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The latest news on Seren’s books, authors, events and prizes.
26 January 2011 - 09:59 am
Derek Walcott won the 2010 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry with White Egrets. The winner was chosen from a field of ten highly-regarded poets, two of whom were Pascale Petit and John Haynes, both published by Seren (2010).
The judges of this year's Prize, Chair Anne Stevenson, reached their decision after months of deliberation and debate. Anne Stevenson said "This year's exceptionally strong and varied shortlist made it difficult to choose the winner." The winner was announced at...
16 January 2011 - 06:33 pm
This years Ted Slade Award goes to Peter Finch, poet, critic and Chief Executive of Academi, the Welsh National Literature Promotion. The award is given annually to a person who is, in the opinion of the selection panel, has given unstintingly of their time and efforts over many years to promote poetry to a wider audience. Nominations for the award are made by members of Poetry Kit, and the selection is made from suitable short listed nominations, by an ...
12 January 2011 - 08:17 pm
All next week the BBC Radio 4's Today programme will broadcast one poem by each of the ten poets on the TS Eliot Prize shortlist - listen out for Seren poets Pascale Petit (17th January) and John Haynes (24th January). They will also have a feature on the BBC Radio 4 Today website, where two poems per poet can be listened to.On Sunday 23rd January 2011, the eve of the judges' decision, the T S Eliot Prize Readings will be staged at the Southbank's Royal Festival Hall and all shortlisted...
9 December 2010 - 12:42 pm
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Seren are offering readers the chance to buy a limited edition set of signed copies of all the four novellas in the series to date, at a specially reduced price of £30.00 (£24, if you join our online bookclub)
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"Seren's series of new stories inspired by the Mabinogion may be the greatest service to the Welsh national epic since Lady Charlotte Guest" The Guardian 2010
3 December 2010 - 09:22 am
John Barnie will launch his latest title Fire Drill: Notes on the Twenty-First Century, published by Seren. Hot off the press, it is sure to attract attention because of its hard hitting style.
The 'Green Room', 41 John Street Porthcawl - Sustainable Wales office. 3 December 8pm £3