News From Salt Publishing
Salt has announced the expansion of its free online magazines with the launch of a new literary review, Horizon, set to appear in September. Since moving its eponymous Salt Magazine from print to the Web in 2007 the literary publisher has seen visits to its popular Web site more than double. Novelist, poet and critic Jane Holland will run Horizon for the next three years, editing two issues a year.
“The critical review is the lifeblood of the literary magazine,” says Holland “As well as the best contemporary poetry, I want to develop a significant new space for debate around British poetry and its future with an emphasis on excellence, reading and judgement.”
Holland will join a recent surge of high profile women literary editors in the UK: Anne Berkeley at Seam, Patricia Oxley at Acumen, Fiona Sampson at Poetry Review, Zoë Skoulding at Poetry Wales and Merryn Williams at Interpreter's House.
Magazine owners Salt intend to develop further magazines over the next two years. “Jane was the obvious choice for us, an experienced editor with a keen mind and active in robust debate; she has always shown considerable courage in her work,” says Chris Hamilton-Emery. “Her appointment seems a natural move for us as we expand our stable of magazines and continue to develop our online presence. We hope and intend that this new literary review will provide serious critical attention for British poetry at a time when the art is reengaging with its public and diversifying in very exciting ways.”
For a sneak preview have a look at http://www.saltpublishing.com/horizon/
“The critical review is the lifeblood of the literary magazine,” says Holland “As well as the best contemporary poetry, I want to develop a significant new space for debate around British poetry and its future with an emphasis on excellence, reading and judgement.”
Holland will join a recent surge of high profile women literary editors in the UK: Anne Berkeley at Seam, Patricia Oxley at Acumen, Fiona Sampson at Poetry Review, Zoë Skoulding at Poetry Wales and Merryn Williams at Interpreter's House.
Magazine owners Salt intend to develop further magazines over the next two years. “Jane was the obvious choice for us, an experienced editor with a keen mind and active in robust debate; she has always shown considerable courage in her work,” says Chris Hamilton-Emery. “Her appointment seems a natural move for us as we expand our stable of magazines and continue to develop our online presence. We hope and intend that this new literary review will provide serious critical attention for British poetry at a time when the art is reengaging with its public and diversifying in very exciting ways.”
For a sneak preview have a look at http://www.saltpublishing.com/horizon/
Jane Holland
Sun 20th Apr 2008 19:43
Good to see this story up here on Write Out Loud. It's also very exciting to see that list of women editors, and I just thought of another name to add to it, which is Sophie Dunstan, editor of The Nail, an Oxford-based poetry magazine.
For those thinking of submitting work, the first issue of Horizon is due out in September, and I look forward to receiving some top quality work from poets, writers and reviewers over the next few months.
Those of you who know me will be aware that I have a strong web presence, with many active sites. However, to avoid lost submissions, please only send poems or article/review queries via the official Horizon Submissions email address on the Horizon page at Salt, which is still under construction but should be live within the next few days.
Best, Jane