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Seren Christmas Poetry Competition 2018 – open for entries!
15 October 2018 - 10:41 am
We are thrilled to announce that entries are now open for Seren’s Christmas Poetry Competition 2018. Submit your Christmas-themed poem now. The 2018 Christmas Poetry Competition is judged by Seren’s Poetry Editor, Amy Wack. You are invited to submit one poem for consideration, before the closing date (5 November). Poems must be on the theme of Christmas, and a maximum of 20 lines long. All submissions will be read and the winner will be announced...
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Carrie Etter’s The Weather in Normal named as a PBS Winter Recommendation
3 September 2018 - 04:03 pm
Carrie Etter’s forthcoming collection, The Weather in Normal, has been named a Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Winter 2018. The varied list of selections also includes Raymond Antrobus, well-known for his spoken word poetry; former Birmingham Poet Laureate Roy McFarlane; and award-winning Scottish poet Kathleen Jamie. See the full list of selections on the Poetry Book Society website.About The Weather in Normal:In this new collection, Carrie Etter laments the...
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Seren shortlisted for Social Business Wales Award
16 August 2018 - 09:47 am
We are delighted to announce that we at Seren have been shortlisted for the ‘Consumer Facing’ category in this year’s Social Business Wales Awards. The awards night will be held on Wednesday 26th September at Cardiff’s City Hall. Entrants come from a range of social businesses but to reach the shortlist, all must ‘demonstrate a dynamic, entrepreneurial and ambitious attitude that are driving the sector forward’.Part of the Social Business Wales...
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May by Naomi Krüger longlisted for Not the Booker
31 July 2018 - 10:25 am
The Guardian’s ‘Not the Booker’ longlist has just been revealed and Naomi Kruger’s debut novel, May, is one of 140 titles to be nominated. Also on the list are a number of books by fellow Welsh independent publishers: Ironopolis by Glen James Brown (Parthian), Ash by Alys Einion (Honno), Albi by Hilary Shepherd (Honno), and The Offline Project by Dan Tyte (Graffeg).Voting is open for just one week –...
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The Chicken Soup Murder Shortlisted for Rubery Book Award
10 July 2018 - 02:55 pm
We are thrilled to announce that Maria Donovan’s debut novel, The Chicken Soup Murder, has been shortlisted for the 2018 Rubery Book Award’s Fiction category. The Chicken Soup Murder is one of eight titles to reach the shortlist.Part crime fiction and murder mystery, part meditation on grieving, friendship and family, The Chicken Soup Murder is a coming-of-age story narrated with resilience and humour by Michael, whose cosy young life is threatened by...
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