Getting into writing – an interview with Jo Simmonds, editor of The Fiction Pool | Zeroflash

I'm Jo Simmonds, I'm the editor of The Fiction Pool, an online journal which features short stories, flash fiction and occasionally poetry. I'm a published flash and short story writer but I also dabble in poetry and script writing.

Why did you start your publication?

I started The Fiction Pool because I was aware of a gap in the ‘market' - a website which was smartly presented with photographs alongside bold, gritty and visceral writing from new and established writers from diverse backgrounds. I also wanted to be a female editor in charge of evening up the gender of the writers featured. I wanted to open the gate a bit wider for disabled and LGBTQ writers like myself and look for some BAME writers who may be struggling to get noticed.