Saturday in the Office

Well, the day started at 5.50 a.m. again, so I got the bedroom laptop out and starting marketing. there’s something rather conducive to Web marketing early in the morning. But before long I was ready for coffee and wanted to get moving on Tom Raworth’s new Salt title, a reissue of his prose. So [...]

Salt begins work on setting up US and Australian branches

Salt has begun drawing up plans to set up editorial offices in the USA and Australia. The move is seen as a significant development for the literary business which grew by 68% last year.

“Our historical beginnings lie in Western Australia with poet, John Kinsella, it?s time to build on our recent success [...]

Salt launches The Crashaw Prize ? For the publication of debut collections of poetry from major new talents

The Crashaw Prize for Poetry For the publication of debut collections of poetry from major new talents

The Crashaw Prize is a new international annual prize for a first collection of poetry. Entrants must not have been published before, and must permanently reside in the UK & Ireland, the USA, or [...]

Janet Fisher discusses Brittle Bones

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Summer Reading

We are thrilled and delighted to tell you that our very own Catherine Eisner’s novel, ‘Sister Morphine’ has arrived from the printer and is winging its way to Borders who are featuring it in a promotion.

Now, can we be so bold as to suggest that you buy a copy of this book [...]

A Nightmare on High Street? Well, Hardly …

We?re almost in …

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What are the lyrics to DJ Vadim?s ?The Terrorist? featuring Motion Man?

DJ Vadim is simply brilliant, but the classic track The Terrorist has an abstract, stream-of-consciousness rap by Bay Area rapper Motion Man which is packed with references and is at times impenetrable, it?s delivered in staccato like bursts and great fun. You can find the track on USSR: Life on the Other Side [...]

Concussions and concoctions: Me and the Dead Lives

Katy Evans-Bush signing Photo ? Elizabeth Baines

Elizabeth Baines , who survived a mild concussion on her way, blogs on Katy Evans-Bush’s launch (totally packed we hear, at the wonderful Treadwells in Covent Garden:

The room downstairs was packed, and Katy was kept busy signing all night long, though she took a [...]

Frank O’Connor Prize Winner Announced

I’ve been away for a couple of weeks so haven’t had a chance to post this update, which by now I’m sure everyone is aware of. This year in a surprise move, the Frank O’Connor judges decided to skip drawing up a shortlist but instead to go straight for the awarding of the prize. [...]