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December 23, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘Nativity’, Caroline Smith
Our Friday Poem this week is a modern-day parallel to the Nativity story, where we see the hardships faced by a migrant couple upon the birth of their child. ‘Nativity’ is taken from Caroline Smith’s collection, The Immigration Handbook, which tells…
December 22, 2016
Ritual, 1969 named as one of 2016’s 10 best books by Wales Arts Review
Ritual, 1969, Jo Mazelis’ uncanny and quietly sinister new short story collection, has been named by Wales Arts Review as one of the ten best Welsh books of 2016. On choosing the winning books, Wales Arts Review stated: Some tough decisions had to be…
December 21, 2016
Free upgrade to First Class delivery on all orders placed today
If you’re anything like us, the last-minute Christmas panic has probably started to kick in. To keep the worry at bay and help make sure all your gifts arrive in time, we are upgrading all orders placed today (Wednesday 21 December) to First Class de…
December 20, 2016
Get your books in time for Christmas: last recommended posting date
5 days ‘til Christmas – where has the time gone? If you’re still sorting out your presents then never fear, you can still order our books and receive them before Christmas day. Today is the last recommended posting date for our postage service on www…
December 20, 2016
Get your books in time for Christmas: last recommended posting date
5 days ‘til Christmas – where has the time gone? If you’re still sorting out your presents then never fear, you can still order our books and receive them before Christmas day. Today is the last recommended posting date for our postage service. If yo…
December 16, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘The Infants’ Christmas Concert’, Tony Curtis
Christmas is fast approaching, so our Friday Poem this week is a festive one from Tony Curtis, originally published in Letting Go (1983) and again, just recently, in Tony’s new From the Fortunate Isles: New & Selected Poems. From the Fortunate Is…
December 8, 2016
Seren Christmas Poetry Competition: Winner Announced
Earlier this month we invited you to submit a poem to our Christmas Poetry Competition, judged by Seren Poetry Editor Amy Wack. We received so many wonderful entries, and would like to thank all who took the time to send us their poems. Choosing a wi…
December 7, 2016
Author Appearances at the Seren Christmas Pop-Up Shop
The Seren pop-up bookshop is returning to Chapter, Cardiff, for its third year. You’ll find us in Chapter’s entrance hall, Friday 9th to Monday 12th December. Come and have a browse of our books, take advantage of free Christmas gift wrapping, and ch…
December 3, 2016
Seren Advent Calendar: 24 days of offers
Here at Seren we have a special advent calendar – instead of chocolate, you’ll find 24 special book offers to enjoy. Each day in December we’ll reveal a different book, available half price for one day only. We’ll have a range of poetry, fiction, bio…
December 2, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘Without Narcissus’, Rhiannon Hooson
Last night, we welcomed a chilly December in Chapter Arts, with Rhiannon Hooson reading poems from her debut collection, The Other City. It seemed appropriate to have Friday’s Poem from this beguiling new release, for those who missed out. Rhiannon r…
December 1, 2016
Seren Advent Calendar: 24 days of offers
Here’s a special Seren advent calendar– instead of chocolate, you’ll find 24 fantastic book offers to enjoy. Each day in December we’ll reveal a different book, available half price for one day only. We’ll have a range of poetry, fiction, biography,…
November 26, 2016
Forget Black Friday – get set for a Civilised Saturday
Forget the madness and stress of Black Friday and let’s all have a lovely Civilised Saturday. Launched last year by booksellers, Civilised Saturday is a day for cosiness and comfort, an antidote to the deep discounts and high stress levels of Black F…
