Seren Events Archive
The latest news on Seren’s books, authors, events and prizes.
Novelists and teachers of creative writing Dr Clare Morgan and Professor Susan Sellers discuss how and why the radically experimental and pioneering writers Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield continue to inspire contemporary fiction. Virginia Woolf described the short stories of Katherine Mansfield as ‘the only writing I have ever been jealous of’. The feeling was mutual. Their conversations left them dazzled, perplexed and fuelled with a desire to write more and better, say Morgan and Sellers. They discuss how this literary friendship and the writing it generated filtered through...
Author Peter Finch will be at the Gwaelod y Garth discussing his book Edging the City, which takes us on a journey of the borders of Cardiff in 2020. Book via phone with the venue for a place: 02920810408 Find out more here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-OqZ7IHpk/.
Join Euron Griffith for the launch of his new novel The Confession of Hilary Durwood (Seren 2023). This riotous dark comedy thriller follows the travels of gentleman explorer Hilary Durwood as he recounts an expedition that took him on semi-mythical missions in semi-mythical lands. But what unspeakable acts was he forced to commit along the way? This is Euron's second novel for Seren, the first Miriam, Daniel and Me was published in 2020 and was his first in English. He will be in conversation with Jon Gower whose book in the 'Real' series Real Llanelli was published by Seren in 2009. D...
After two successful series, the Climate of Change workshops continue. Join Cath Drake for online workshops of reading, discussing and writing poetry and inspiring each other. This can be a difficult and overwhelming subject, but writing together is more enjoyable, nurturing, rewarding and productive. Find new and transforming angles into this complex crisis. These workshops are suitable for anyone who has a passion for the topic and for poetry, ideally, with some experience of writing. Join live international zoom workshops either in the morning UK time (Australia late afternoon / evening...
Splash into poetry reading and writing sessions in 2023 with Cath Drake. The most enjoyable way to share and learn poetry is in a regular small group. In the first hour of these workshops, we'll discuss an inspiring batch of poems. We’ll look in depth at the poems and poetic techniques with expert guidance. The discussions in themselves are rich and life-enhancing. Then, after a short break, we’ll write together inspired by the poems and share our writing. Suitable for UK, Perth & other Aussie timezones. For further information visit: www.cathdrake.com Cath Drake’s collection The Shaking...
Join us at Goldstone Books for the launch of Republic by Nerys Williams where she’ll be chatting to Menna Elfyn. Republic is the explosive new poetry collection from Nerys Williams. In it she opens a window on life in rural west Wales during the 1980s and 90s when arts and culture boomed. English and Welsh-language post-punk bands, politics, feminism and family life are thrown together on the page as she questions what constitutes a republic? Dewch i Goldstone Books ar gyfer lawnsiad Republic. Fydd Nerys Williams yn sgwrsio efo Menna Elfyn. Republic yw’r casgliad barddoniaeth newydd ffrwydrol...