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The Short Story Now

The Short Story Now

At Salt, we’ve long believed the short story is one of the most vital, dynamic, and exhilarating forms of writing.

The Short Story Now

At Salt, we’ve long believed the short story is one of the most vital, dynamic, and exhilarating forms of writing.

Myths, midlife and the end of immortality

Myths, midlife and the end of immortality

When I started writing the poems that formed The Odyssey Complex and Other Poems, my fourth collection, I was in my mid-40s.

Myths, midlife and the end of immortality

When I started writing the poems that formed The Odyssey Complex and Other Poems, my fourth collection, I was in my mid-40s.

The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2025

Xan Brooks longlisted for ÂŁ25,000 Walter Scott ...

Xan Brooks’s widely-reviewed second novel, The Catchers, has been nominated for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2025. It is the second time Brooks has been selected for the...

Xan Brooks longlisted for ÂŁ25,000 Walter Scott ...

Xan Brooks’s widely-reviewed second novel, The Catchers, has been nominated for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2025. It is the second time Brooks has been selected for the...

White Space for the poet Adrian Mitchell

White Space for the poet Adrian Mitchell

Early mentors in writing can be forever. Mine is Adrian Mitchell.

White Space for the poet Adrian Mitchell

Early mentors in writing can be forever. Mine is Adrian Mitchell.

Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents, thanks to James Kelman

Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents, thanks...

I first read James Kelman’s stories in the mid-nineties and, while I hugely admired Kelman from an early stage, I found his work hard going.

Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents, thanks...

I first read James Kelman’s stories in the mid-nineties and, while I hugely admired Kelman from an early stage, I found his work hard going.

Michael Arditti

Michael Arditti joins the Salt list

In what is being hailed as a very significant acquisition, we have signed acclaimed author Michael Arditti to our list.

Michael Arditti joins the Salt list

In what is being hailed as a very significant acquisition, we have signed acclaimed author Michael Arditti to our list.

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