By specialising in the promotion of new poets, Salmon has enriched Irish literary publishing and now has the most representative list of women poets in Ireland. Creative Writing Workshops Salmon Publishing also runs regular Residencies and Creative Writing Workshops. The workshops include all aspects of writing and publishing. They take place at the Salmon premises and are facilitated by Salmon's director Jessie Lendennie, who has conducted workshops all over Ireland and the United States, for many years. Sessions run two weekends per month.
Residencies vary from one week to four weeks.
For more details of the creative writing workshops visit The Writers' Place page HERE . A small literary press can't survive without a good sales turnover and loyal supporters. The Salmon Poetry Publication Prize Submissions are invited for the second bi-annual Salmon Poetry Publication Award. This competition is for a first collection of poetry from an Irish writer , or Irish resident . The prize is publication, in 2003.