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June 17, 2019
Jonathan Edwards shortlisted for the Gladstone’s Library Writers in Residence Award
We are delighted to hear that Seren poet Jonathan Edwards has made the shortlist for the prestigious Gladstone’s Library Writers in Residence award with his latest collection ‘Gen’, one of 12 titles to be selected from a pool of over 60 entries from…
June 14, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Boom!’ by Carolyn Jess-Cooke
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Boom!’ by Carolyn Jess-Cooke, the title poem from her collection of the same name, and appears in the anthology Writing Motherhood. A celebration of parenthood, the poems chronicle all the ups and downs of raising a family…
June 11, 2019
‘A Simple Scale’ by David Llewellyn longlisted for the Polari Book Prize 2019
At an event held at the Southbank Centre on the 10th of June, the longlists for the 2019 Polari Prizes were announced and Seren author David Llewelyn is amongst the names in contention for the new Polari Book Prize with his novel ‘A Simple Scale’.
June 7, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘The Glass King of France’ by Sheenagh Pugh
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘The Glass King of France’ by Sheenagh Pugh, from her latest collection Afternoons Go Nowhere. A fascination for history, both as a source of human drama and a field for artful speculation, characterises this collection o…
May 31, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘The Owl Husband’ by Deryn Rees-Jones
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘The Owl Husband’ by Deryn Rees-Jones, which appears in her collection Erato. Named after the Greek muse of lyric poetry, Erato combines documentary-style prose narratives with the passionate lyric poetry for which Rees-J…
May 24, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Luminosity’ by Rhiannon Hooson
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘Luminosity’ by Rhiannon Hooson, which appears in her collection The Other City, and Poems from the Borders pamphlet. Rhiannon Hooson is a gifted young poet born in mid-Wales and currently living in the Welsh Marches. The…
May 10, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Starlings’, Catherine Fisher
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘Starlings’ by Catherine Fisher, from The Bramble King. The Bramble King is full of darkly resonant tales, ingenious parables, curiously haunted rooms and palaces, and beautifully observed images of the natural world. A p…
May 3, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Beach Colours’, Faith Ford
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘Beach Colours’ by Faith Ford. Poems from Snowdonia is part of Seren’s pamphlet series celebrating the spirit of place. The dramatic mountain ranges of the Snowdonia National Park take centre stage here, with their craggy…
May 2, 2019
Maria Donovan; Long-lists, first lines and ‘The Chicken Soup Murder’
We’re incredibly pleased to hear that Maria Donovan has been long-listed for the Hall & Woodhouse DLF Local Writing Prize for her book The Chicken Soup Murder. It’s a huge achievement considering this year the DLF received over 70 entries, and we…
May 2, 2019
Jayne Joso on Child Characters and her New Book; ‘From Seven to the Sea’
Author Jayne Joso has recently been interviewed about how she creates compelling child characters. Her latest book, From Seven to the Sea, features a complex and beautifully written portrait of a seven-year-old girl, Esther. “Children are amazing, th…
April 26, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Borderland’, Christopher Meredith
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘Borderland’ by Christopher Meredith. Poems from The Borders is part of Seren’s pamphlet series celebrating the spirit of place. Featured poems range from “the spine of the A470”, through Monmouthshire, over the dramatic…
April 19, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Easter Sunday, Table Mountain’, Graham Mort
With today being celebrated as Good Friday, and the start of the long weekend, we felt our Friday Poem for this week ought to fit the Easter theme. Today we bring you ‘Easter Sunday, Table Mountain’ by Graham Mort, found in his collection Black Shive…
