Magazine background
Salt Magazine began life in Australia in 1990 under the editorship of John Kinsella, it rapidly developed an reputation as an exciting venue for a wide range of writers and writing practices: international, diverse and pluralistic. The magazine has had a number of guest editors, has partnered with both Jacket Magazine and Verse Magazine, and has published poems, short stories, biography, literary criticism, cultural criticism, essays and reviews. The bi-annual issues have been thematic but have rarely included editorials.
This publication has no connection, nor intends
to bear resemblance, to the Australian Army education
Service magazine SALT (September 1941–April
1946).
Salt Online
Salt Magazine publishes poetry, short stories, essays, articles and reviews on contemporary literature and culture. The magazine appears twice yearly in April and October. You can navigate each issue in the grey panel on the left. Happy reading!
Issue One is online now!
The new issue of Salt in its online manifestation has now arrived!