Chris Emery
@chrisemery.me
Chris Emery, born in Manchester in 1963, lives on the Norfolk coast. He is the author of four poetry collections, a writer’s guide, and an anthology of poems and art. Chris is a director @saltpublishing.com and editor-in-chief of House Magazine.
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Publisher and poet Chris Emery looks back on an unexpected encounter in his teenage years, and reflects on the mechanics of writing from lived experience.
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His new poetry collection, Wonder, is available now from Salt Publishing
@chrisemery.me @saltpublishing.com
bookanista.com/origins-chris-emery/
His new poetry collection, Wonder, is available now from Salt Publishing
@chrisemery.me @saltpublishing.com
Origins
Publisher and poet Chris Emery looks back on an unexpected encounter in his teenage years, and reflects on the mechanics of writing from lived experience.
bookanista.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Publisher and poet Chris Emery looks back on an unexpected encounter in his teenage years, and reflects on the mechanics of writing from lived experience.
bookanista.com/origins-chris-emery/
His new poetry collection, Wonder, is available now from Salt Publishing
@chrisemery.me @saltpublishing.com
bookanista.com/origins-chris-emery/
His new poetry collection, Wonder, is available now from Salt Publishing
@chrisemery.me @saltpublishing.com
Sincere thanks to @wearebookanista.bsky.social for publishing this piece on creative Origins!
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Origins
Publisher and poet Chris Emery looks back on an unexpected encounter in his teenage years, and reflects on the mechanics of writing from lived experience.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Sincere thanks to @wearebookanista.bsky.social for publishing this piece on creative Origins!
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Huge thanks to Jackie Law for her review of Wonder:
‘Although coming across as deeply personal, the reader is drawn in to enjoy a sensuous feast of observation and yearning. Allow time to savour, to taste again and uncover further flavours. These poems contain layers and pleasing depth.’
‘Although coming across as deeply personal, the reader is drawn in to enjoy a sensuous feast of observation and yearning. Allow time to savour, to taste again and uncover further flavours. These poems contain layers and pleasing depth.’
Book Review: Wonder
“beneath a colander of stars” Wonder is Chris Emery’s fifth poetry collection and lives up to its title. It is intimate, lyrical, with undercurrents of melancholy but also whimsy.…
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October 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Huge thanks to Jackie Law for her review of Wonder:
‘Although coming across as deeply personal, the reader is drawn in to enjoy a sensuous feast of observation and yearning. Allow time to savour, to taste again and uncover further flavours. These poems contain layers and pleasing depth.’
‘Although coming across as deeply personal, the reader is drawn in to enjoy a sensuous feast of observation and yearning. Allow time to savour, to taste again and uncover further flavours. These poems contain layers and pleasing depth.’
Woo hoo! – Poppyland by DJ Taylor (Salt) has been shortlisted for the fiction prize of the East Anglian Book Awards! 🥂🥳🎉🏆
East Anglian Book Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
The East Anglian Book Awards 2025 celebrate the best writing from Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex
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October 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Woo hoo! – Poppyland by DJ Taylor (Salt) has been shortlisted for the fiction prize of the East Anglian Book Awards! 🥂🥳🎉🏆
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October 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Diolch, thanks for reposting, if you like #RSThomas then you might be interested in following this Bluesky account @RSThomaspoet, also facebook.com/groups/RSThomas/
- share his poems, quotes, events, info, Q+A, etc.
- & rsthomaspoetry.co.uk/rs-thomas-me-eldridge-society/
Diolch, thanks for reposting, if you like #RSThomas then you might be interested in following this Bluesky account @RSThomaspoet, also facebook.com/groups/RSThomas/
- share his poems, quotes, events, info, Q+A, etc.
- & rsthomaspoetry.co.uk/rs-thomas-me-eldridge-society/
Wonderful feature in Writing Magazine by Samantha York talking about how her smash hit THE FORESHORE came to be written.
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Wonderful feature in Writing Magazine by Samantha York talking about how her smash hit THE FORESHORE came to be written.
Blimey – an amazing review of a [wonderful] book!
Wow! A terrific review of Sasha Butler’s The Marriage Contract! Massive thanks to Eithne Farry.
October 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Blimey – an amazing review of a [wonderful] book!
Dear #Booksky – we need a hand!
We’re investing in new books and writers – discovering talent, expanding our list, and growing Salt for the future. Every share helps us bring more voices to readers. Support indie publishing and help Salt grow.
Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery
New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026
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October 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Dear #Booksky – we need a hand!
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We need your help. 💙 Salt is fighting to keep indie publishing alive — discovering new writers, nurturing voices that matter. Every pound helps us publish more books. Please donate or share today. #SupportIndie #KeepBooksAlive #Books #Writers #IndiePress
Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery
New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026
gofund.me
October 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We need your help. 💙 Salt is fighting to keep indie publishing alive — discovering new writers, nurturing voices that matter. Every pound helps us publish more books. Please donate or share today. #SupportIndie #KeepBooksAlive #Books #Writers #IndiePress
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Huge congratulations to Nicholas Lezard on the publication of "From the Castle to the Hove-l"! 🎉🥂🥳🎈😍
October 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Huge congratulations to Nicholas Lezard on the publication of "From the Castle to the Hove-l"! 🎉🥂🥳🎈😍
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Indie publishing is *vital*. If you are a reader and a lover of books, this is a cause that deserves your strong support. This is the pipeline for some of the best writing around.
