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In this magazine
ISSUE 41
Apr/May/Jun 2009
Featuring… NICOLA BARKER ◊ URSULA K LE GUIN ◊ SOPHIE HANNAH ◊ MAGGIE GEE ◊ JULIA HOBSBAWM
Special
AGENDA
Sleight of Hand
Journalist Nancy Campbell explores bookmaking, an ancient and developing medium, through three practitioners.
INTERVIEW
Novelist Nicola Barker talks to Daneet Steffens
FEATURES
A Different View
Novelist Maggie Gee considers a major aspect of a writer's challenge – getting into the heads of her characters.
The Insider: Ros Ramsay
Structure's the Thing
Poet and crime fiction author Sophie Hannah reveals the common ground both genres share.
Regulars
NEW WRITING: Women's Short Story Competition 2009
selected by Helen Simpson
FIRST DRAFT
Clare Jay
MAKING A POEM
Gillian Allnutt talks to Colette Bryce
BOTTOM DRAWER
The book Ursula K Le Guin never published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Julia Hobsbawm likes to read
Plus…
GUIDELINES
Joy of, Lowdown, Dear Danuta
INSPIRATIONS
Writing workshops with Bernadine Evaristo
Making a poem, Write your self, Keep going
BOOKS
How to write a bestseller, Writers' Bookshelf, Literary Landmarks, Independent press profile, Mslexia book reviews
DIRECTORY
Everything a writer needs to know: competitions, calls for submissions, 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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