Here at Litro, we pride ourselves on publishing great original fiction. Although they may not have been big names when we published them, many of our writers have gone on to do great things. Litro Alumni catches up with those authors to see where they are now:
Clare Wigfall
I had a story in Issue 97 and took part in a crazy Litro photoshoot at the incredible Dalston Boys’ Club. Since that time, I’ve spent a year in Edinburgh. The Book Festival was a definite highlight, as was a residency I did at Cove Park.
Faber & Faber have commissioned me to write two new books for them; a new collection of stories, and a novel which will be set in colonial Malaya. Last year I was awarded the K. Blundell Trust Award. I was also long-listed for the Sunday Times EFG Bank Short Story Award, and shortly after had the honour of being appointed as Writer in Residence for Booktrust. For eight months, I kept a blog for Booktrust which is archived on the site, so do take a look. I recently published my first children’s picturebook - Has Anyone Seen My Chihuahua? with Walker Books.
As a direct result of the Litro publication, I was asked to teach for the London organisation Spread the Word. I’ve also started teaching for the Arvon Foundation this year and ran the first workshop series for the Cork International Short Story Festival. Life has now taken me back to Berlin, a city I love, where I am working on my new story collection for Faber.
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