We need your help. 💙 Salt is fighting to keep indie publishing alive — discovering new writers, nurturing voices that matter. Every pound helps us publish more books. Please donate or share today. #SupportIndie #KeepBooksAlive #Books #Writers #IndiePress
Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery
New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026
gofund.me
October 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Indie publishing is *vital*. If you are a reader and a lover of books, this is a cause that deserves your strong support. This is the pipeline for some of the best writing around.
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Celebration day for editor, Nicholas Royle and all the contributors of Best British Short Stories 2025! 🥳🎉🎈🥂
October 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Celebration day for editor, Nicholas Royle and all the contributors of Best British Short Stories 2025! 🥳🎉🎈🥂
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October 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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We 🧡 the 2025 Bookshop Day tote bag - it’s so vibrant, and captures the joy that books bring
Designed by award-winning, author-Illustrator and motivational speaker @whackochacko.bsky.social it’s available now!
And don’t forget - DOUBLE REWARD POINTS all day for #BookshopDay
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Designed by award-winning, author-Illustrator and motivational speaker @whackochacko.bsky.social it’s available now!
And don’t forget - DOUBLE REWARD POINTS all day for #BookshopDay
foxlanebooks.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We 🧡 the 2025 Bookshop Day tote bag - it’s so vibrant, and captures the joy that books bring
Designed by award-winning, author-Illustrator and motivational speaker @whackochacko.bsky.social it’s available now!
And don’t forget - DOUBLE REWARD POINTS all day for #BookshopDay
foxlanebooks.co.uk
Designed by award-winning, author-Illustrator and motivational speaker @whackochacko.bsky.social it’s available now!
And don’t forget - DOUBLE REWARD POINTS all day for #BookshopDay
foxlanebooks.co.uk
So you want to work in publishing?
So you want to work in publishing?
A conversation with Chris Hamilton-Emery of Salt Publishing Publishing might seem like a closed world, but behind every book lies a web of people, skills and ideas. Here, Salt’s co-founder Chris Hamil...
www.saltpublishing.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
So you want to work in publishing?
Lovely review of Best British Short Stories 2025 🥳
Best British Short Stories 2025, edited by Nicholas Royle, reviewed by Paul Anthony Knowles and Sam Cassells - The Manchester Review
A timely reminder of the ability of the contemporary short form to move, shock and surprise its reader in a myriad of ways. Best British Short Stories 2025 | edited by Nicholas Royle | Salt Publishing...
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October 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Lovely review of Best British Short Stories 2025 🥳
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Lovely review of Best British Short Stories 2025 up at @manchesterreview.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=13063
Best British Short Stories 2025, edited by Nicholas Royle, reviewed by Paul Anthony Knowles and Sam Cassells - The Manchester Review
A timely reminder of the ability of the contemporary short form to move, shock and surprise its reader in a myriad of ways. Best British Short Stories 2025 | edited by Nicholas Royle | Salt Publishing...
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Lovely review of Best British Short Stories 2025 up at @manchesterreview.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=13063
We’re investing in new books and writers – discovering talent, expanding our list, and growing Salt for the future. Every share helps us bring more voices to readers. Support indie publishing and help Salt grow.
Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery
New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026
gofund.me
October 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
We’re investing in new books and writers – discovering talent, expanding our list, and growing Salt for the future. Every share helps us bring more voices to readers. Support indie publishing and help Salt grow.
Reposted by Chris Emery
October 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
So you want to work in publishing?
So you want to work in publishing?
A conversation with Chris Hamilton-Emery of Salt Publishing Publishing might seem like a closed world, but behind every book lies a web of people, skills and ideas. Here, Salt’s co-founder Chris Hamil...
www.saltpublishing.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
So you want to work in publishing?
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Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has shared our fundraiser – your cash will fund more authors & their work. A BIG part of what we do is helping writers in mid-career – so thanks on behalf of them. If you can share our link, please do! Every pound is invested in writers. #Booksky #IndiePublishing
Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery
New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026
gofund.me
October 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has shared our fundraiser – your cash will fund more authors & their work. A BIG part of what we do is helping writers in mid-career – so thanks on behalf of them. If you can share our link, please do! Every pound is invested in writers. #Booksky #IndiePublishing
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Thank you so much for ALL your support 🦋
We are fundraising to invest in new books and new writing. Every penny we raise will be spent on our authors. Do please make a donation and share our fundraiser widely!
#Fundraiser
#SupportIndie
#IndiePress
#IndiePublishing
#KeepBooksAlive
#BookSky
We are fundraising to invest in new books and new writing. Every penny we raise will be spent on our authors. Do please make a donation and share our fundraiser widely!
#Fundraiser
#SupportIndie
#IndiePress
#IndiePublishing
#KeepBooksAlive
#BookSky
Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery
New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026
gofund.me
October 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Thank you so much for ALL your support 🦋
We are fundraising to invest in new books and new writing. Every penny we raise will be spent on our authors. Do please make a donation and share our fundraiser widely!
#Fundraiser
#SupportIndie
#IndiePress
#IndiePublishing
#KeepBooksAlive
#BookSky
We are fundraising to invest in new books and new writing. Every penny we raise will be spent on our authors. Do please make a donation and share our fundraiser widely!
#Fundraiser
#SupportIndie
#IndiePress
#IndiePublishing
#KeepBooksAlive
#BookSky
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Thanks for supporting Salt!
October 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Thanks for supporting Salt!