{"product_id":"salt-stone","title":"Salt \u0026 Stone - 2nd edition","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSalt \u0026amp; Stone - 2nd edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eby various Cornish Writers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of emotive stories by Cornish Writers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe submission window for this collection opened in October 2025 to Cornish Writers with a theme designed to evoke contrast: the shifting, fluid nature of life (salt), and the hard, un-moving truths we carry (stone). The brief asked for stories to be submitted that were rooted in the atmosphere of Cornwall and its emotional terrain. And Hermitage Press received an overwhelming response from a wide range of writers.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAll the stories went through multiple reads, and were narrowed down to a longlist, then a shortlist. Our final selections were then worked on by Freelance Editors\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/adriana-ciontea\" title=\"freelance editor adriana ciontea\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Adriana Ciontea,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/maella-cottin\" title=\"Freelance editor maella cottin\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMaella Cottin \u003c\/a\u003eand \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/sam-stone\" title=\"editor and project manager sam stone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSam Stone\u003c\/a\u003e, to sculpt the stories into a collection of emotive fiction that explored what it means to endure and transform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003esalt \u0026amp; stone\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewas launched on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/book-talk-short-story-salt-stone\" title=\"book launch short story salt and stone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e16th of May at the Cornish Indie Book Festival\u003c\/a\u003e, in Falmouth, and a group of our authors will be featured in a series of radio programmes with SOURCE FM, and will appear at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pzlitfest.co.uk\/\" title=\"Penzance Literary Festival\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePenzance Lit Fest \u003c\/a\u003eon July 8th. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-sales for the anthology are available \u003cstrong\u003eNOW \u003c\/strong\u003ein our online bookshop if you want to be one of the first to get your hands on a copy which includes these incredible Cornish writers. Copies will be available through local bookshops throughout Cornwall and Devon following the launch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT\u003cstrong\u003ehe stories and authors featured in this collection are:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lamorna Glass \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eDavid Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOf What Remained\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e -  Paul Taylor-McCartney\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalt in the Bread  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-  Lamorna Ireland\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWake \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-  Helen Trevaskis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Shifting Bar \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - Chloe Statham\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStill Bird\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e -  Clare Howdle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Mordardh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - Janet Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeleryn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - Sam Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Storm Between\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e - Ross Dyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaltwater Grounding\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-  Jakki Magowan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Maw \u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cem\u003e Jasmine Oreffo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eT\u003cstrong\u003ehe Shifting Bar \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eChloe Statham\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Girl and the Lighthouse Keeper\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cem\u003e-  Emily Ould\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sea-Singer's Silence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e -  David Hughes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePages 186 Pages\u003cbr\u003eFormat:198 x 129mm \u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-0676819-0-6\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Hermitage Press May 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Free pick up from our Penryn bookstore. \u003cbr\u003eLocal delivery available or shipping added at checkout cost dependent on location\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hermitage Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57349445878133,"sku":null,"price":12.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/8570\/4067\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-26_13.47.42.png?v=1783694670","url":"https:\/\/terracegallery.co.uk\/products\/salt-stone","provider":"Terrace Gallery Cornwall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}