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In this magazine
ISSUE 47
Oct/Nov/Dec 2010
Featuring… VICKI FEAVER ◊ JOJO MOYES ◊ VIV GROSKOP ◊ MARTHA KAPOS ◊ TRACEY THORN
Special
AGENDA
Funny Girls
Funny? Us? Journalist and humorist Jean Hannah Edelstein dissects women, writing and humour – and looks at three types of funny women writers.
INTERVIEW
Jojo Moyes talks to Daneet Steffens
FEATURES
Best Laid Plans
To what extent should you plot out your new novel? Carolyn Jess-Cooke on planning the details versus following that Muse
The Insider: Celia Brayfield
Standing Room Only
Journalist and standup performer Viv Groskop analyses the growing trend of women-only live events.
Regulars
NEW WRITING: WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION 2010
winning poetry selected by Vicki Feaver
FIRST DRAFT
Gabeba Baderoon
MAKING A POEM
Martha Kapos talks to Colette Bryce
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Monique Roffey never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Tracey Thorn likes to read
Plus…
GUIDELINES
Joy of, Lowdown, Dear Danuta
INSPIRATIONS
Crime Writing with Laura Wilson
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.
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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