlist for ‘Best First Collection’ 2011. Both Sound Archive by Nerys Williams and Loudness by Judy Brown find themselve…
July 11, 2011
Graham Mort scoops Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2011
Congratulations to Graham Mort who won the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2011 for the collection Touch (Seren). Mort was unveiled as winner at a special awards ceremony at the Blackwells Bookshop in Charing Cross Road. Touch is set from the heat of Af…
July 8, 2011
Graham Mort wins Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2011 with ‘Touch’
Graham Mort scooped the Edge Hill Short Story prize 2011, with his collection Touch. The winner was announced at Blackwells, Charing Cross Road in London. Touch was shortlisted amongst some diverse names such as, Michele Roberts, Polly Samson. Helen…
July 7, 2011
Frida Kahlo’s birthday 6th July
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was born July 6 1907 and died at the age of 47. Frida Kahlo led a traumatic life, she contracted Polio at the young age of six, and was seriously injured on a bus after the vehicle collided with a trolley car in 1925. As t…
July 5, 2011
Two Seren authors shortlisted for two prizes
Two Seren authors have been shortlisted for two prizes – and the winners are to be announced 7th July 2011. Pascale Petit is shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2011 with her poetry collection What the Water Gave Me: Poems after Frida Kahlo. Petit…
July 4, 2011
Wales Book of the Year 2011 Ceremony, Cardiff
Wales Book of the Year 2011 Ceremony is taking place on the 7th July 2011 at 7pm Cineworld, Cardiff. Seren poet Pascle Petit is one of the three authors to be shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2011 prize. What the Water Gave Me: Poems after Frid…
June 30, 2011
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize ‘Suspended’
Sponsors of the John Llewellyn Rhys prize, Booktrust, suffered severe funding cuts, which has resulted in the suspension of the popular prize. The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize is a literary prize and was created to award authors from the Commonwealth un…
June 29, 2011
Wales Book of the Year 2011 Ceremony
Wales Book of the Year 2011 Ceremony tickets arrived in the post this morning. The ceremony is to be held in Cineworld, Cardiff next Thursday (7th July) beginning at 7.30pm. Literature Wales have announced that tickets sold out in a record time. Sere…
June 23, 2011
‘The Captain’s Tower’ – The Bluecoat, Liverpool
Thursday 23rd June 7.30 – 9.30pm The Bluecoat, Liverpool. Tickets £5/ £4. www.bluecoat.org.uk/events/view/events/1015 For lovers of Bob Dylan’s music and lyrics, David Wolley and Phil Bowen launch and read their anthology, co-edited with Damian Fur…
