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The latest news on Seren’s books, authors, events and prizes.

Deryn Rees-Jones is Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes
6 September 2019 - 11:16 am
‘Firebird’ from Deryn Rees-Jones’ new collection Erato is amongst those highly commended by the judges in the Forward Prizes for Poetry.
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More Good News for 'A Simple Scale'
29 July 2019 - 02:50 pm
We are delighted to hear that A Simple Scale by David Llewelyn is amongst the six titles shortlisted for the Polari Prize 2019 after being longlisted for the award last month.
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‘Basic Nest Architecture’ by Polly Atkin on the longlist for the Michael Murphy Memorial Prize 2019
5 July 2019 - 03:35 pm
We are delighted to hear that Polly Atkin’s debut collection Basic Nest Architecture is on the longlist for the 2019 Michael Murphy Memorial Prize.
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Maria Donovan Shortlisted for Hall & Woodhouse DLF Writing Prize
25 June 2019 - 04:59 pm
We are delighted to hear that Seren author Maria Donovan has been shortlisted for the Hall & Woodhouse DLF Writing Prize. The prize, which runs as part of the Dorchester Literary Festival, carries on the festival’s long tradition of celebrating and investing in it’s ‘homegrown talent’.
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Jonathan Edwards wins the People’s Choice Award at Wales Book of the Year
21 June 2019 - 10:45 am
In a ceremony held on then 20th June 2019, it was announced that poet Jonathan Edwards has captured the imagination of the public, once again, to win the Wales Book of the Year People’s Choice Award with his latest collection Gen.
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London Book Launch | The Way the Crocodile Taught Me by Katrina Naomi

Friday 11th March, 10:37
Join Katrina Naomi at The Yorkshire Grey for the London launch of her new poetry collection, The Way the Crocodile Taught Me.There will be a reading at 19:30, after which there will be time to ask questions and get your copy of the book signed.The venue serves excellent food, so please feel free to ...
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Penzance Book Launch | The Way the Crocodile Taught Me by Katrina Naomi

Friday 11th March, 10:45
Join Katrina Naomi at Admiral Benbow pub and restaurant, Penzance, for the launch of her new poetry collection, The Way the Crocodile Taught Me. Katrina will give a reading and there will be a good deal of celebrating!About The Way the Crocodile Taught Me:Katrina Naomi’s new poetry collection,...
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First Thursday with Katrina Naomi, Jo Mazelis and Kerry Lee-Powell

Thursday 24th March, 17:20
Celebrate new poetry and fiction at April’s First Thursday at the Chapter Arts centre. This month's event features poet Katrina Naomi and her new collection: The Way the Crocodile Taught Me, Jo Mazelis and her haunting new collection of short stories, Ritual, 1969, as well as special guest...
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Rosie Shepperd and Katrina Naomi at Wenlock Poetry Festival

Thursday 7th April, 16:47
Performers:Katrina Naomi, Rosie ShepperdRosie Shepperd’s debut collection The Man At The Corner Table has been widely praised for its sophisticated blend of elegance, subversion and unexpected imagery. As the actor Juliet Stevenson says, ‘Rosie Shepperd’s is a startlingly original ...
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The Poetry School interviews Katrina Naomi

Monday 16th May, 11:32
“I think the main thing for me is if you’re going to write about violence, do it well. Let us smell it, taste it.”Read Katrina Naomi’s interview with Ali Lewis of The Poetry School, where she discusses violence, ‘the gentility bind’ and her new poetry collection, ...
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Katrina Naomi – new Writer in Residence at the Arnolfini

Monday 19th September, 11:13
Katrina Naomi has been announced as writer-in-residence at the Arnolfini throughout their 'Emotional Archaeology' exhibition.Regarding her being selected for the post she says:I'm delighted to be Arnolfini's writer-in-residence. I can't stop smiling about it. I'm looking forw...
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Katrina Naomi | Reading, Goldsmiths College

Wednesday 5th October, 19:38
Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre,English and Comparative LiteraturePresents anhour of poetry with Katrina Naomi and Aoife Mannix.Katrina'slatest collection The Way the Crocodile Taught Me was published by Seren in 2016. Also reading is Aoife Mannix. Admission is free but pleaseemail Cathy Hoste ...
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Writer in Residence event – Katrina Naomi at the Arnolfini

Tuesday 25th October, 11:40
A chance to find out about the work of the Arnolfini’s Emotional Archaeology writer in residence, Katrina Naomi, author of The Way the Crocodile Taught Me (Seren, 2016).Poet Katrina Naomi has been working at Arnolfini through the course of 'Emotional Archaeology'. Come along to hear he...
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Katrina Naomi | Reading, Penzance

