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Blog: Laura Wainwright shortlisted for the Laurel Prize from Seren in the group Seren Books

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:32:29 +0100

We’re delighted that Laura Wainwright’s debut collection The Storm’s Flora has received further recognition on the shortlist for the Laurel Prize. Supported by po […]

Blog: Guest Post: Sarah Johnson reflects on the IPA Congress 2026 from Seren in the group Seren Books

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:52:00 +0100

Earlier this year, our Deputy CEO Sarah Johnson was selected to attend the International Publishers Association Congress in Kulala Lumpur with a group of delegates […]

Blog: Maggie Harris wins Guyana Prize for Literature Poetry Award from Seren in the group Seren Books

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:46:52 +0100

Maggie Harris continues her winning streak having been announced as the winner of the 2025 Poetry Award in the Guyana Prize for Literature, announced during a […]

Blog: Guest post: Eoghan Walls on writing ‘Elsa & the Wolfman’ from Seren in the group Seren Books

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:20:08 +0100

In this guest post, Eoghan Walls reflects on writing about fatherhood in his latest poetry book.
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Blog: Laura Wainwright wins Wales Book of the Year Poetry Award 2026 from Seren in the group Seren Books

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:07:18 +0100

Laura Wainwright wins Wales Book of the Year Poetry Award 2026 with ‘The Storm’s Flora’
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Blog: Our Impact Since 2025 from Seren in the group Seren Books

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:21:19 +0100

You may have noticed changes here at Seren Books over the past few years. With the help of the many individuals and organisations we work with, we reflected on what […]

Blog: Bethany Handley wins Eric Gregory Award from Seren in the group Seren Books

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:12:16 +0100

We’re delighted to share that Bethany Handley has won an Eric Gregory Award for her poetry pamphlet Cling Film, a prize awarded to outstanding collections by p […]

Blog: Maggie Harris wins Jhalak Poetry Prize from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:31:52 +0100

Congratulations to Maggie Harris, winner of the Jhalak Poetry Prize 2026!
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Blog: Laura Wainwright shortlisted for Seamus Heaney Prize 2026 from Seren in the group Seren Books

Mon, 18 May 2026 14:57:08 +0100

Congratulations to Laura Wainwright whose debut poetry collection The Storm’s Flora is on the shortlist for the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize 2026. J […]

Blog: Two poets shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2026 from Seren in the group Seren Books

Mon, 11 May 2026 09:31:06 +0100

Congratulations to Deryn Rees-Jones and Laura Wainwright who have both been shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2026 in the Poetry Category alongside Jeremy Over […]

Blog: Maggie Harris longlisted for the Jhalak Poetry Prize 2026 from Seren in the group Seren Books

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:15:41 +0000

We’re excited to share that Maggie Harris’ latest poetry collection I Sing to the Greenhearts is longlisted for the Jhalak Poetry Prize 2026. Haunted by ghosts of […]

Blog: Guest Post: Tradition is your Toolkit – Writing advice from Elizabeth Parker from Seren in the group Seren Books

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Elizabeth Parker considers the elements which make up a poet’s toolkit. Two years on from publication of her second collection, she reflects on how the poems make u […]

Blog: Friday Poem – ‘For the Origin’ by Rupinder Kaur Waraich from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘For the Origin’ by Rupinder Kaur Waraich.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘II. Night Vision’ by Laura Wainwright from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘II. Night Vision’ by Laura Wainwright from her debut collection ‘The Storm’s Flora’.
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Blog: Guest Post: Deryn Rees-Jones on writing ‘Hôtel Amour’ in Paris from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

In this guest post, poet Deryn Rees-Jones reflects on time spent in Paris whilst writing her collection ‘Hôtel Amour’, offering an insight into her writing proc […]

Blog: Perfect Gift Books for Christmas 2025 from Seren in the group Seren Books

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

With Christmas fast approaching (seriously, how is it that time again already?) we’ve rounded up our top bookish gift suggestions for all your family and friends, b […]

Blog: A new look for a new era from Seren in the group Seren Books

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:16:02 +0100

You may have noticed that our website looks a little different! We’ve been working away on a new brand and are excited to finally share our refreshed look. W […]

Blog: Guest Post – Alex Hubbard: Have you ever seen the rain? from Seren in the group Seren Books

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0100

Alex Hubbard shares some of the songs he listened to whilst writing his debut novel ‘Storm‘. Find his book in bookshops and here on our website!
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Blog: Poetry Wales Press awarded $30,000 Grant from Hawthornden Foundation from Seren in the group Seren Books

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100

Poetry Wales Press, which includes Seren Books and Poetry Wales magazine, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the US-based Hawthornden Foundation.
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Blog: Bethany Handley and Alison Binney are Highly Commended by the Forward Prizes 2025 from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:32:47 +0100

We’re delighted that Highly Commended poems Bethany Handley and Alison Binney feature in the Forward Book of Poetry 2026.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Testimony’ by Alison Binney from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Testimony’ by Alison Binney from her collection ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘One-sided Conversation with a Hydrozoan’ by Katrina Naomi from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘One-Sided Conversation with a Hydrozoan’ by Katrina Naomi from her collection ‘Battery Rocks’ which recently won the Holyer an Gof Award […]

Blog: Calling all readers, writers, and bookworms: take part in our Readership Survey (and maybe win some books)! from Seren in the group Seren Books

