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February 19, 2015
Jonathan Edwards in India
My Family and Other Superheroes author Jonathan Edwards is behind today’s post after taking part in the ‘Walking Cities’ exchange. Part of the Dylan Thomas centenary celebrations and organised by the British Council, ‘Walking Cities’ pairs up UK and…
February 13, 2015
Friday Poem – The Waking
‘The Waking’ comes from Carolyn Jess-Cooke’s 2014 poetry collection, Boom! ,inspired by motherhood.
February 12, 2015
What Editors Want – Fiction
Penny Thomas, fiction editor at Seren, shares what makes a sucessful book submission.
February 10, 2015
What. is. that. NOISE?
Seren poet, Paul Henry will be reading at LOVE POETRY on 14th March, an exciting new poetry night in Birmingham
February 6, 2015
Friday Poem – Studio Flat
Studio Flat comes from Paul Henry’s sixth collection, Boy Running, available February 2015.
February 5, 2015
Jonathan Edwards in India
My Family and Other Superheroes author, Jonathan Edwards, has been invited to take part in the ‘Walking Cities’ exchange, which will see him trade places with an Indian counterpart in Kolkata in February. Part of the Dylan Thomas centenary celebratio…
January 30, 2015
Friday Poem – Holes
Ivy Alvarez’ collection Disturbance is a gripping novel in verse that chronicles a multiple homicide, a tragic case of domestic violence, where a family was gunned down by the husband and father, the one person who promised to protect them.
January 29, 2015
Who was Alun Lewis?
This year at Seren you’ll be hearing an awful lot about a man named Alun Lewis. Why? Lewis was the definitive writer of the Second World War, and this year marks the centenary of his birth. If you’d like to keep up to date with any news or events con…
January 26, 2015
An Interview with Jonathan Edwards
We’ve been chatting to poet Jonathan Edwards about his debut collection, My Family and Other Superheroes, which recently won the Costa Poetry Prize. Get a copy of that fantastic collection here. Jonathan was born and brought up in Crosskeys, South Wa…
January 15, 2015
A Look at the Year Ahead
2015 has started with a bang here at Seren following Jonathan Edwards’ triumph at the Costa Book Awards with his debut poetry collection, My Family and Other Superheroes, and the excitement doesn’t end there! It may only be January, but already 2015…
January 9, 2015
Friday Poem – The Voice in which my Mother Read to Me
The Friday poem is back f0r 2015 and we’re kicking off with The Voice in Which my Mother Read to Me from Jonathan Edwards Costa Poetry Award Winning collection My Family and Other Superheroes.
January 5, 2015
Jonathan Edwards Wins the 2014 Costa Poetry Award.
Jonathan Edwards has been awarded the Costa Poetry Award for his debut collection My Family and Other Superheroes. The Costa Book Awards honour some of the most outstanding books of the year written by authors based in the UK and Ireland. There are f…