Monday 31st October, 11:37
Katrina Naomi will be reading from her debut collection The Way the Crocodile Taught Me (Seren 2016) along withCaroline Carver and Penelope Shuttle. There will also be an open mic. Doors open at 10 a.m. for a 10.30 start. Admission isfree but donations welcome. Hosted by Penzance Poetry Stanza....
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Kim Moore, Katrina Naomi and Mona Arshi | Verve Poetry Festival

Wednesday 8th February, 17:02
Three multi award-winning poets kick off the second night of the Verve Poetry Festival.Kim Moorewon The Poetry Business Pamphlet Competition and her first full-length collectionThe Art of Fallingwas published by Seren in 2015.Katrina Naomi’s vivid second collection,The Way the Crocodile Taught...
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Katrina Naomi | Poets' Café, South Street and Reading Stanza

Thursday 2nd March, 19:14
Katrina Naomi isat Reading’s longest running and best-loved poetry platform, Poets’ Café. The evening is hosted by Gill Learner. Tickets are £5 or £4 for readers/members. For more information, to book tickets or become a member visit:www.readingarts.com...
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Katrina Naomi | International Women's Day

Thursday 2nd March, 19:27
Katrina Naomi is among a dazzling array of poets, singers, dancers, acrobats and much much more in a charity cabaret line up to celebrate International Women's Day!Held in celebration of women everywhere – their struggles, strengths and achievements – proceeds this year will again be...
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Katrina Naomi | Reading, Teignmouth Poetry Festival

Thursday 2nd March, 19:36
Katrina Naomi will be reading from her recently released collection, The Way the Crocodile Taught Me, at the Teignmouth Poetry Festival.Tickets are £5.00.To book and for further information about the festival visit: www.poetryteignmouth.com/festivalAboutThe Way the Crocodile Taught Me:The Way ...
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Katrina Naomi | Workshop, Teignmouth Poetry Festival

Thursday 2nd March, 19:43
Katrina’s workshops can be challenging. She is a bold leader, assertive but sympathetic. She opens doors to unexplored rooms, shines a ruthless spotlight on lines you’ve always left cowering in dark corners. Katrina lights fuses - fireworks should be expected. Cost: £15.00. To book...
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Katrina Naomi | Poetry Wivenhoe

Monday 27th March, 20:16
Katrina Naomi will be reading at Poetry Wivenhoe in Essex. Her latest collection, The Way the Crocodile Taught Me, (Seren 2016) is a heartfelt and tragi-comic portrayal of a fraught childhood and adolescence.For further information about the event visit: www.poetrywivenhoe.org...
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Katrina Naomi | Penzance Poetry Parlour

Tuesday 23rd May, 18:10
Katrina Naomi is the host of Penzance Poetry Parlour, an occasional reading series with invited poets which begins on 5th June.Katrina has booked top poets Jo Bell and Tania Hershman. There will be an informal Q&A after the readings plus cava and popcorn! Entry is by a minimum £5 donation ...
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Katrina Naomi | Flamboyance, Poetry School Workshop

Sunday 17th September, 17:23
Would you love to give your poetry some much-needed oomph? Would you love to add glitz to your titles, an edge to your imagery and glitter to your subject matter? Would you love to take risks in your writing? Are you willing to consider excess, even ‘bad taste’? This one day workshop wil...
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Katrina Naomi nominated for B O D Y Best of the Net

Monday 30th October, 13:51
B O D Y have just unveiled their list of nominees for the 2017 Best of the Net Anthology, and Seren’s Katrina Naomi is in the running for her poem ‘The Reveal’. Katrina’s most recent poetry collection is The Way the Crocodile Taught Me.See the full list of nominees for Poetry...
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Katrina Naomi is named Poet in Residence at Leach Pottery, St Ives.

