Mslexia, the magazine for women who write | www.mslexia.co.uk
In this magazine
ISSUE 49
Apr/May/Jun 2011
Featuring… JACKIE KAY ◊ MARY HOFFMAN ◊ CELIA IMRIE ◊ LOUISE DOUGHTY ◊ LOUISE WELSH
Special
AGENDA
Mid-list crisis
Louise Doughty on the quiet cull of a generation of authors
INTERVIEW
Mary Hoffman talks to Lucy Coats.
FEATURES
Dreamwriting
Clare Jay on a new way of accessing unconscious imagery
Quick fix fiction
Rose Gaete on how to give your manuscript a facelift
What rhymes with 'Sesquipedalian'?
Carolyn-Jess Cooke on poetry and rhyme
Regulars
NEW WRITING: Mslexia Women's Short Story Competition
winning stories selected by Jackie Kay
MAKING A POEM
Linda France talks to Colette Bryce
WHAT WENT HORRIBLY WRONG
for Louise Welsh
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Celia Imrie likes to read
Plus…
WRITING LIFE
Big Question, Objects of desire, Life coach, Make a difference, Make a splash
INSPIRATION
Crime Masterclass with Laura Wilson
Fiction masterclass, What went wrong, Kids' stuff, The creative mix, Playwriting, Making a poem
BOOKS
Books to look out for, Vox pop, Book group, What's new, How to write a bestseller Independent press profile
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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