If you’re aged 13 to 18, or know a creative young person who is, then get writing to be in with the chance of winning £2,000 cash and publication in ...
“I’m really starting to think the whole world’s just a patchwork quilt of crazy little cults, all with their own secret spaces, their own records, their own rules.” ...
The UK’s only residential library (doesn’t that just sound brilliant? A library you can sleep in?) is running a short story competition as part of the library’s first ever literary ...
Read the winner of our Poland / Bruno Schulz-inspired flash fiction competition, by Amanda Oosthuizen. Continue Reading Gloves of Gdańsk
Submissions are now open for the 2013 IGGY & Litro Young Writers’ Prize, a joint competition run by Litro Magazine and IGGY, the “thinking teenager’s Facebook”. Continue Reading ...
Impossible architecture, spooky stories and fabulous fairytales all feature in the winning photos in our “Mystery” themed photo competition. Continue Reading “Mystery” Photo Competition Winners
A new award for essay writing with a £15, 000 first prize has been announced. Named in honour of the master of the English essay, the William Hazlitt Essay Prize ...
The IGGY and Litro Young Writers’ Prize is funded by philanthropically, and is open to gifted young people from around the world aged 13 – 18 and from all walks ...
We showcase the first winner of LitroTV’s transgression competition, Ben Norris. Continue Reading Ben Norris: Joint winner of LitroTV’s transgression competition
Litro is launching an exciting opportunity for all writers. In preparation for our Polish issue in June and in association with the Polish Cultural Institute London, we are running a ...
We want you to tell us a story in a picture! Send us your photos on the theme of “mystery”: secrets and enigmas, hidden things and revelations, strangers and cliffhangers, ...
Litro is expanding and to celebrate the launch of our LitroTV channel on YouTube we are running an exciting competition dedicated to the word that is spoken, uttered, shouted or ...
He’s tapping the pen on the table again, three strikes to every second that the kitchen clock measures. I’d expected this, and my coup de main is prepared. The plate ...
All that year I came down to lie beside you. Some nights I’d fall asleep on our stone bed, waking the next morning stiff and sore and unable to move. ...
This morning, she posted a picture of a funny cat on my Facebook wall.
She knew I’d appreciate it because a few days ago I’d posted one on her wall, though ...
Enter our flash fiction competition held in partnership with Penguin Books to win three gorgeous Clothbound Classics — Alice in Wonderland, Hard Times, and Bleak House — and see your story published ...
Read the winning entry to our “China” flash fiction competition, held jointly last month with Sheffield University’s School of East Asian Studies and the Sheffield Confucius Institute. Continue ...
We apologise for the delay in announcing the results of last month’s “China” flash fiction competition, held jointly with Sheffield University’s Confucius Institute and School of East Asian Studies. We’re happy to announce ...
To celebrate our upcoming China issue, we are holding a similarly-themed flash fiction competition with Sheffield University’s Confucius Institute and School of East Asian Studies. The theme is “China”. Deadline: 3 October. The competition is ...
To celebrate Litro #113: Double Dutch, we held a Dutch-themed short story competition. Rebecca Cordingly was the winner. I am the only person I know who has never been to ...
