@SerenBooks

Wales’ leading indie press, specialising in English-language writing. This account is no longer active.

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Books to beat the January Blues 📚 Sign up to our newsletter before 6pm to receive a special #BlueMonday treat sure to brighten up the dreary days of January serenbooks.com/
Left to right this photo shows copies of Hollywood or Home, The Stromness Dinner, The Chicken Soup Murder, The Seasonal Vegan, A Casual Life, You'll Never Be Anyone Else.

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Very excited to return to @McrPoetryLib for @McrWritingSchl alumni showcase! 🙌 🐝 I'll be reading from Girl Parts (@VervePoetryPres) and Fruits of Labour (@SerenBooks) Thursday 30th Jan, 6pm! 🤗💕 Also available via Teams HERE - mmu.ac.uk/poetry-library/wha…
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Looking for a new book to get you through the January blues? ‘Let a Sleeping With Lie’ by Elizabeth Walter is the perfect winter read. Available online and in bookshops now serenbooks.com/book-series/w…
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“This book is indeed an awful indulgence not to be partaken of too quickly... A book to be ritually read by a fire into which the reader can gaze, perhaps while sipping something mildly intoxicating from a glass which reflects the flames.” - Julie Brominicks, Nation.Cymru

ALT “This book is indeed an awful indulgence not to be partaken of too quickly... A book to be ritually read by a fire into which the reader can gaze, perhaps while sipping something mildly intoxicating from a glass which reflects the flames.” - Julie Brominicks, Nation.Cymru

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This week’s #FridayPoem is ‘Birch’ by Hilary Llewellyn-Williams from her sequence ‘The Tree Calendar’ republished in ‘The Little Hours: New and Selected Poems’ serenbooks.com/2025/01/frida…
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Happy New Year everyone! We’re back at our desks and raring to get to work on all the exciting books we have coming out this year! What books are you most excited about reading in 2025?
6 Seren books laid out against a white background. Let a Sleeping Witch Lie, A Casual Life in Six T-Shirts, Strange Husbandry, All the Colours You Cannot Name, This Stolen Land, Portrait in Mustard.

ALT 6 Seren books laid out against a white background. Let a Sleeping Witch Lie, A Casual Life in Six T-Shirts, Strange Husbandry, All the Colours You Cannot Name, This Stolen Land, Portrait in Mustard.

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BRAND NEW #WriterInterview just went live! Alison Binney talks to HCE about #poetry and her upcoming collection with @SerenBooks, 'The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning'. Check out the Q&A here: buff.ly/4a2Brv3
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Introducing the contributors to a special Planet event at the Cŵps in Aberystwyth 18.01.25! Get £8 early bird tickets here (spaces are limited & door prices will be £10) seetickets.com/event/what-ne… Today's panellist getting a shout-out is Taz Rahman @amonochromdream 🧵1/5👇
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Calling all writers: can you help @NewWritingNorth with this survey on writer development programmes?
New Writing North@NewWritingNorth17 Dec 2024
Have you participated in a writer development programme in the UK? We'd love to hear about your experiences and your perspectives on accessibility in our survey, open until Friday 10th January. You can complete the survey here: shorturl.at/6SbfN
White text on red background. Text reads: Do you have experience participating in a writer development programme? We'd love to hear from you in our survey. Logos: New Writing North and Northumbria University Newcastle.

ALT White text on red background. Text reads: Do you have experience participating in a writer development programme? We'd love to hear from you in our survey. Logos: New Writing North and Northumbria University Newcastle.

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I heard Betty read at her launch, and can recommend! @SerenBooks
Dr Betty Doyle@betty_poet4 Jan 2025
To celebrate my 30th birthday next week, I am offering 30% off my books if you order through me! £5.60 each plus P+P, 6th-12th January. Drop me a message to secure your signed copy 🎂🥳🎉🎈🎁
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Significant Wow comes out THIS YEAR. THIS YEAR. ARGH!
Seren Books@SerenBooks5 Dec 2024
Coming soon: We’re delighted to reveal the cover for ‘Significant Wow’ by @_EmilyLC which is publishing on 17th February 2025. Pre-order on our website now serenbooks.com/book/signific….
This cover shows an abstract painting of two figures one of which is wearing a shirt and tie. The text reads: Significant Wow. Emily Cotterill. Publishing 17th February.

