Poets get ready... Poetry Submissions are reopening on Friday 1 May. Keep an eye on our submissions page for details.
Poets get ready... our next submission window for full poetry collections will be reopening on Friday 1 May for 2 weeks! We’ll share more details of exactly what we’re looking for on our submissions page when the window opens so keep an eye out here www.serenbooks.com/submissions/
Man holding a copy of ‘Battery Rocks’ by Katrina Naomi
‘never wanted terra firma - the / sensible, the understood. That isn’t living. The sea rocks / me awake, like sex…’
🏊 as roiling and surprising as the seas which inspire it, @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social’s collection from @serenbooks.bsky.social has got plenty to divert and inspire.
This cover shows two illustrated butterflies swopping over a sandy background. The text reads: Duneland: A Year in Kenfig, Kristian Evans
Situated between the Ogwr Estuary and the Port Talbot Steelworks, the Kenfig dunes are a unique landscape shrouded in myth and history. In ‘Duneland’ @kristianevans.bsky.social marks the passing of the year in this extraordinary, wild edgeland. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/duneland/
Jaded with the weekend telly offer? Give "Vanished Wales" a go. Five series on heritage we've lost in living memory
www.itv.com/watch/vanished-wales/10a1699
Meet the presenter and producer at Monty Lit Fest in June. Tickets montylitfest.com
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I will be speaking at Palas Print in Caernarfon this Thurs 23rd April at 6.30pm on Muslim Wales - A History in 9 Places. Please do share and join if you can! @serenbooks.bsky.social
Nothing is as it seems in these haunting tales which draw on Walter’s Welsh heritage. Let a Sleeping Witch Lie by Elizabeth Walter, from @serenbooks.bsky.social #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/let-a...
“Each essay... resonate[s] with one another to create a cohesive whole… themes of climate activism and restoration intertwine with anti-colonial, feminist and queer perspectives that I found crucially enlightening.” – Buzz Magazine www.buzzmag.co.uk/waters-raise...
YT's Poem of the Week: 'Thirlmere' by Rhiannon Hooson @serenbooks.bsky.social
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This cover shows a zoomed out photo of a street of terraced houses in Wrexham. The text reads: Real Wrexham Becoming the City, Sara Erddig.
Coming soon: Wrexham local Sara Erddig has been out on the streets of Wrexham exploring what makes it tick. In this new addition to our Real Series, she celebrates Wrexham in its city ‘era’ and as you've never seen it before. Publishing 13 April. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/real-wr...
A copy of Emergency Dream laid out against a blue and gold background
Happy Publication Day to @pollyrowena.bsky.social whose new collection ‘Emergency Dream’ is available from today! Exploring the inextricability of Climate Justice & Disability Justice, these poems seek light in dark times, fuelled equally by joy, despair & rage www.serenbooks.com/book/emergen...
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Celebrating our 5th year at the London 📚 Fair, where we promote the best of Welsh publishing to the world.
Yn hybu'r gorau o 📚 🏴 i'r byd ers 5 mlynedd 💪🏽
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Photo of Unspeakable laid out against a black brick-effect background.
Published today, ‘Unspeakable: Murder in Laugharne’ examines a historic case which saw George Roberts almost tried for a murder he didn’t commit. Simon Tonkin’s careful true crime exploration looks at how social prejudice & ableism may have played a part. Buy now www.serenbooks.com/book/unspeak....
A copy of The Waters That Raised Us laid out against a blue textured background
In ‘The Waters That Raised Us’ editor Taylor Edmonds asks nine contemporary Welsh writers to consider how the waters we live alongside shape who we are. The result is powerful collection of unique stories, histories & imagined futures for the waters of Wales www.serenbooks.com/book/the-wat...
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In today’s guest post, Elizabeth Parker considers the elements which make up a poet’s toolkit. Two years on from publication of her second collection ‘Cormorant’, she reflects on how the poems make use of traditional tools like form and meter www.serenbooks.com/2026/02/gues...
Awesome new book by my awesome colleague!
