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Raise Your Voice with Litro

For five years now, Litro Magazine has been London’s premier short story publication, championing literature and culture across the capital and making voices heard. Our aim has always been to boost further the appreciation of literature and culture in the UK through fiction and poetry.

Now we want you to help us spread the word. Whether you’re a die-hard fan of ours or just a casual literature lover, we want to hear what you’ve got to say.

Grab your LitroPhone or design your own, upload a picture of yourself raising your voice for all to see and send us a link on twitter, facebook , tumblr or myspace for the chance to win a year’s subscription to Litro and a pair of tickets to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

It’s really easy to make your LitroPhone, all you have to do is click here, print it off, cut along the dashes and fold it all together.

Camera shy, or prefer to remain mysterious? You can still raise your voice with Litro using Audioboo. Record a shout out saying “Raise your voice with Litro! (or your own personalised message) using a computer microphone or smartphone and sent it to us!

And if you really want to get in our good books, you can become our friend and subscribe to Litro. At just £17.99 for a year’s subscription (or £32 for two) you gain access to a beautifully designed print copy of each issue upon its monthly release, discounted entry to our live events and, for this month only, the chance to win a pair of tickets to this years’ Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

We do hope that you are all enjoying the first day of August (and hopefully a return to real summer weather)!

First of all, thank you to those who attended our Litro Live! Summer Party a couple of weeks ago. We always aim to have an eclectic, interesting and talented line-up to satisfy all sorts of tastes, and hopefully we delivered that once again.

As you may already know, issue 97 is now online. We’ve got the cover art up as well (shown left), in addition to all the stories, including pieces from prizewinners Louise Stern and Clare Wigfall, and our summer events listings, courtesy of Alex James. The print magazine will be out very soon, so keep your eyes peeled.

The deadline for the Litro and IGGY International Young Person’s Short Story Award also closed a couple of weeks back.  A big thank you to all the young people that voted – we’ve very pleased at the number of entries that have been sent in and the overall standard of work that has been produced. The entries are now with the judges and so far their feedback has been very positive as well. It may prove to be a tough choice, but the judges’ shortlists will be published on the 16th August, with the announcement of the overall winner on the 30th September. Good luck to all those who entered and keep your eyes out for that shortlist announcement on the 16th!

Additionally, if you’ve been considering becoming a Friend of Litro but haven’t made up your mind yet, our prize draw for new Friends ends on Friday 6th August – less than a week away. The prize? We’re giving away five pairs of tickets to one of the mainstays of the artist calender, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, to new Friends. All you have to do is sign up and then you will be entered into the prize draw to win tickets. You’ll also get the magazine delivered direct to you (so you’ll never miss an issue), discounted Litro Live! tickets and other offers, all of which are good things indeed for lovers of short stories and live performance.

Our latest issue is out on the streets! Issue 95 is themed around North London and features a fantastic line-up of short fiction and poetry at its best.

You can browse the stories online here at litro.co.uk (as well as checking out our archived issues). If you love having your own shiny, handy-sized copy of Litro to hold in your hands each month, or would like to have the opportunity to (perhaps you’re out of London too often, if at all?), then you can become a Friend of Litro. This allows you to receive your copy to your home each month, as well as other special offers, including deals on Litro Live! tickets. For full details, visit our Friends page here.

Litro no.95 is also available from all the usual places – underground stations, libraries, galleries, cafes, bars and bookstores. This includes selected branches of Waterstones and independent bookshops, both Tate galleries, Kings Cross and Euston stations and most recently, branches of Cafe Rouge. For a full list of locations, just click here.