Salt & Stone writers announced

Salt & Stone writers announced


At the end of 2025 we closed our submission window for the next anthology in the series of short stories from Cornish writers - called Cornwall Salt & Stone in 2026.

Salt & Stone is a anthology that seeks to capture the raw essence of Cornwall - its weathered coastlines, tight-knit communities, quiet storms, and enduring beauty.  Our call was for fiction that explored what it means to endure: people shaped by isolation, erosion, tradition, change, or the power of place, and we were overwhelmed with the response.

The quality of writing was incredible and we notified our longlisted writers at the end of January. We have now notified our short listed writers and will be working on their stories to prepare the anthology for  publication in late April this year.

Salt & Stone will be launched on the 16th of May at the Cornish Indie Book Festival, so please come and join the writers who have contributed to this amazing anthology and find out more about their stories and inspirations.

Following on from this, we will be doing some radio features with Source FM and will be attending a number of festivals this summer but don't worry we will give you plenty of notice for these events to ensure that you can join us.

Pre-sales for the anthology will be available in our online bookshop in April if you want to be one of the first to get your hands on a copy which includes these incredible Cornish writers...


Of What Remained -  Paul Taylor-McCartney
The Lamorna Glass & The Sea-Singer's Silence   -  both by David I Hughes
Salt in the Bread  -  Lamorna Ireland
Saltwater Grounding -  Jakki Magowan
Wake -  Helen Trevaskis 
Peleryn - Sam Stone
Still Bird  -  Clare Howdle
An Mordardh - Janet Phillips
The Girl and the Lighthouse Keeper  -  Emily Ould
A Storm Between  - Ross Dyter
An Maw - Jasmine Oreffo
The Shifting Bar  - Chloe Statham
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