Three stories by Wena Poon

Listen to three stories by Wena Poon.

Wena Poon: Lions in Winter

Five million English-speaking Chinese, Indians and Malays live in Singapore today – an artificial port city created entirely by British traders in the 19th century. The Singapore-born, multi-lingual American writer Wena Poon describes herself and her fiction as an “accident of history.” [...]

 
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Wena Poon introduces Lions in Winter

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Listen to some readings from one of Britain’s hottest talents.

Zeppelins

Zeppelins by Chris McCabe ISBN 9781844714384

With grit and humour Zeppelins takes on the speed and surrealist chaos of the metropolis at the beginning of the 21st century. A sequence of sonnets oscillates between two very different cities: a London at the centre of a terrorist [...]

 
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Lions in Winter arrives at the Salt Office!

It’s official, Lions in Winter by Wena Poon has arrived! Read all about it and order your copy today by following this link. And if you’re in London next week, don’t miss your chance to meet Wena and hear her perform:

Sept 28, London

7.45 PM Southbank Center reading (advance tickets available online)

10 PM – midnight Book [...]

After the deluge - Salt’s office shake-up

So, after some extraordinary things happened earlier this year, we’re back on our feet and busy working on a new way of doing things.

Since arriving home from Melbourne, I’ve noticed a renewed air of positivity in the office. And a couple of new faces too. Sarah-Jayne and Gretel have added awesome support to our admin, [...]

An e-merging issue

Salt’s blogs are coming together as one.

We’ve realised that navigating our numerous blogs is confusing.

So we’ve decided to make your task easier. Yes, we’re going to merge some of our blogs into one regularly updated, easy to find hub of news, reviews and information.

The Salt blog is on its way……soon.

For now, keep [...]

Cooking in the Kitchen: Andrew Philip hosts Writers Workshop in Glasgow

ANDREW PHILIP, author of ‘The Ambulance Box’ and Highly Commended by The Forward Prize, hosts a dynamic writers workshop at the 2nd Annual Merchant City Festival Writing, Literature and Cultural Conference this Saturday. The workshop is free, all levels of ability are welcome and will be held 2:15pm-3:30pm.

The workshop is part of ONE Magazine’s eclectic [...]

Catch Wena Poon in London…

You still have the chance to catch Wena Poon in two performance readings of her forthcoming short story collection, ‘Lions in Winter.’

Readers in the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand will soon be able to buy the book which is ready for international re-release but before that, you have the opportunity to hear [...]