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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…
November 26, 2016
Forget Black Friday – enjoy 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…
November 25, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘Bluetit Feeding’, Ruth Bidgood
Our Friday Poem this week is a careful portrayal of the fragility and beauty of nature. So take some time away from the Black Friday madness, and enjoy Ruth Bidgood’s ‘Bluetit Feeding’. ‘Bluetit Feeding’ is taken from New and Selected Poems. This gen…
November 24, 2016
Win a signed copy of Wild Places by Iolo Williams
Show us your favourite nature place in Wales win a copy of Iolo Williams’ new guide book, Wild Places: Wales’ Top 40 Nature Sites. We’re giving away a signed copy of Wild Places, Iolo Williams’ stunning new guide to Wales’ best wildlife and nature si…
November 18, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘On the Sudden Passing of a Crow’, Eoghan Walls
Happy Friday, everyone. This week our Friday Poem is taken from Eoghan Walls’ debut collection, The Salt Harvest. Eoghan has just been shortlisted for the prestigious Manchester Poetry Prize – so do send all your good luck his way. Dark and evocative…
November 15, 2016
Eoghan Walls shortlisted for Manchester Poetry Prize
Eoghan Walls has been shortlisted for the 2016 Manchester Poetry Prize. This year the poetry prize will be judged by Adam O’Riordan, Sarah Howe and Helen Mort. Other shortlisted poets include Dante Di Stefano and Rebecca Tamás. Click to view the full…
November 15, 2016
Paul Deaton wins SaveAs Writers International Poetry Competition
Paul Deaton has won the SaveAs Writers International Poetry Competition with his poem ‘Raskolnikov’, which features in his forthcoming debut collection, A Watchful Astronomy (October 2017, Seren). See the full listings on the SaveAs Writers website,…
November 11, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘Armistice Day ’77, Honiton’, John Tripp
Today, to mark Armistice Day, our Friday Poem is one of remembrance and silence from John Tripp’s Selected Poems. A well known and popular figure on the poetry scene, John Tripp’s untimely death in 1986 meant the loss of a ’devoted and passionate poe…
November 7, 2016
NaNoWriMo: How to write a novel – advice from Seren novelists
It’s November and that means NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) has begun. If you’re not familiar with it, NaNoWriMo is a worldwide writing challenge, where participants have one month (1st–30th November) to write a 50,000 word novel. Are you t…
