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March 9, 2017
Siobhán Campbell shortlisted for Ó’Béal Poetry Competition
Two poems by Siobhán Campbell have been included in the Ó’Béal 4th Five Words Competition shortlist. ‘Milk’ tied for second place and was highly commended by the judges; another poem, ‘Eve’, also reached the shortlist. The shortlisted poems will appe…
March 8, 2017
Seren’s women on the books that have inspired us
To mark International Women’s Day 2017, Seren’s female staff have come together to shine the spotlight on the books that have inspired us. Countless works of literature written by female writers have changed the world; the few mentioned here have per…
March 8, 2017
A treat for International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, a worldwide celebration of women’s achievements and a call for gender equality. We can’t think of a better book to treat yourself to than Women’s Work: Modern Women Poets Writing in English, so for today only, you…
March 8, 2017
Caroline Smith’s The Immigration Handbook shortlisted for Ted Hughes Award
The Immigration Handbook, Caroline Smith’s moving poetry collection inspired by stories heard every day in her role as Immigration Officer, has been shortlisted for the 2016 Ted Hughes Award. A few words from Caroline: “I’ve always believed that poet…
March 3, 2017
Friday Poem – ‘The shame of our island’, Siobhán Campbell
This week our Friday Poem is ‘The shame of our island’ from Siobhán Campbell’s brand new collection, Heat Signature. In ‘The shame of our island’ we are confronted with a sense of contested history, in which the hunter’s tongue-in-cheek aim is to ‘se…
March 2, 2017
Find a free Seren book this World Book Day
Today we are celebrating all things literary for World Book Day, now in its 20th year. We want the world to discover our fantastic authors, and to help a few of you do just that, we’ve left a selection of our books all over Cardiff for lucky people t…
March 2, 2017
Find a free Seren book this World Book Day
World Book Day is now in its 20th year, and once more we are celebrating all things literary. We want the world to discover our fantastic authors, and to help a few of you do just that, we’ve left a selection of Seren books in our favourite independe…
February 24, 2017
Friday Poem – ‘Big Sky’, Sheenagh Pugh
This week our Friday Poem is ‘Big Sky’, from Short Days, Long Shadows by Sheenagh Pugh. In ‘Big Sky’ the overwhelming vastness of the sky is viewed as if for the first time, at a distance from the claustrophobic trappings of the everyday. We are cata…
February 17, 2017
Friday Poem – ‘Questions’, Kate Bingham
This week our Friday Poem is ‘Questions’, from Infragreen by Kate Bingham. ‘Questions’ unpicks the intricate imagined details behind moments of silence, as the speaker interrogates ‘your mouth’s unstated strategy / for the avoidance of speech’. The p…
February 14, 2017
Seren’s Top Ten Literary Romances
Valentine’s Day needn’t be a cause for stress when there are so many great literary romances to get lost in. Happy ending or otherwise, love in literature is beautiful and intense – the perfect distraction on this much-maligned day of devotion. Here…
February 10, 2017
Friday Poem – ‘Love Birds’, Paul Henry
As an early celebration of Saint Valentine’s Day, this week’s Friday Poem is ‘Love Birds’ from Paul Henry’s The Brittle Sea: New and Selected Poems. The ritualistic moments of connection in ‘Love Birds’ defy the couple’s physical separation, and we s…
February 6, 2017
Win a copy of Significance, Jo Mazelis’ Jerwood Prize-winning novel
Enter our giveaway to win a copy of Jo Mazelis’ award-winning novel, Significance. To enter, simply sign up to the Seren newsletter before 1st March: https://www.serenbooks.com/newsletter/signup Significance was a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize-winn…