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:22:10 +0100

Fill in our 2025 Readership Survey for a chance to win this fabulous book bundle, worth around £150. It will only take around 25 minutes of your time.
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Blog: Announcing the writers chosen from our Fiction and Non-fiction Call-out from Seren in the group Seren Books

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:04:37 +0100

We’re excited to announce the three writers chosen to develop publications proposals for our Publications Sub-committee following our recent call-out for Fiction a […]

Blog: Abeer Ameer shortlisted for Forward Prize for Best Single Poem from Seren in the group Seren Books

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:12:55 +0100

We’re delighted to see that Abeer Ameer, author of Inhale/Exile, is shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Written for her poem ‘At Least’ first p […]

Blog: Friday Poem – ‘(i)’ by Deryn Rees-Jones from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:12:09 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘(i)’ by Deryn Rees-Jones, the first in a sequence of sonnets from her collection ‘Hôtel Amour’.
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Blog: ‘Battery Rocks’ by Katrina Naomi shortlisted for the Holyer an Gof Award from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:30:00 +0100

Katrina Naomi’s poetry collection ‘Battery Rocks’ has been shortlisted for the Holyer an Gof Award.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘The View’ by Sheenagh Pugh from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘The View’ by Sheenagh Pugh from her collection ‘Afternoons Go Nowhere’.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Love is lonelier than solitude’ from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Love is lonelier than solitude’ by Sue Hubbard from her collection ‘God’s Little Artist’.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘For the Drag Queen Who Lives in My Building’ by Emily Cotterill from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:54:21 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘For the Drag Queen Who Lives in My Building’ by Emily Cotterill from her collection ‘Significant Wow’.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘A Pond for All Eels’ by Taz Rahman from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘A Pond for All Eels’ by Taz Rahman from his collection ‘East of the Sun, West of the Moon’.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Hawthorn’ by Hilary Llewellyn-Williams from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 30 May 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Hawthorn’ by Hilary Llewellyn-Williams from her collection ‘The Little Hours: New and Selected Poems’.
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Blog: Kathryn Bevis shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Prize from Seren in the group Seren Books

Thu, 29 May 2025 10:05:26 +0100

Kathryn Bevis’ debut collection ‘The Butterfly House’ has been shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney First Collection Prize 2025.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Minutiae’ by Rosalind Hudis from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 23 May 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Minutiae’ by Rosalind Hudis from her collection ‘Restorations’.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Church of the Sunday Long Run’ by Ben Wilkinson from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 16 May 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Church of the Sunday Long Run’ by Ben Wilkinson from his collection ‘Same Difference’.
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Blog: Guest Post: Jo Mazelis on how Fanny Imlay inspired her novel ‘The Forger’s Ink’ from Seren in the group Seren Books

Wed, 14 May 2025 11:00:00 +0100

In today’s guest blog, Jo Mazelis reflects on what we know about Mary Shelley’s half-sister, Fanny Imlay, and why she finds her story fascinating.
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Blog: Introducing our CEO Bronwen Price from Seren in the group Seren Books

Mon, 12 May 2025 09:57:32 +0100

Anyone familiar with our work, will likely already recognise Bronwen’s name, as she first joined Seren Books as Interim CEO in January 2024 having been seconded f […]

Blog: Friday Poem – ‘The Sentry’ by Alun Lewis from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 09 May 2025 10:00:00 +0100

In honour of the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, this week’s Friday Poem is ‘The Sentry’ by Alun Lewis from his ‘Collected Poems’.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Sleeping in a Shaking City’ by Cath Drake from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Sleeping in a Shaking City’ by Cath Drake from her collection ‘The Shaking City’.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘The opposite of Swedish death cleaning’ by Alison Binney from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is the title poem from ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ by Alison Binney.
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Blog: Friday Poem – Opening of ‘I.M’ by Deryn Rees-Jones from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:31:48 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is parts 1 & 2 of the long poem ‘I.M.’ by Deryn Rees-Jones from her collection Erato.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘The Darkening’ by Kathryn Bevis from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘The Darkening’ by Kathryn Bevis from her collection ‘The Butterfly House’.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘On Mother’s Day’ by Vanessa Lampert from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:38:08 +0000

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘On Mother’s Day’ by Vanessa Lampert from her collection ‘Say It With Me’.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Buried Treasure’ by Paul Henry from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Buried Treasure’ by Paul Henry from ‘The Brittle Sea’.
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Blog: We have won Small Press of the Year Wales from Seren in the group Seren Books

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:22:55 +0000

We are delighted to be named Small Press of the Year Wales in the British Book Awards 2025.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Poem in which I’m a transnational drug smuggler’ by Bethany Handley from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Poem in which I’m a transnational drug smuggler’ by Bethany Handley from her pamphlet ‘Cling Film’.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Whisper It’ by Emily Cotterill from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Whisper It’ by Emily Cotterill from her collection ‘Significant Wow’.
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Blog: We’re a finalist for Small Press of the Year from Seren in the group Seren Books

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:56:43 +0000

We’re delighted to be a Wales country finalist for Small Press of the Year 2025.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘The Migration of Ghosts’ by Maggie Harris from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘The Migration of Ghosts’ by Maggie Harris from her collection ‘I Sing to the Greenhearts’.
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Blog: Guest post: Emily Cotterill – Now That’s What I Call ‘Significant Wow’ from Seren in the group Seren Books

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Emily Cotterill muses on the musical influences which have shaped her as a person and a poet.
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