Monday 11th December, 14:53
It is has just been announced that Katrina Naomi will be poet in residence at the Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall in 2018. This is the first time that the Leach Pottery, one of the most respected and influential potteries in the world, has held a residency for a writer.Katrina has recently return...
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Katrina Naomi | Workshop | When I Was at my Most Beautiful

Monday 4th June, 11:13
Take inspiration from contemporary and traditional Japanese poetry, and try your hand at some translation.In this one-day workshop, Katrina Naomi will offer a range of writing exercises based on both contemporary Japanese poetry and traditional Japanese forms. We will read and respond to poetry from...
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Katrina Naomi | Penzance Poetry Parlour

Friday 22nd June, 08:56
Katrina will be hosting the Penzance Poetry Parlour featuring Seren poetSamantha Wynne-Rydderch and Angela Stoner. As well as a reading by both poets, there’s a Q&A, pluscavaand popcorn. Doors open at 7 pm, readings start at 7.30. Donations on the door, minimum of £6 please – i...
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Katrina Naomi | Poetry and Psychoanalysis Conferrence

Friday 22nd June, 09:04
Katrina will be in conversation with Estela Welldon at the Poetry & Psychoanalysis Conference where they will discuss 'Violence and Shame'. This conference will explore shame in a variety of ways. Bringing together poets, psychoanalysts and scholars, the event will look at shameful encou...
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Katrina Naomi | Birds of a Feather | Penzance LitFest

Friday 22nd June, 09:14
An exciting debut poetry reading by the Penzance Stanza Poetry Group. ‘Birds of a Feather’ are the brightly-coloured – and mainly indigenous – members of the Penzance Stanza Poetry Group, who have been waiting patiently for the summer sunshine to spread their wings and fly. A...
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Katrina Naomi | Poetry Surgeries

Sunday 24th June, 10:13
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Katrina Naomi, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems – either face to face in Penzance, Cornwall or via Skype anywhere in the world. Katrina's collection The Way the Crocodile Taught Me...
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National Poetry Day commission for Katrina Naomi

Monday 25th June, 10:42
In preparation for National Poetry Day, BBC Local Radio has commissioned new poems for#PoetryForAChange–twelve UK poets, including our very own Katrina Naomi (author ofThe Way the Crocodile Taught Me) will be writing under the theme of ‘change’:real-life changesbig or small;externa...
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Katrina Naomi, Residential Poetry Course | Moniack Mhor

Wednesday 25th July, 12:00
Poetry Tutored Retreat withJen Hadfield,William Letford and guestKatrina Naomi, whosesecond full collection,The Way the Crocodile Taught Me, was published by Seren in 2016.Whether you consider yourself a beginner, or an experienced writer, Jen and Billy will be on hand to explore your poetry, offer ...
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Katrina Naomi with guest Pascale Petit | Penzance Poetry Parlour

Wednesday 25th July, 12:28
Katrina Naomiis the host of Penzance Poetry Parlour, an occasional reading series with invited poets. This monthKatrina has booked top poets Pascale Petit and Alyson Hallet. There will be an informal Q&A after the readings plus cava and popcorn! Entry is by a minimum £5 donation (if you ca...
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Katrina Naomi | Reading, Leach Pottery Feast and Flames

Sunday 29th July, 11:06
Katrina will be sharing her clay-smeared poems at the Feast & Flames event. Katrina was the first ever Poet-in-Residence here when she wrote a notebook-full of poems inspired by the Leach Pottery and by learning to throw on the wheel. Her highly acclaimed second full collection,The Way the Croco...
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Deryn Rees-Jones and Katrina Naomi | The Personal and The Political, Residential Poetry Course

Sunday 14th October, 21:33
Led by Deryn Rees-Jones and Katrina Naomi, This course will draw on a range of examples from contemporary poetry that could assist us to develop our own writing, as well as consider variousways in which we might respond to political circumstance, both with reference to thewider world and with issues...
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Katrina Naomi | The Big Issues, Poetry School Workshop

Thursday 21st February, 10:09
Tackle the pressing topics of the day and produce new poetry. This oneday workshop isled by Katrina Naomi whose collection, The Way the Crocodile Taught Me, was published by Serenin 2016. The workshopwill look at the work of Ray Antrobus, Hashem Beck, Terrance Hayes, Alice Oswald, Danez Smith, Tracy...
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Mary J. Oliver | Penzance Poetry Parlour with Katrina Naomi

Wednesday 28th August, 11:03
Mary J. Oliver and playwright, poet and storyteller Anna Murphy join Katrina Naomi for the Penzance Poetry Parlour. Doors open at 7pm, readings start at 7:30. Plus popcorn, cava and a Q &A.Tickets: £6 on the door...
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Paul Deaton & Katrina Naomi | Prints, Performance, Prologue & Poetry

Monday 18th November, 10:31
Join us at St Canna's Alehouse for the unveiling of this year's ConfreysSolicitors Christmas print commission and the launch of the EP 'Winter' by the printmaker and musician Mog Fry who records as Red Deer Sleeping. With poetry readings from Paul Deaton (whose poem 'Christmas...
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