Simon Barraclough on poetry and planets

Ahead of the launch of my second Salt collection Neptune Blue, I had a long chat with South African poet and blogger Michelle McGrane over at ‘Peony Moon’. Among other things, we spoke about poetry sequences, planets, Sparklehorse and dancing around the living room to Gustav Holst. You can read the full interview [...]

Ben Okri, Philip Wells & Tanya Auclair at Book Slam, London, 21st April

Thursday, April 21, 2011 Book Slam @ The Tabernacle

Powis Square, London, W11 2AY Doors open at 6pm, stuff starts at 7.30pm sharp!

Book Slam is London’s best (and only) literary nightclub.

Tickets:

£8 in advance / £10 on the door

Book Slam will be stirring dull roots with Spring rain in the company [...]

London Salt Cellar: Salt Poets at The Poetry Cafe

Join five Salt authors for a varied and stimulating evening of poetry readings at this acclaimed poetry hub in the capital. Reading from their latest collections will be: Eleanor Rees, Tamar Yoseloff, Simon Smith, Agnieszka Studzinska and Julia Bird.

Date: Saturday, 18 September 2010

Venue: The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton St, Covent Garden, London, WC2H [...]

Listen to the #SaltFlashMob from AudioBoo

You can hear Jen’s AudioBoo of the Salt FlashMob. Not a huge turnout, but we weren’t expecting a massive show. Saturday’s are for family and relaxing after all. We had a quality turnout and met up with Tim Wells after the event for a drink in the bar of the Festival Hall. Lots [...]

Don’t Miss Wena Poon at the South Bank Centre

One of Asia’s new literary stars, Wena Poon, performs from Alex y Robert, a witty novel about the American granddaughter of a famous Spanish bullfighter who returns to Spain to become a matador. Winner of the 2010 Willesden Prize in England, twice long-listed for the Frank O’Connor Award in Ireland, Wena has been lauded [...]

The Edge Hill Prize, Phoenix Artist Club and Salt Launch

Yesterday I had such a brilliant day in London. It felt like I’d been trapped in the office for an age, so it was so good to get on the train and head to the big city. It was the Edge Hill Short Story awards, which were being held at Blackwells on Charing Cross [...]

Send us your ideas for developing superb events with Salt Cellars

We need your help. We’re busy developing ideas for taking our Salt Cellars programme forward, but we want to open that out to our authors and our friends.

Booksellers, and especially independent booksellers, are central to the future of Salt Cellars. We’re looking for ideas to develop Salt events in collaboration with [...]

Triple Book Launch

Thursday 8th July 2010

Join Agnieszka Studzinska, David Briggs and Mark Granier at The Phoenix Artist Club, Charing Cross, London to celebrate the launch of their fantastic new poetry collections, Snow Calling, The Method Men and Fade Street.

The event starts at 7pm and is free.

Please do check out The Phoenix Artist [...]

Latest Salt Cellar London Events

Ride the Word XX Book Launch of God of the Pigeons by Jay Merill

her latest short story collection, published by SALT April 2010

6.30pm-9pm / free entry also starring: Vincent de Souza – SALT, poet -  (Weightless Road, Resurrecting Knives) Plus Special Guests: Waterloo Press, with readers: John Donoghue, Simon Jenner & Niall [...]

Salt Author at The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival

Tower Poetry – A Tower Miscellany Launch of A Tower Miscellany, edited by Peter McDonald, marking 10 years of Tower Poetry. Peter McDonald, poet, will host the event and introduce readings by some of the featured poets. Miscellany poets include Frances Leviston, Stephen Burt, Olivia Cole and Miriam Gamble and the event will [...]