Salt Night at De Montfort University's Cultural eXchanges Event

Tom Raworth,  John James and Simon Perril will be reading their poetry in celebration of Salt’s 10th anniversary at De Montfort University’s  Cultural eXchanges Event on Thursday 4th March 2010. This is a free event and tickets need to be booked at:

https://store.dmu.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?modid=1&prodid=465&deptid=12&search.

Simon Perril will be launching his new Salt book of poems, Nitrate.

The reading will [...]

Chrissie Gittins Reading at Lauderdale House

Chrissie Gittins will be reading at The Lauderdale House on  Thursday, 11th February 2010, 8-10pm.
Tickets cost  £5 (£3 concessions)

Lauderdale House
Highgate Hill,
Waterlow Park,
London N6 5HG

Tel 020 8348 8716

Chrissie Gittins’ books I’ll Dress One Night As You and Family Connections are both available to buy from our online  store now with 20% off.

Newsflash - Eleanor Rees on BBC Radio 3's The Verb

 

Eleanor Rees will be reading from her latest work, Eliza and the Bear and will be interviewed on BBC Radio 3’s The Verb tomorrow, 11th December 2009. Tune in and enjoy her poetry alongside some soothing harp sounds at 21:15.

Rees’ books Eliza and the Bear and Andraste’s Hair are available [...]

Happiness comes in the shape of a square

Welcome to today’s news round up.

It has been a hectic and exhilarating day and, no surprise, one filled with books. Loads of stunning, beautiful books. And the title of the moment is square in shape.

When the bang of the door was followed by heavy clumps echoing up the office stairs, I felt a flutter [...]

Crashaw Prize Winners in Conversation

We hope you enjoyed reading Abi Curtis and Jamey Dunham’s thoughts on winning the Crashaw Prize. Today we have Tom Chivers and Jared Stanley reflecting on life as a Salt Poet to give those of you that have entered a taste of life after winning the prize.

Jared: So Tom, it’s been about a year since [...]

Crashaw Prize Winners Delve into the Experience

The deadline for The Crashaw Prize has been and gone. Now comes the agonising wait to find out who the winners are. To entertain you and give you some insight into what it feels like to be involved, we asked last years winners to talk with each other about the experience.

Today Abi Curtis and Jamey [...]

Salt Christmas Bundles — For The Deep Thinker

Five stunning books for £45 – with free UK delivery

Well Friday is here again and it is time to announce our latest themed bundle of fabulous Salt books at a great low price.

This week we offer you the ‘For The Deep Thinker’ bundle, perfect for diving into whilst curled up in your favourite armchair next [...]

Listen To Elizabeth Baines Live

You may have listened to her reading from her latest novel here on our blog, now come see her live at one of her readings.

Sunday 18th October 2009: Manchester Literature Festival. Northern Salt: readings with three other Salt authors, story writers Robert Graham and Mark Illis, and poet John Siddique. Whitworth Art Gallery, 3-4 pm. Free [...]

Salt Christmas Bundles — For Mothers and Lovers

5 books for £35 with free delivery in the UK

Today we are excited to announce the launch of our themed Christmas bundle series.

Every week we’ll put together a themed bundle at an amazing price.

They’re your perfect Christmas gift solution. Five awesome Salt books, one low price. Buy them for five friends, give all five [...]