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In this magazine
ISSUE 25
Apr/May/Jun 2005
Featuring… ANDREA LEVY ◊ BARBARA TRAPIDO ◊ MARGARET FORSTER ◊ JUSTINE PICARDIE ◊ ROWAN PELLING
Special
AGENDA
The small press revolution
Danuta Kean reports on the growing influence of the independent presses and explains why small can be beautiful
INTERVIEW
Children’s author Andrea Levy talks to Debbie Taylor
FEATURES
The death of the hardback novel
Authors love them, but bookshops can't shift them because they're too expensive. Sarah Spiller reports
Secrets and lies Justine Picardie argues that autobiography is a delicate balancing act between what you reveal – and what you don't
Blurbology
The back-cover blurb is one of the most important factors influencing book buying. Anna Davis explains
Regulars
NEW WRITING: DOGS
poetry and prose selected by Barbara Trapido
FIRST DRAFT
Wendy Cope on her writing process
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Margaret Forster never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Rowan Pelling likes to read
Plus…
SHORTS
Insider Trading, Make it Pay, Ask the Expert, Sale of the Season, Diary of a Freelance Writer
CREATIVITY
Be businesslike about your creativity
by lifecoach Bekki Hill
Write on the wild side with Linda Anderson
First Principles: primer in Contemporary Poetry with Linda France
BOOKS
How to write like…, Literary Landmarks, Independent press profile, Mslexia book reviews
DIRECTORY
Everything a writer needs to know: competitions, submissions requests, 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.
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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