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October 28, 2016
Jasmine Donahaye shortlisted for V S Pritchett Memorial Prize
Jasmine Donahaye, author of Wales Book of the Year Non-Fiction winner, Losing Israel, has been shortlisted for the V S Pritchett Memorial Prize. The annual prize of £1,000 is awarded to the best unpublished short story of the year. and Jasmine’s shor…
October 27, 2016
Halloween tips for book lovers: have a spooktacular night in
If the thought of venturing outside gives you a fright, then why not stay in for the night? All Hallow’s Eve is right around the corner, and that means frights, delights, and a healthy dose of Halloween literature. What could be better than a cosy ni…
October 27, 2016
Frightfully good books to read this Halloween
Halloween is almost upon us, and what better to do than sit with a good book as the witching hour draws closer? See below for a selection of our darker and more chilling titles, from fiction, to poetry, to crime. Masque, Bethany W. Pope£9.99This rich…
October 21, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘Elegy for David Beynon’, Leslie Norris
Today marks 50 years since the Aberfan disaster, 21 October 1966, when a mountain of coal waste slid into Pantglas school and 19 houses, killing 144 people, 116 of them children. Today is a day of solemn remembrance, and in this spirit, our Friday Po…
October 13, 2016
The true story behind Alun Lewis’ poem, ‘Burma Casualty’
In January 1943, after fracturing his jaw during a regimental football match, Alun Lewis spent 6 weeks in Poona Hospital. In this blog post, Maggie Evans, whose father lay injured in Poona in the bed next to Lewis’, tells the true story behind the po…
October 11, 2016
International Day of the Girl 2016
Today is International Day of the Girl, a day designed to raise awareness about gender inequality and the barriers girls come up against, from birth to adulthood. In recognition, here are a few Seren writers whose books highlight the challenges girls…
October 10, 2016
Short Story of the Month | ‘Intervals in making lace’ by Diana Powell
Our new short story of the month is ‘Intervals in Making Lace’ by Diana Powell. This is one of a collection of stories set in the Black Mountains, where a group of women artists gather to work. As they do so, they spin tales of their childhoods, colo…
October 10, 2016
October Author of the Month: Jayne Joso
Jayne Joso is our October Author of the Month. We recently published Jayne’s latest novel, My Falling Down House, which tells the story of a young Japanese salaryman who finds himself jobless, homeless and struggling to hold on to his sanity as he sl…
October 7, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘Making Out’, Deryn Rees-Jones
This week our Friday Poem is ‘Making Out’ by Deryn Rees-Jones, which originally appeared in her second collection, Signs Round a Dead Body, and also features in her generous new What It’s Like to Be Alive: Selected Poems. Both collections (along with…
October 6, 2016
50% off all Seren poetry collections for National Poetry Day
Today is National Poetry Day, and in celebration we are offering a whopping 50% off all our fabulous poetry books. Seren have been dedicated to publishing poetry since the 1980s, and so there are a stunning number of titles on offer – everything from…
October 4, 2016
An extract from Masque by Bethany W. Pope
Enjoy this extract from Bethany W. Pope’s debut novel, Masque, now available from serenbooks.com (or your local bookshop!) About Masque: Masque is a richly gothic retelling of Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera. Centre stage is would-be opera s…
October 3, 2016
The Lovely Disciplines (Seren Books, 2017)
We are pleased to announce that Martyn Crucefix’s new sixth full collection of original poems will be called The Lovely Disciplines, and will be published by Seren in 2017. Find out more on Martyn’s blog: Source: The Lovely Disciplines (Seren Books,…
