EDITORIAL

WELCOME to the new look Mslexia. After a year of Beryl Cook’s ebullient covers, we have invited Jane Lewis to contribute her witty and evocative images to the next four issues of the magazine.

There are some changes inside the cover too. In response to the many non-fiction submissions we’ve received, we have created a new regular feature to showcase your journalistic skills. You’ll find First Person Singular on page 5 - in which Diane Paul stalks someone who may (or may not be) called Kathy at the BBC.

We are also bringing in a new slot in the Reviews section, which will spotlight the best small-press and self-published books. We’ll be asking established authors to write these reviews, so if you want some top-totty copy for publicity (see page 20), send us your book.

And thanks to everyone who volunteered to monitor national reviews pages for us - the results are on page 8. We’re hoping to make Mslexia Monitor a regular part of the magazine from now on, so if there’s something you think needs our attention, please let us know.


Debbie Taylor
Editor