In 1999 John Kinsella,
Clive Newman and
Chris Hamilton-Emery formed a partnership to develop Salt Publishing. When Newman left in 2002 and the original partnership was dissolved,
Jen Hamilton-Emery, a senior manager in the
National Health Service, joined Chris Hamilton-Emery to take over the ownership of Salt, relaunching the business in the UK. Since that time Salt has rapidly expanded its size and the range of its publishing programme. In November 2004, Salt was incorporated in the UK and
Linda Bennett (ex-
Waterstone's) joined as a director. In July 2005, John Skelton joined as a director. Chris Hamilton-Emery was given an editor's award for excellence in literature in the 2006
American Book Awards. In 2007 Salt was shortlisted for an innovation award in the inaugural UK
Independent Publishing Awards, though
Faber & Faber won the category. In 2008 Salt was shortlisted again for the 2008 Nielsen Innovation of the Year award, and won it. From its offices in
Cromer on the north
Norfolk coast, Salt now publishes around 14 works of British fiction each year. ==References==