Ian Gregson joins Salt to lead the development of Salt Wales

Salt is launching a new national publishing programme in Wales, the programme will extend Salt?s Welsh publishing in English, and bilingual publishing in both print and digital media.

Salt Wales will be edited by Ian Gregson who will be looking for new writing in both English and Welsh. The focus will be upon [...]

Jane Holland joins Salt Publishing as a Commissioning Editor

The 42-year-old poet, novelist and editor of the online arts journal Horizon Review has published five books of poetry, including two collections with Salt. She began her publishing career in 1995 with the poetry magazine Blade which she edited for nine issues. In 1996 she received an Eric Gregory Award for her own poetry, [...]

Megan Taylor Blog Stories

Megan Taylor

Megan Taylor Blog Stories

Megan’s blog features random ramblings about writing and publishing, along with some of her own short stories and the odd interactive blog story too. You can also find it on LiveJournal and MySpace.

Megan is an author, currently living in Nottingham. Her debut How We Were Lost was [...]

Carys Davies shortlisted for the Roland Mathias Prize, 2009

We are delighted that Carys Davies has been shortlisted for the 2009 Roland Mathias Prize; one of an all-women shortlist for this top literary award.

An all-women shortlist of Welsh writers has been chosen to compete for one of Wales?s top literary prizes next month. The four writers will be vying for the [...]

Letters from our Editor

Albert

Dear Albert,

I?ve looked at the proofs again, these STILL aren?t right, my poems are still all misspelt. I really must say I don?t think it?s my responsibility to check the spellings, don?t you bother reading stuff at Castell & Castell ? I read everything for The Snood Review. Please correct them this [...]

Letters from our Editor

Albert

Beloved Albert,

I shall be reading at Crowborough Library in a newly-commissioned piece called ?The Garden Chronicles?, I am accompanied by Jay May and Pauline Henchley-Murton on mandolin and Javanese flute. Do please consider coming along and giving us your beautiful and kind support, it will be a magical evening! Our dearest Bernice [...]

Letters from our Editor

Albert

Dear Oberleutnant Sump,

I don’t know what you mean precisely by ‘cannot publish you’, I was instructing you to publish me, you oaf. Who the fuck do you think you are? Just because you’ve had one crappy book out with Drone Press and that cowboy runt, Rogers. Could it be that you misunderstood [...]

Letters from our Editor

Albert

Sir!

I just don?t get it with these fleas and maggots in the festivals, they just don?t recognise serious art, they just ignore me all the time, Albie. Even Sedgeley turned me down last week saying I wasn?t quite their thing; I?ve read with C.K. Williams. I?ve read with Doty. I knew fucking [...]

Letters from our Editor

Albert

Hey Man,

You think you?re smart. I?m gonna cut you up, Bud. I?ll spread this everywhere you jackass. You don?t know nothing. You publish shit. I think I?ll die of boredom. I think everyone in Canada would love to know about you. You don?t understand nothing. You fake. You?re just fake, a total [...]

Letters from our Editor

Albert

Dear Albie,

Thanks for yours. I had to suffer another squad of dullards at Maniac More, a week of rain and midges between bouts of mutton stew. It pissed down so much I got mould, especially from having to smoke outside. Everyone seems to have the physical appearance of a skip up here. [...]