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In this magazine
ISSUE 33
Apr/May/Jun 2007
Featuring… EMMA BROCKES ◊ MARTINA COLE ◊ TRACY CHEVALIER ◊ EVA SALZMAN ◊ DANUTA KEAN
Special
AGENDA
From page to screen
Danuta Kean talks to novelists Hilary Mantel, Celia Brayfield and others about book-to-screen adaptations.
INTERVIEW
Poet Penelope Shuttle talks to Daneet Steffens
FEATURES
Digging for it
The Floating Island novelist Anna Ralph describes the process of finding her writer’s voice.
Adaptation
Adapting your own novel as a radio serial has its ups and downs, as Kathryn Heyman explains.
Sound garden
Poet Anna Woodford shares her recent writer’s residency at The Alnwick Garden.
Regulars
NEW WRITING: THE GARDEN
poetry and prose selected by Val McDermid
FIRST DRAFT
Tracy Chevalier on her writing process
MAKING A POEM
Eva Salzman talks to Kate Clanchy
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Martina Cole never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Emma Brockes 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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