New Beginnings for Litro

September’s issue marks a new beginning for Litro. Poet and live literature producer Tom Chivers takes over from Mike Fell as Guest Editor; Julie Palmer-Hoffman takes up the new position of Events Editor and will be blogging here regularly on all the exciting literary parties she gets invited to (we’re not jealous, honest!) We also welcome Anastasia Sichkarenko as designer/illustrator and Jay Bernard as Contributing Artist. As always, Litro continues to be published by Ocean Media, founded by Eric Akoto.

Now that you’re acquainted with the team, let’s get on with showing you around our new website. Yes, we know the look hasn’t changed much, but we hope the slight revamp makes it easier to get around. Whilst continuing to bring you the finest in short fiction, Litro will be also be expanding its content in the months to come. We will review recent book releases, interview authors, loiter at local lit fests, and explore the boundaries between literature and other arts. So keep an eye out and join us as we storm London’s literary scene (read: gatecrash, try not to get escorted out by security).

We’re also planning to build an archive of past Litro issues and have them available as PDF downloads; this will take a while, so please bear with us. Also, if you’re not already signed up to our mailing list, pop your email into the box at the top of the page to receive regular updates and exclusive content.

Finally, Litro has now braved the world of social networking and can be found on Twitter and Facebook. Our existing MySpace page is still there too: rocking the old school.

Thanks for reading, and don’t forget to pick up your free copy of Litro from your nearest stockist!