Salt Margins @ The Whitechapel Gallery The Whitechapel Gallery, 80-82 Whitechapel Road, London E1 7QX First Thursday of every month, 7pm start, Free entry The UK's most exciting live literature promoters, Penned in the Margins, are joining forces with creative publishing house, Salt Publishing, for a series of free events at East London's Whitechapel Gallery. Heavily seasoned with poetry, storytelling, comedy, live drawing and music, the eclectic Salt Margins line-up is carefully blended to provide one of London's most innovative performance nights, all in the comfort of The Whitechapel's chic bar space. Thursday 5 April, 7pm, Free The first taste of Salt Margins comes on in April. Chrissie Gittins reads from her new collection of short stories, Family Connections (Salt). Donal Coonan from Channel 4's thisisaknife will entertain with his unique brand of leftfield comedy. Tamsin Kendrick performs intelligent, streetwise poetry. Meanwhile music is provided by folksy troubadour Simon Kitchener and his band. Thursday 3 May, 7pm, Free In May poet and former professional snooker player Jane Holland reads from Boudicca & Co (Salt) and Stuart Taylor premieres his poetic exploration of the city, Metropol. Cult author Amy Prior fuses words and visuals with her latest book I Can't Believe How Great I Feel, featuring live drawing from Sarah Doyle. Plus, bright young thing Joe Dunthorne reads a selection of poems and stories. About Penned in the Margins Acknowledged as the UK's most exciting live literature producers, Penned in the Margins spend their time seeking out the hottest new artists and supporting them with events, nationwide tours and publishing ventures to allow their words to be heard. Hosting regular spots at East London music venue The Spitz, they also provide artists for music and literature festivals throughout the country, including Ilkley, Durham, and Truck Festivals. About Salt Publishing Salt is the UK's leading publisher of poetry and short fiction, shortlisted as one of the most innovative publishers in the Independent Publishing Awards, 2007,. Salt's award-winning, internationally-acclaimed lists include Earthworks, new Native American literature, as well as the most exciting voices from the UK, US, Australia and beyond. Editors: for further information please contact Tom Chivers on 07729 887 236 or [log in to unmask]