Dear Readers, After much deliberation, I have decided that the January 2020 issue of Syntax & Salt Magazine will be its last. I am so very grateful to everyone who has been a part of this labor of love: our first line readers, our editors and special editors, our Patreon supporters, social media followers, and … Continue reading A Farewell to Syntax & Salt Magazine: January 2020
Hi there! At the end of last year I sat down and laid out our hopes and dreams for 2018, most of which veered towards increasing pay for our authors and being more accessible as a content provider. I’m back with an update on our progress. I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you that’s … Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk: 2018 Update
As with most things that occur within the public lens of Twitter and social media at large, the current situation with EllipsisZine and their decision to take a break for the time being has become an area of focus that cannot be ignored. I cast no judgment on the decision to take a break. I … Continue reading Editor’s Desk: A Note from Ani King
It’s hard to believe that Syntax & Salt Magazine has been around for two years now! I worried, once we hit our stride, that this labor of love might become tiresome, burdensome, and while there have been moments where that has been the case, they have been few and far between. Syntax & Salt Magazine … Continue reading Syntax & Salt Magazine 2018 Goals
As I’m finalizing this issue, arranging and tweaking, working with our newest members of the S&S contributor family, I keep thinking what a wonderfully weird issue. Once again it feels as if the right pieces fell into our laps, perfectly suited to the season, times, and each other. Singularity Alice was the first piece we … Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk: Issue 04:2017
Contest is now CLOSED. Fall is my favorite season. I look forward to it from the moment it ends, winter descending, until the first real cold snap overnight in August, signaling imminent fiery return. For me, fall is often a brief season, and feels as if its glory is expansive, intensified as a result of … Continue reading Fall Flash Contest – CLOSED
Almost a year ago, I set out with some of the of dearest people I’ve ever known to create Syntax & Salt. It’s been a privilege to read so many stories and a pleasure putting great work out there into the world. If I’m totally honest, it’s also been a lot of work, but more … Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk: The Beating Heart of Us
Prior to forming Syntax & Salt: Stories, I had the privilege of working with each person on staff as a writer, on Scribophile, a writing critique platform. Through various groups, contests, and story critiquing, we formed a group focused on developing our skills as writers of magical realism and other speculative or experimental forms. To make … Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk: The 2017 Staff Issue
Our latest issue will go live at midnight EST. That this first issue of the year features stories that pair well, and in some ways act as balance for each other, is quite unintentional. Narwhal and See Sky Sea Sky feature stormy waters, in very different ways. Dia de los Muertos and Vestiges examine a keening loss … Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk: Issue 01:2017