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In this magazine
ISSUE 52
Dec/Jan/Feb 2011/12
Featuring… GUEST EDITOR: LINDA KELSEY ◊ AMANDA CRAIG ◊ KATE FIGES ◊ LAVINIA GREENLAW ◊ GILLIAN SLOVO ◊ ALEXANDRA SHULMAN
Special
AGENDA
The case for 4x4 fiction
Viv Groskop examines the prejudice against the middle-class novel
INTERVIEW
Gillian Slovo talks to Danuta Kean.
FEATURES
Step into my salon
Amanda Craig on how (and why) to start a salon for women writers
No holds barred
Monique Roffey's 10 top tips for portraying passion on the page
My life stripped bare
Linda Kelsey on confessional journalism
Regulars
NEW WRITING: MOTHERHOOD
poetry and prose selected by Kate Figes
MAKING A POEM
Lavinia Greenlaw talks to Fiona Sampson
WHAT WENT HORRIBLY WRONG
for Rachel Hore
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Alexandra Shulman likes to read
Plus…
WRITING LIFE
Big Question, Objects of desire, Life coach, Make a difference, Make a splash
INSPIRATION
Blue pencil with Debbie Taylor
Fiction masterclass, What went wrong, Kids' stuff, The creative mix, Making a poem
BOOKS
Books to look out for, Vox pop, Book group, What's new, How to write a bestseller Independent press profile
DIRECTORY
Everything a writer needs to know: competitions, calls for submissions, grants, courses, events, contacts, venue
THE Mslexia ARCHIVE
You can browse back issue contents year by year below, or click to view the full archive list.
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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