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Excited to be a publishing highlight for 2025. Thanks to @Jen_L_White for including my upcoming @SerenBooks collection in this article 📚⭐️ serenbooks.com/book/signific…
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There’s still time to submit to our Welsh Gothic and Fantasy Fiction call-out which is open to Welsh writers until 5pm on 6th January 2025. Find out what to submit on our website serenbooks.com/submissions/
Fiction Call for Submissions: Welsh Gothic and Fantasy.

ALT Fiction Call for Submissions: Welsh Gothic and Fantasy.

Seren Books is currently open for fiction submissions by Welsh writers in two genres: Welsh Gothic and Fantasy. Visit our submissions page for more details.

ALT Seren Books is currently open for fiction submissions by Welsh writers in two genres: Welsh Gothic and Fantasy. Visit our submissions page for more details.

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Our office will be closed for Christmas from Friday 20th December until Monday 6th January 2025. We’re taking a complete break so won’t be monitoring social media or emails during this time. From everyone at Seren Books Merry Christmas / Nadolig Llawen!🎄
Christmas Closing Dates. Our office will be closed from 20th December until 6th January 2025.

ALT Christmas Closing Dates. Our office will be closed from 20th December until 6th January 2025.

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Our final Friday Poem of 2024, is ‘A Child for Our World’ by Gina Wilson from the pamphlet ‘Twelve Poems for Christmas’ serenbooks.com/2024/12/frida…
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Our fiction Call-out for #WelshGothic and #Fantasy books is open for submissions from Welsh writers until 5pm on 6th January 2025, giving you plenty of time to pull your submissions together over the Christmas break! Find out more here serenbooks.com/submissions/
Fiction Call for Submissions: Welsh Gothic and Fantasy.

ALT Fiction Call for Submissions: Welsh Gothic and Fantasy.

Seren Books is currently open for fiction submissions by Welsh writers in two genres: Welsh Gothic and Fantasy. Visit our submissions page for more details.

ALT Seren Books is currently open for fiction submissions by Welsh writers in two genres: Welsh Gothic and Fantasy. Visit our submissions page for more details.

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It's BACK! The Poetry Wales Award (formerly Wales Poetry Award) is back with a shiny new name and logo, just in time for the new year. Open 17 Dec 24 - 17 Feb 25 with judge Jeremy Dixon, we are once again looking for your best unpublished poems! poetrywales.co.uk/award
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There’s still time to order a Seren book in time for #Christmas! 🎅Browse our gift guide for ideas, or pop into your local bookshop 📚serenbooks.com/2024/11/seren…
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📚Choose Bookshops this Christmas! 🔹Books from Wales and the world 🔹Reading recommendations 🔹Personalised service 🔹Supporting the high street. #ChooseBookshops
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ALT Graphic. Illustration of a woman wearing glasses reading with snow falling. Text reads: Cefnogwch Siopau Llyfrau Choose Bookshops

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Coming soon: We’re excited to reveal the stunning cover for ‘I Sing to the Greenhearts’ by Maggie Harris which is publishing on 17th February 2025. Pre-order at serenbooks.com/book/i-sing-t….
This cover shows a painting of a wooden house surrounded by lush vegetation beneath a blue sky and palm trees. The text reads: I Sing to the Greenhearts. Maggie Harris. Publishing 17th February 2025.

ALT This cover shows a painting of a wooden house surrounded by lush vegetation beneath a blue sky and palm trees. The text reads: I Sing to the Greenhearts. Maggie Harris. Publishing 17th February 2025.

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There’s still time to join us tonight (11th December) for this online Q&A about our Welsh Gothic and Fantasy Fiction Call-out! We hope you can join us. Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/109797535…
Join us online for our Welsh Gothic and Fantasy Fiction Call-out Q&A. Wednesday 11th December 7-8pm via Zoom. We'll be giving a short presentation about the call-out followed by a Q&A. Everyone welcome. Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk.

ALT Join us online for our Welsh Gothic and Fantasy Fiction Call-out Q&A. Wednesday 11th December 7-8pm via Zoom. We'll be giving a short presentation about the call-out followed by a Q&A. Everyone welcome. Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk.

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