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November 29, 2010
‘First Thursday’ Poetry reading 2 December
Join Mike Jenkins Moor Music and Paul Henry The Brittle Sea at our final First Thursday poetry session of 2010. Followed by an Open Mic session for all poetry enthusiasts to showcase their work. 2nd December, 7.30pm. Media Point Room, Chapter Arts Ce…
November 23, 2010
Paul Henry goes in search of W.S. Graham, this Sunday on Radio 3
Poet Paul Henry presents a long-overdue celebration of one of the greatest 20th century poets, W.S. Graham, on Radio 3 this weekend. Sunday 28th November 21.30 to 22.15
November 22, 2010
Seren joins the celebrations for National Short Story Week
Seren joins the celebrations for National Short Story Week (22-28 Nov) by revisiting some great short stories collections, published over the last couple of years: Sing Sorrow Sorrow: Dark and Chilling Tales by Gwen Davies (ed.). Graham Mort Touch (2…
November 19, 2010
Pascale Petit recommends Women’s Work by Seren
TS Eliot Shortlisted poet Pascale Petit has recommended Seren title, Women’s Work edited by Eva Salzman & Amy Wack. In Inpress’s online newsletter, Petit chose four titles including Women’s Work. Petit whose latest title What the Water Gave Me: Poems…
November 15, 2010
Pascale Petit’s ‘What the Water Gave Me’ is a book of the year in the Observer
Pascale Petit’s What the Water Gave Me is a book of the year in the Observer. Jackie Kay (Novelist) writes “Pascale’s poems are as fresh as paint, and make you look all over again at Frida and her brilliant and tragic life”.
November 10, 2010
Roshi Fernando wins Impress Prize for New Writers
Roshi Fernando, a contributor to Seren’s latest horror book ‘Sing Sorrow Sorrow, Dark and Chilling Tales’ won the 2009 Impress Prize for New Writers. Award winning Roshi’s short story ‘Three Cuts’, a re-imagined Cinderella where an arranged marriage…
November 9, 2010
Paul Henry’s ‘The Black Guitar’ is The Guardian Blog’s ‘Poem of the Week’
Paul Henry’s The Black Guitar is The Guardian Blog’s ‘Poem of the Week’ where it is described as “a poem that includes lines that are barely lines from a poet with a beautiful economy to his writing”.
November 2, 2010
Mabinogion Series Launch
The Mabinogion Series Launch was celebrated in style at the St David’s Hotel Cardiff, with all four authors and an enthusiastic audience. Owen Sheers, Russell Celyn Jones, Niall Griffiths and Gwyneth Lewis read and discussed their contemporary adapta…
October 21, 2010
Pascale Petit and John Haynes are shortlisted for the T.S Eliot Prize
Pascale Petit What the Water Gave Me and John Haynes You, have been shortlisted for the T.S Eliot Prize 2010.
October 7, 2010
Hilary Menos wins Forward Prize for Best First Collection 2010
Hilary Menos, Berg wins the Forward prize for Best First Collection 2010. Hilary Menos was presented her award during a Ceremony in London’s Somerset House. Read Hilary’s Blog about the evening HERE
September 20, 2010
Mabinogion Series Launch – St Davids Hotel, Cardiff – Thursday 28th October, 7pm
Join us at an evening to launch Seren’s Mabinogion Series. This is an unique opportunity to hear Owen Sheers, Russell Celyn Jones, Niall Griffiths and Gwyneth Lewis discussing their own take on the Mabinogion. In the prestigious settings of the St Da…
August 17, 2010
Carrie Etter ‘The Tethers’ awarded London Festival Fringe Best New Poetry 2010
Congratulations to Carrie Etter who has won the London Festival Fringe Prize for the Best First Collection of Poetry 2010.
