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Katrina Naomi is named Poet in Residence at Leach Pottery, St Ives.
11 December 2017 - 02:53 pm
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.
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Win a copy of Sax Burglar Blues by Robert Walton
5 December 2017 - 10:52 am
Enter our giveaway to win a copy of Sax Burglar Blues, Robert Walton’s lively and complex new collection of poetry.To enter, simply sign up to the Seren newsletter before 1st January:https://www.serenbooks.com/newsletter/signupAbout Sax Burglar Blues:Not so much a discovery as a re-discovery, Robert Walton’s new book of poems, Sax Burglar Blues, is his first full collection since winning a Welsh Arts Council Prize in the 70s. Walton riffs on a range of subjects from rogue alligators...
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Kim Moore wins Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
5 December 2017 - 10:06 am
Kim Moore has scooped up the prestigious Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize for her debut collection of poetry, The Art of Falling.The Art of Falling covers everything from Moore’s experiences as a trumpet teacher to her father’s profession as a scaffolder, as well as the suffragettes and a tattoo inspired by Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own. In ‘My People’, she writes of how some “swear without knowing they are swearing … scaffolders and...
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Enjoy free tea, chocolate & free postage with your Seren books this weekend
26 November 2017 - 09:57 am
To combat the mayhem of the Black Friday weekend, we’re offering a dose of relaxation – when you order from our website this weekend we’ll include two samples of Morgan’s Brew signature black tea, and some free chocolate, when we post out your books. As an added treat, we have also scrapped our postage fees for the entire weekend!•Trust us, there’s no need to go outside at all until Monday – simply have a browse here on the Seren website,...
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A Christmas treat – Mystery Book Bundles
23 November 2017 - 03:54 pm
Unless you’re one of Santa’s particularly jolly elves, we imagine the countdown to Christmas might be a rather stressful experience. With that in mind, we’ve prepared some mystery book bundles – the ideal affordable self-gift! (Or, if you’re feeling particularly generous, a gift for someone else.)Coming in Fiction and Poetry varieties, these lovingly gift-wrapped parcels contain three books from our fantastic Seren list – and are just £9.99.For the...
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