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July 26, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Stowaway I (He Dreamed of Byzantium)’ by Richard Gwyn
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Stowaway I (He Dreamed of Byzantium)’ by Richard Gwyn which appears in his collection Stowaway: A Levantine Adventure. Richard Gwyn is the laureate of ‘Reckless Travel’, one of the poems in his richly imagined collection,…
July 19, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘A Watchful Astronomy’ by Paul Deaton
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landings, this week’s Friday Poem is ‘A Watchful Astronomy’ by Paul Deaton from his collection of the same name, which was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. A Watchful Astronomy by Paul Deaton is…
July 16, 2019
Short Story | ‘Transit of Moira’ – Maria Donovan
With the 50th anniversary of the moon landings taking place this week, we thought it pertinent that we share some moon-themed writing from our authors. ‘Transit of Moira’ comes from Maria Donovan’s collection of short stories Pumping Up Napoleon. In…
July 12, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Buzz Pollination’ by Polly Atkin
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Buzz Pollination’ by Polly Atkin which appears in her debut collection Basic Nest Architecture. Last week, it was announced that Basic Nest Architecture is on the 2019 longlist for the Michael Murphy Prize. (Read more her…
July 12, 2019
Short Story of the Month | ‘Hands’ by Rebecca Ruth Gould
Our new short story of the month is ‘Hands’ by Rebecca Ruth Gould. ‘What struck her most about him were his hands. They were long and lanky, like his body. Even more remarkable than their shape was the way he used them.’ Rebecca Ruth Go…
July 8, 2019
‘Erato’: An Interview with Deryn Rees-Jones
Deryn Rees-Jones is the author of four previous collections of poetry, shortlisted variously for the Forward (first collection), TS Eliot and Roland Mathias prizes. Last month, she returned with her new collection Erato, which is a Poetry Book Societ…
July 5, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Afon Rhymni’ by Robert Walton
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Afon Rhymni’ by Robert Walton which appears in his collection Sax Burglar Blues as well as our Poems from Cardiff pamphlet. The poems in Sax Burglar Blues range from vivid memories of childhood, such as ‘Twm Siôn Cati’ wh…
July 5, 2019
‘Basic Nest Architecture’ by Polly Atkin on the longlist for the Michael Murphy Memorial Prize 2019
We are delighted to hear that Polly Atkin’s debut collection Basic Nest Architecture is on the longlist for the 2019 Michael Murphy Memorial Prize.
June 28, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Limousin, Lascaux’ by Jane Lovell
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘Limousin, Lascaux’ by Jane Lovell, which appears in her pamphlet This Tilting Earth, winner of the 2018 Mslexia and Poetry Book Society Women’s Pamphlet Prize. In This Tilting Earth, Jane Lovell’s poems are both beauti…
June 25, 2019
Maria Donovan Shortlisted for Hall & Woodhouse DLF Writing Prize
We are delighted to hear that Seren author Maria Donovan has been shortlisted for the Hall & Woodhouse DLF Writing Prize. The prize, which runs as part of the Dorchester Literary Festival, carries on the festival’s long tradition of celebrating and i…
June 21, 2019
Jonathan Edwards wins the People’s Choice Award at Wales Book of the Year
In a ceremony held on then 20th June 2019, it was announced that poet Jonathan Edwards has captured the imagination of the public, once again, to win the Wales Book of the Year People’s Choice Award with his latest collection Gen.
June 17, 2019
Short Story of the Month | ‘The Purging’ by Drew Martyn
Our new Short Story of the Month is ‘The Purging’ by Drew Martyn. ‘One cloud and a couple of vapour trails lazed against a heat-paled blue sky and a warm afternoon slid slowly into evening; I was aware of none of it. I was seventeen and cool,…
