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April 22, 2016
Losing Israel longlisted in Best Travel Book Poll
Jasmine Donahaye’s Losing Israel has been longlisted in the New Welsh Review Best Travel Book Poll. The longlist of 20 titles has been selected by co-judges Gwen Davies and Rory MacLean with nominations from the students of the University of South Wa…
April 19, 2016
Ritual, 1969 | An interview with Jo Mazelis
Our Marketing Officer Rosie Johns talks to Jo Mazelis about her new short story collection, Ritual, 1969, which is newly available. Have you got a burning question of your own you would like to ask Jo? Or would you like your copy of Ritual, 1969 sign…
April 18, 2016
Sunday Poem – Katrina Naomi
Poet Kim Moore has chosen a poem from Katrina Naomi’s new collection, The Way the Crocodile Taught Me, for her Sunday Poem. Read it below.
April 15, 2016
Friday Poem – Yellow Dahlias
Yesterday saw us at the Admiral Benbow in Penzance for the launch of Katrina Naomi’s The Way the Crocodile Taught Me, and so this week’s Friday Poem is taken from this gorgeous new collection. If you missed Katrina in Penzance, you have another chanc…
April 8, 2016
Friday Poem – Spring ’72
To celebrate the coming of spring, our Friday Poem this week is from Sheenagh Pugh’s Selected Poems and is entitled ‘Spring ’72’. This poem is the first Sheenagh ever had published, in one of the 1972 issues of Poetry Wales. Published in 1990, Sheena…
April 7, 2016
Spring into a New Series: discover New Stories from the Mabinogion
The sun has started to shine, flowers are blooming, so why not ‘spring’ into a new series? If you haven’t yet discovered our New Stories from the Mabinogion series, then now is the perfect time. Until 14 April, the first book in the series, White Rav…
April 7, 2016
Spring into a new series: White Ravens by Owen Sheers only 99p on Kobo
If you haven’t yet discovered our New Stories from the Mabinogion series, then now is the perfect time. Until 14 April, the first book in the series, White Ravens by Owen Sheers, is only 99p in the Kobo Spring into a New Series sale. The eleven stori…
April 1, 2016
Enter our poetry books giveaway to win two new collections
We are celebrating the launch of two fantastic new books, Crowd Sensations by Judy Brown and Masculine Happiness by David Foster-Morgan, by giving you the chance to win a copy of each! All you have to do is sign up to our newsletter here before 1st M…
April 1, 2016
Friday Poem – Flamingos
Our Friday poem is from the Costa Award-winning book of poetry, My Family and Other Superheroes, by Jonathan Edwards. It is titled ‘Flamingos’ and is being turned into a dance! The humor of the poem makes for an ideal April Fools’ Day piece for all t…
April 1, 2016
Rhian Elizabeth wins Second Prize Story Award in Terry Hetherington Young Writers Award 2016
Rhian Elizabeth has won the Second Prize Story Award in the Terry Hetherington Young Writers Award 2016, for her short story ‘The Runners’. The Terry Hetherington Young Writers Award celebrates the talent of young writers of poetry and prose. There w…
March 25, 2016
Friday Poem – Denominations
As we are now approaching Easter, our Friday poem this week will be from Damian Walford-Davies’ Judas. In short-lined, intensely suggestive dramatic monologues, Damian Walford-Davies vividly summons moments of fear and swagger, doubt and passion, des…
March 24, 2016
An Easter Egg from Seren
Happy Easter everyone! We have a special Easter egg on the website for you: 30% off books across the Seren store. The Easter holiday carries with it the message of new beginnings, so why not begin a new book? Our 30% offer includes our gorgeous poetr…
