Seren Events Archive
The latest news on Seren’s books, authors, events and prizes.
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...
Join us for the launch of In Orbit by Glyn Edwards, one of Wales' most exciting young poets. There will also be readings by guest poets Laura Satterthwaite, Gareth Culshaw and Ness Owen. In Orbit is a sustained narrative of love, loss and longing. Using a variety of innovative forms, the poems in Glyn Edwards’ second collection explore grief and how we come to terms with losing someone close to us. The natural world offers sustenance and a new perspective in the face of intense emotions as a man struggles to come to terms with news of a beloved teacher’s death. Attendance is free but please...
Join Rhiannon Hooson as she reads her work alongside poets clare e. potter and Lily Redwood at the Melville Centre for Arts. Entry is £5. Dr. Rhiannon Hooson is a Welsh poet and author. She has won major awards for her work, including an Eric Gregory award from the Society of Authors, and performed at literature festivals and venues across Europe and the UK, including London, Milan and the Hay festival. Her first full length collection, The Other City, was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award, and was described by the judges as "Stunning... at a pitch of achievement many of us...
Join us in person and online as Seren First Thursday once again returns to Chapter Arts Centre where we'll be joined by guest readers Peter Finch and Philip Gross. Join us in person or watch the main readings via Facebook live here facebook.com/events/1558836487917804. When: Thursday 2nd MarchWhere: Media Point, 1st Floor, Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1QE & via Facebook LiveTime: Readings will start at 7:30pm GMT. Doors open 7pm.Tickets: £3 on the door About the authors: Peter Finch is a poet, writer, performer, walker and literary entrepreneur living in Cardiff. In 2022, ...
Join us for an evening with Clare Morgan and Tim Pears in conversation about their short fiction. Clare Morgan is a fiction writer and literary critic who lives in Gwynedd and Oxford. She has published two short story collections for Seren, An Affair of the Heart and Scar Tissue and her stories have been widely anthologised, and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Tim Pears is an acclaimed author has taught creative writing for the Arvon Foundation, Oxford University, and Ruskin College, among others. Tickets: £3.00. For further information and to book visit: www.waterstones.com