As a literary magazine, we curate our issues as if they are a seasonal based menu to be served to the public readership. Genral Submissions and Contest Submissions are treated as ingredients to possibly source in the market. The staff work on preparing, cooking, and curating a menu for the table which is where the issue comes into play. The selected works are the feast for each year's table. Sit, consume, and take your fill.
We are not a food magazine or recipe outlet. We seek literary work in poetry (translations as well), fiction (generally short stories or flash fiction), and creative nonfiction (essays or memoir-esque excerpts). We also seek translations as prose, too. Please understand that we do not want to focus on food themed work. Contend to our tatses with your best literary work and art.
We do use food and beverage as a means to unite people for fundraising efforts.
Starting with issue five, we will be charging submission fees but have unlimited waivers for financial hardship available. Contests are on hiatus until 2026-2027.
Issue 3 is available as PDF. Due to financial hardship, we cannot print an over-bulked edition and print copy of issue 3. Issue 4 is slated to be print and arrive as soon as November 2025.
pass the salt presse is what homes this project, which is now a 501c3, nonprofit literary arts organization and small press. A new website for the organization is set for 2026.