Blog
Welcome to our blog where you can catch up with the latest news and read guest posts by our writers.
June 10, 2020
eBooks are coming to the Seren website!
It will soon be easier than ever to get hold of Seren eBooks when they become available to buy via our website later this month.
June 5, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Poem in Which She Wears Her Favourite Wedding Dress’ by Katrina Naomi
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Poem in Which She Wears Her Favourite Wedding Dress’ by Katrina Naomi from her new collection Wild Persistence. Wild Persistence by Katrina Naomi is a confident and persuasive collection of poems. Written following her mov…
May 29, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘This Is The Drawer’ by Rhian Edwards
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘This Is The Drawer’ by Rhian Edwards from her new collection The Estate Agent’s Daughter which is published on Monday 1st June. The Estate Agent’s Daughter is the eagerly awaited follow up to Rhian Edwards’s Wales Book of…
May 28, 2020
‘Pigeon Songs’ Shortlisted for the Pigott Poetry Prize 2020
We are delighted to share that ‘Pigeon Songs’ has been shortlisted for the Pigott Poetry Prize 2020.
May 22, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Skype’ by Martyn Crucefix
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Skype’ by Martyn Crucefix from his collection The Lovely Disciplines. We were fortunate enough to hear Martyn read this poem during our Stay-at-Home Series event yesterday evening. Displaying his characteristic flair, craf…
May 21, 2020
A Stay-at-Home Series to Remember
Actor Samuel West joins us to read from A Simple Scale in the final event of the Stay-at-Home Series.
May 19, 2020
Short Story Extract – ‘The Tribe’ by Jaki McCarrick
This extract is from Jaki McCarrick’s short story ‘The Tribe’ which is featured in her Edge Hill-shortlisted collection, The Scattering. The main character’s rationale is unnerving and extreme – yet may hold some resonance with the situation we find…
May 15, 2020
Guest Post: Tony Curtis marks International Conscientious Objectors Day
Today is International Conscientious Objectors Day. Celebrated on the 15th May every year, it is a day to remember those who have established and are maintaining the right to refuse to kill, both in the past and today. There have been a number of not…
May 15, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Two Clouds’ by Ben Wilkinson
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Two Clouds’ by Ben Wilkinson from his debut collection Way More Than Luck. Ben will be reading for us as part of the Seren Stay-at-Home Series tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are only £5 and are available here*. Way More Than L…
May 8, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Clear’ by Elizabeth Parker
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Clear’ by Elizabeth Parker from her debut collection In Her Shambles. We would like to wish Elizabeth and her family congratulations on the birth of their new baby boy Danny. Spiky, provocative, declamatory, these energeti…
May 7, 2020
Announcing the Seren Stay-at-Home Series Programme!
Beginning on Tuesday 12th May, we will be bringing you the Seren Stay-at-Home Series – ten days of online readings, interviews and Q&As with our fantastic authors. Browse the full programme below. Buy Tickets Here* *All ticket holders will receiv…
May 5, 2020
Introducing the Seren Stay-at-Home Series!
We are delighted to announce that between the 12th & 16th and 18th & 22nd May we will be hosting the Seren Stay-at-Home Series – ten days of online readings, interviews and Q&As with our fantastic authors.
