As Christmas draws near, we look at some of the recent new releases by Litro authors, including Toby Litt, Adam Nevill and Jenn Ashworth. Continue Reading New Books ...
I enjoy being inside a character’s head, especially if they’re somewhat unpleasant or difficult to sympathise with. I try my best to draw out the kind of thoughts they would ...
Keep going. The only way to get better is to keep writing. And if you submit a story and it gets rejected, try again. If you submit a story and ...
Listening to Bon Jovi in the shower. Continue Reading Helen Sedgwick: Short Story Writer & Litro Alumna
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: Being terrified of a pantomime pirate and shouting at him to leave the good guys alone. An early precursor for not being able to distinguish between fiction and ...
Before I could use a pen to form words, I “wrote” in pictures; and once I could write, I did. I think I consciously knew writing was the thing when ...
It would be something faded by the Californian sun of the early-eighties, most probably. Continue Reading Clare Wigfall: Winner of the BBC National Short Story Award ...
When I found out about Roald Dahl’s hut. Continue Reading Louise Phillips: Short Story Writer & Litro ALumna
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I can think of two, for different reasons. Elise Valmorbida for linguistic virtuosity and Tom Vowler for compelling storytelling. Continue Reading Annemarie Neary: Lawyer turned ...
One summer I worked for a catering agency as a washer up, they sent me to kitchens all up and down Essex and although it wasn’t particularly fun ...
We are pleased to announce that Sammy Wright, whose story “Old” featured in July’s issue, has won first place in the 2011 Unbound Press short story award, judged by author Zoë Strachan. ...
Sadie Jones, who read at November’s Litro Live! event at Foyles, has won the Costa First Novel Award for her debut The Outcast. There’s a short video interview online at the Guardian and ...
Yay. The publication of a debut poetry collection is, to our mind, always a cause for celebration—and even more so when the poet in question is a Litro alumni. Then, we temporarily ...
