Salt Books

Salt Books WELCOME to Salt, one of the UK’s great independent publishers, established in 1999. It has compelled me to read outside the box. Salt was founded in 1999.

Over twenty-five years, we have grown into a daring literary powerhouse, winning over twenty awards around the world. ‘In a publishing world where everything seems to be about agglomeration, it’s cheering to see a company making a sustained case for the power of the small and the singular. I have been surprised and delighted by so many of Salt’s books over the years. Watching its list grow and dev

elop has been an unpredictable pleasure.’ Claire Armitstead, The Guardian

‘Salt Publishing arrived onto the UK’s vibrant independent publishing scene at the end of the 20th Century, and have embodied a pioneering spirit and boldness in keeping with the new century, while retaining a timeless adherence to editorial strength of taste and purpose. Over 20 years they’ve developed their publishing, with a sizeable backlist and prize-contending front list. It’ll be exciting to follow their story as they move into their third decade.’ Stephen Page, CEO, Faber & Faber

‘Salt is essential seasoning in the world of British books. A fine, independent list, published with great spirit.’ Robert McCrum, Associate Editor, Observer

Salt is one of UK’s foremost independent publishers, committed to the discovery and publication of contemporary British literature. We are advocates for writers at all stages of their careers and ensure that diverse voices can be heard in an abundant, global marketplace. We believe books are key to developing an imaginative life, and that the imagination is key to being fully human. We intend to make a positive difference to readers’ lives. We also believe books cannot succeed without being discovered, so we invest heavily in finding audiences through direct engagement, through the quality of our editing, design and manufacturing, and through creative sales, communication and publicity. Good publishing is participative and inclusive, yet dependent on judgement and, of course, you, the reader. Our first publications were poetry and we rapidly developed an award-winning international list. We went on to win the Nielsen Innovation Award in the IPG’s Independent Publishing Awards in 2008 for our work in taking poetry to new audiences. Salt’s publishing soon expanded to include children’s poetry, Native American poetry, Latin American poetry in translation, poetry criticism, essays, literary companions, biography, theatre studies, writers’ guides and poetry chapbooks as well as a ground-breaking series of eBook novellas. By the end of 2010 we had published over 1,000 products and sold them internationally. In 2011, we began to focus our efforts on developing our fiction list. Since that time we have achieved considerable critical success in numerous literary awards, including winning the Polari First Book Prize (three times), the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Award (twice) and the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Most notably, we have twice been nominated for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted in the Costa Book Awards. Today, Salt is considered one of UK’s leading independent publishers – a growing business that has an international impact.

We are delighted to announce that Jude Cook is joining the Salt list with a literary thriller: Time Being.
17/07/2025

We are delighted to announce that Jude Cook is joining the Salt list with a literary thriller: Time Being.

Salt has acquired a new “existential” literary thriller by Jude Cook.

Charlotte Tierney blog tour coming up soon! RANDOM THINGS TOURSCharlotte Tierney The Cat Bride5th August | Alice McAlice...
17/07/2025

Charlotte Tierney blog tour coming up soon!

RANDOM THINGS TOURS

Charlotte Tierney
The Cat Bride

5th August | Alice McAlicePants (IG)

6th August | Cee Cee Bee Reads (IG)

7th August | Pasiklydevertime (IG)

8th August | The Running Bookworm 2020 (IG)

11th August | A Little Mix of Vix (IG)

12th August | Jo Scho Reads (IG)

13th August | Everything Is Better With Dragons .bsky.social

14th August | Worm Talk Book Club (IG)

15th August | Bookworm Whitlock 86 (IG)

18thAugust | Bookstagram Hann (IG) .hann



Full page coverage of DJ Taylor in the Eastern Daily Press!
12/07/2025

Full page coverage of DJ Taylor in the Eastern Daily Press!

Wonderful scenes from Zoë Apostolides’s launch at Backstory Books. All copies sold!
12/07/2025

Wonderful scenes from Zoë Apostolides’s launch at Backstory Books. All copies sold!

‘Themes from one poem are often echoed in another, lending the collection a certain coherence’ Matthew Paul reviews Anna...
11/07/2025

‘Themes from one poem are often echoed in another, lending the collection a certain coherence’

Matthew Paul reviews Anna Woodford’s new collection, ‘Everything is Present’ in The Friday Poem.

Matthew Paul reviews 'Everything is Present' by Anna Woodford (Salt, 2025)

Huge congratulations to Zoë Apostolides on the publication of her debut novel, THE HOMECOMING 🎉🥂🥳
07/07/2025

Huge congratulations to Zoë Apostolides on the publication of her debut novel, THE HOMECOMING 🎉🥂🥳

Local coverage of DJ Taylor and Poppyland in Just Eaton and Cringleford.
01/07/2025

Local coverage of DJ Taylor and Poppyland in Just Eaton and Cringleford.

Amazements.
30/06/2025

Amazements.

Tibor Fischer joins the Salt list with a Dubai-set satire of cryptocurrency
30/06/2025

Tibor Fischer joins the Salt list with a Dubai-set satire of cryptocurrency

Salt has signed a crypto novel by Tibor Fischer, set in Dubai.

A mother's death and a life told back to frontPoet Anna Woodford on her new collection
28/06/2025

A mother's death and a life told back to front
Poet Anna Woodford on her new collection

Poet Anna Woodford on her new collection

NARC Magazine feature on Anna Woodford“We find out all we can about the Newcastle poet as she releases her latest poetry...
27/06/2025

NARC Magazine feature on Anna Woodford

“We find out all we can about the Newcastle poet as she releases her latest poetry book Everything is Present, ‘a back-to-front mid-life coming-of-age tale’”

We find out all we can about the Newcastle poet as she releases her latest poetry book Everything is Present, 'a back-to-front mid-life coming-of-age tale'

SJ Galbraith joins the Salt list.
25/06/2025

SJ Galbraith joins the Salt list.

Salt Publishing has snapped up SJ Galbraith’s "gritty" northern crime debut The Wythenshawe Dandy.

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‘Salt is essential seasoning in the world of British books. A fine, independent list, published with great spirit.’ —Robert McCrum, Associate Editor, Observer Salt is one of UK’s foremost independent publishers, committed to the discovery and publication of contemporary British literature. We are advocates for writers at all stages of their careers and ensure that diverse voices can be heard in an abundant, global marketplace. We believe books are key to developing an imaginative life, and that the imagination is key to being fully human. We intend to make a positive difference to readers’ lives. We also believe books cannot succeed without being discovered and we invest heavily in finding audiences through direct engagement, through the quality of our editing, design and manufacturing, and through creative sales, communication and publicity. Good publishing is participative and inclusive, yet dependent on judgement and, of course, on you the reader. Salt was founded in Cambridge in 1999. Our first publications were poetry and we rapidly developed an award-winning international list. We went on to win the Nielsen Innovation Award in the IPG’s Independent Publishing Awards in 2008 for our work in taking poetry to new audiences. Salt’s publishing soon expanded to include children’s poetry, Native American poetry, Latin American poetry in translation, poetry criticism, essays, literary companions, biography, theatre studies, writers’ guides and poetry chapbooks as well as a ground-breaking series of eBook novellas. By the end of 2010 we had published over 1,000 products and sold them internationally. In 2011, we began to focus our efforts on developing our fiction and short story lists, gradually moving away from publishing in other genres. Since that time we have achieved considerable critical success in numerous literary awards, including winning the Polari First Book Prize (three times), the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Award (twice) and the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Most notably, we have been nominated twice for the Man Booker Prize. Today, Salt is considered one of UK’s leading independent publishers – a growing business that has an international impact.