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Welcome to our blog where you can catch up with the latest news and read guest posts by our writers.
February 26, 2026
Guest Post: Tradition is your Toolkit – Writing advice from Elizabeth Parker
Elizabeth Parker considers the elements which make up a poet’s toolkit. Two years on from publication of her second collection, she reflects on how the poems make use of traditional tools like form and meter.
February 13, 2026
Friday Poem – ‘For the Origin’ by Rupinder Kaur Waraich
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘For the Origin’ by Rupinder Kaur Waraich.
December 12, 2025
Friday Poem – ‘II. Night Vision’ by Laura Wainwright
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘II. Night Vision’ by Laura Wainwright from her debut collection ‘The Storm’s Flora’.
December 5, 2025
Guest Post: Deryn Rees-Jones on writing ‘Hôtel Amour’ in Paris
In this guest post, poet Deryn Rees-Jones reflects on time spent in Paris whilst writing her collection ‘Hôtel Amour’, offering an insight into her writing process and the inspirations behind the book.
November 10, 2025
Perfect Gift Books for Christmas 2025
With Christmas fast approaching (seriously, how is it that time again already?) we’ve rounded up our top bookish gift suggestions for all your family and friends, because who doesn’t love getting books at Christmas!
October 9, 2025
A new look for a new era
You may have noticed that our website looks a little different! We’ve been working away on a new brand and are excited to finally share our refreshed look. We’ll be rolling it out across our books and in person appearances between now and the spring…
October 8, 2025
Guest Post – Alex Hubbard: Have you ever seen the rain?
Alex Hubbard shares some of the songs he listened to whilst writing his debut novel ‘Storm‘. Find his book in bookshops and here on our website!
October 6, 2025
Poetry Wales Press awarded $30,000 Grant from Hawthornden Foundation
Poetry Wales Press, which includes Seren Books and Poetry Wales magazine, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the US-based Hawthornden Foundation.
October 3, 2025
Bethany Handley and Alison Binney are Highly Commended by the Forward Prizes 2025
We’re delighted that Highly Commended poems Bethany Handley and Alison Binney feature in the Forward Book of Poetry 2026.
September 19, 2025
Friday Poem – ‘Testimony’ by Alison Binney
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Testimony’ by Alison Binney from her collection ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’.
August 8, 2025
Friday Poem – ‘One-sided Conversation with a Hydrozoan’ by Katrina Naomi
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘One-Sided Conversation with a Hydrozoan’ by Katrina Naomi from her collection ‘Battery Rocks’ which recently won the Holyer an Gof Award for Poetry.
August 7, 2025
Calling all readers, writers, and bookworms: take part in our Readership Survey (and maybe win some books)!
Fill in our 2025 Readership Survey for a chance to win this fabulous book bundle, worth around £150. It will only take around 25 minutes of your time.
