Eric Akoto

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Eric Akoto is the Founder of Litro and The Sphere Initiative. He leads Litro’s editorial direction across print and digital, and develops rights and content-security tools that support writers, artists, and independent publishers. He also co-founded the Warwick University International Young Writers Competition, now a global programme for emerging talent, and is a Member of the BSI ART/1 (Artificial Intelligence) committee.

Hannah Weber

Section Reader — Arts/Culture/Books

Hannah is a German-Canadian writer and critic based in Brighton & Hove. Her work has appeared in World Literature Today, Words Without Borders, Asymptote, and elsewhere.

Francesca Spiegel, PhD

Section Reader — Essays & Hybrid Nonfiction

Francesca is a Los Angeles–based editor and writer with a background in literary nonfiction and research-driven work. She has been with Exposition Review (2023–present) as a reader, associate editor, flash fiction contest judge, and nonfiction associate editor. She previously edited an essay collection published by Bloomsbury (2020) and served as Books & Literature editor at IndieBerlin (now IndieRepublik) (2014–2016), and nonfiction editor at Palimpsest (2007).

Alison Williams

Section Reader — Reviews & Fiction

Alison is a freelance editor and writer. Since completing a Master’s in Creative Writing (2012), she has worked across 600+ projects spanning historical and literary fiction, horror, memoir, YA, fantasy, short stories, poetry, and more.