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In this magazine
ISSUE 29
Apr/May/Jun 2006
Featuring… CARMEN CALLIL ◊ CANDIDA CLARK ◊ BERNARDINE EVARISTO ◊ ELIZABETH BUCHAN ◊ JILL DAWSON
Special
AGENDA
Don’t give up the day job
Danuta Kean reports on how authors are losing out in the scramble for book profits
INTERVIEW
Verse-novel pioneer Bernardine Evaristo talks to Melanie Ashby
FEATURES
Dress to thrill
How to make a good first impression with your manuscript, by Julia Bell
Trade and tested
Jill Dunning on how trade magazines can kick-start a career in journalism
Stretching the truth
If you’re planning a memoir, says Debbie Taylor, why not write a novel instead?
Regulars
NEW WRITING: CHILDREN'S VOICES
poetry and prose selected by Jill Dawson
FIRST DRAFT
Candida Clark on her writing process
MAKING A POEM
Kathleen Jamie talks to Kate Clanchy
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Elizabeth Buchan never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Carmen Callil likes to read
Plus…
GUIDELINES
Joy of, Lowdown, 10 top tips, Money matters
INSPIRATIONS
The Mslexia MA in Novel Writing with Jenny Newman
Making a poem, Write your self, Keep going
BOOKS
How to write a bestseller, 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.
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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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