Thank you Seren - I'm incredibly pleased and excited Muslim Wales is available for purchase.
I really want these stories out there, for the names of Welsh Muslim pioneers to be known, and for Wales' Islamic history to be celebrated.
Please do buy, order into libraries, and share with friends.
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Photo of the map inside the book illustrated by Khizra Ahmed.
Published today @abdulazim.bsky.social’s fascinating, vital and beautifully illustrated book ‘Muslim Wales’ explores the deep historic connections between Islam and Wales through the stories of 9 places which trace this history across centuries, Available now www.serenbooks.com/book/muslim-...
Are you thinking of submitting to our Non-fiction Call-out but not sure where to start? Join us this Wednesday 25 February from 7pm for an online Q&A where we'll be talking more about it and answering questions about the process. Register for free here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982431911...
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This week’s Friday Poem is ‘For the Origin’ by Rupinder Kaur Waraich from her new collection ‘Tigress with Wings’ www.serenbooks.com/2026/02/frid...
I've updates my website with details of my TWO books - yes that's TWO books - out this year:
1. My 3rd poetry collection #EmergencyDream out with @serenbooks.bsky.social March 16th
2. #SwimmingTheSeasons: A freshwater Almanac, out with @saraband-books.bsky.social May 7th
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Submissions now open: Creative Non-fiction. Closing date 13 March 2026.
Submissions now open 🎉 We know you’ve been waiting patiently, so we’re pleased to be back open for creative non-fiction submissions in two categories: ‘Place-based explorations of Wales’ and ‘Welsh True Crime’. Visit our website for full details www.serenbooks.com/submissions/
Photo of Tigress With Wings laid out against a wood-effect background.
Published today, Rupinder Kaur Waraich's tender, laugh-out-loud collection ‘Tigress with Wings’ is a celebration of feminine strength, creativity and survival. Available in bookshops and online now www.serenbooks.com/book/tigress...
This cover shows a plesiosaur skeleton against a deep blue background. The text reads In Search of Sea Dragons: A Fossil Hunter's Odyssey, Matthew Myerscough.
Coming soon: ‘In Search of Sea Dragons’ is Matthew Myerscough’s personal account of his journey from novice to expert fossil hunter. Part guide, part love letter to his passion, it'll leave you inspired to find your own adventures. Pub 23 March. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/in-sear...
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Poster to advertise Katrina Naomi's free poetry reading on Mon 2 Feb at Porter's in Cardiff, 5 to 7 pm
Next Mon 2 Feb, I'm reading in Cardiff. Free event. 5 to 7 pm, Porter's. Be lovely to see Welsh & Bristol friends there.
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We hope you can join us online on 17 March to celebrate publication of ‘Emergency Dream’ by @pollyrowena.bsky.social. She'll be reading alongside @katiescribbles.bsky.social & we’re hosting an open mic. All welcome. Register for free here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981331553...
This cover shows a painting of a fir tree standing in the middle of a forest. The text reads: Emergency Dream, Polly Atkin
Coming soon: Growing out of several entangled emergencies, ‘Emergency Dream’ by @pollyrowena.bsky.social seeks to show the inextricability of Climate Justice & Disability Justice, drawing on close observation of the natural & human worlds. Publishing 16 March www.serenbooks.com/book/emergen...
This cover shows a collage of black and white images. The text reads: Unspeakable: Murder in Laugharne. Simon Tonkin.
‘Unspeakable: Murder in Laugharne’ examines a historic crime from the 1950s in which George Roberts was almost tried for a murder he didn’t commit. Exploring George’s story, it looks at how social prejudice & ableism may have played a part. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/unspeak...
This cover shows a painting of a young girl by Amrita Sher-Gil. The text reads: Tigress with Wings, Rupinder Kaur Waraich
Coming soon: Weaving a poetic narrative of transformation – from girl to woman – Rupinder Kaur Waraich’s tender and laugh-out-loud collection ‘Tigress with Wings’ is a celebration of feminine strength, creativity and survival. Publishing 2 February. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/books/coming...