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July 20, 2017
Half-Price Hidden Gems: Prize-winners from the archives
Today we shine the spotlight on some hidden gems from the archives – fiction, poetry and non-fiction prize-winners from years passed which, if you haven’t read already, come highly recommended. We’ve just passed the mid-week hurdle, and that means th…
July 18, 2017
Summer Sale: Seren books half price this week
Much like the nice weather, the Seren summer sale isn’t hanging around: for one week only, all our books are half price. Everything from poetry to novels, short stories, art, history and biography are included, and with so much choice, we thought you…
July 17, 2017
Summer Sale: Seren books half price for one week only
Summer is here and with it comes our half price sale. For one week only, enjoy 50% off our books – everything from poetry, novels, short stories, art, biography and our enduringly popular Mabinogion books are included, so what are you waiting for? Ha…
July 14, 2017
Friday Poem – ‘Brown Furniture’, Ellie Evans
This week our Friday Poem is ‘Brown Furniture’ from The Ivy Hides the Fig-ripe Duchess by Ellie Evans. Ellie Evans’ first and only collection, The Ivy Hides the Fig-ripe Duchess, was published in 2011, a year before Evans sadly passed away. In this e…
July 11, 2017
Short Story of the Month | ‘Swimming’ by Katie Munnik
July’s featured Short Story of the Month is ‘Swimming’ by Katie Munnik. Katie is a Canadian writer living in Cardiff whose prose, poetry, creative non-fiction and reviews have appeared in several magazines and anthologies; her first collection of sho…
July 11, 2017
Dark Mermaids shortlisted for Rubery Award
Anne Lauppe-Dunbar’s absorbing debut novel Dark Mermaids has been shortlisted for the 2017 International Rubery Book Awards, fiction category. Set one year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Dark Mermaids follows West Berlin police officer Sophia, wh…
July 7, 2017
Friday Poem – ‘To a Comrade in Arms’, Alun Lewis
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘To a Comrade in Arms’, by our featured Legendary Author of the month, Alun Lewis. ‘To a Comrade in Arms’ was originally published in Lewis’ first collection Raiders’ Dawn, which appeared during his period of service in B…
July 6, 2017
An Interview with Polly Atkin
From nature, to places we call home and poetic inspiration – today we talk to Polly Atkin about her debut collection, Basic Nest Architecture. Polly Atkin lives in Cumbria. Her debut poetry pamphlet bone song (Clitheroe: Aussteiger, 2008) was shortli…
July 4, 2017
Legend of the Month: Alun Lewis
Each month we are celebrating one fantastic Seren author in honour of Wales’ Year of Legends. This month the spotlight falls on Alun Lewis. Alun Lewis, the remarkable Second World War writer, died aged twenty-eight in Burma during the Second World Wa…
July 3, 2017
Tony Bianchi dies aged 65
We are saddened to have the news that author Tony Bianchi has passed away. A novelist in Welsh and English, a cultural commentator and administrator of rare clarity and incisiveness, Tony’s contribution to the literatures of Wales will be long rememb…
July 3, 2017
Win a copy of The Women of Versailles
Enter our giveaway to win a copy of The Women of Versailles, Kate Brown’s timeless and addictive debut novel. To enter, simply sign up to the Seren newsletter before 1st August:https://www.serenbooks.com/newsletter/signup About The Women of Versail…
June 30, 2017
Friday Poem – ‘Waking in Picardy’, Graham Mort
This week we welcomed the publication of Graham Mort’s masterly tenth collection, Black Shiver Moss, and so today as Friday Poem we feature ‘Waking in Picardy’, the opening poem from this brand new collection. New places are made familiar by the vivi…
