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In this magazine
ISSUE 43
Oct/Nov/Dec 2009
Featuring… LYNN BARBER ◊ PATIENCE AGBABI ◊ DIANA EVANS ◊ KIRA COCHRANE ◊ JANE GARDAM
Special
AGENDA
Between the Covers
Journalist and industry insider Danuta Kean assesses the current state of reading, writing and publishing affairs.
INTERVIEW
Lynn Barber talks to Daneet Steffens.
FEATURES
Pitch Perfect
Journalist and editor Kira Cochrane gives us the lowdown on the best way to grab an editor's attention – and get your article published.
The Insider: Auriol Bishop
Factual errors
When is recreating real life on the page not okay? Novelist Mez Packer navigates the challenges of writing what you know.
Regulars
NEW WRITING: Idols
FIRST DRAFT
Diana Evans
MAKING A POEM
Polly Clark talks to Colette Bryce
BOTTOM DRAWER
The book Jane Gardam never published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Shelley Conn likes to read
Plus…
GUIDELINES
Joy of, Lowdown, Dear Danuta
INSPIRATIONS
Crime Writing with Laura Wilson
Making a poem, Write your self, Keep going
BOOKS
How to write a bestseller, Writers' Bookshelf, Literary Landmarks, Independent press profile, Mslexia book reviews
DIRECTORY
Everything a writer needs to know: competitions, calls for submissions, grants, courses, events, contacts, venues
THE Mslexia ARCHIVE
You can browse back issue contents year by year below, or click to view the full archive list.
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Features on the website
BOOKS
What to read, what not to read: Mslexia readers & reviewers give their verdict on the latest books, plus our celebrity guest reveals what's on her Bedside Table. Explore Books
THE Mslexia INTERVIEW
We find out what makes a successful author tick in this in-depth one-to-one on the highs and lows of writing and getting published. Read from the current Mslexia Interview
NEW WRITING
Sample the best freshly-picked writing as chosen by our guest author and read her essay; plus - we announce the new submission theme. Go to New Writing
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