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In this magazine
ISSUE 32
Jan/Feb/Mar 2007
Featuring… MAEVE BINCHY ◊ JOANNA BRISCOE ◊ KIRSTY GUNN ◊ PENELOPE SHUTTLE ◊ CORRINE BAILEY RAE
Special
AGENDA
Nature v nurture: is there a writing gene?
Brigid McConville talks to five working women writers
INTERVIEW
Novelist Joanna Briscoe talks to Daneet Steffens
FEATURES
Into the woods
Campaigner Mandy Haggith on the efforts to bring forest-friendly books to publishing
Emma and I
First, you get seduced, says biographer Kate Williams, then, you write a book
Writers' pod
Diane Shipley de-mystifies podcasting, and reveals its marketing potential
Regulars
NEW WRITING: RAIN
poetry and prose selected by Kirsty Gunn
FIRST DRAFT
Deborah Moggach on her writing process
MAKING A POEM
Penelope Shuttle talks to Kate Clanchy
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Maeve Binchy never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Corrinne Bailey Rae 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.
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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