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In the current issue
ISSUE 57
Mar/Apr/May 2013
Featuring… GWYNETH LEWIS ◊ MENNA ELFYN ◊ RACHEL CUSK ◊ JENNY COLGAN ◊ KIRSTY LANG
Special
AGENDA
Waving or drowning?
Faridah Newman assesses the research on how antidepressants affect our writing.
INTERVIEW
Gwyneth Lewis talks to Alex Pryce
Read from the interview
FEATURES
The 10 Commandments
Debbie Taylor consulted agents and tutors to come up with a new set of rules for fiction authors
Point of view
Homa Khaleeli on whether white, straight, able-bodied authors should feature black, gay, disabled characters in their books
Friends in need
Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney on how to cope with writerly envy
Regulars
NEW WRITING: MEMOIR
narrative nonfiction selected by Rachel Cusk
Read the Judge's Essay
MAKING A POEM
Menna Elfyn talks to Fiona Sampson
WHAT WENT HORRIBLY WRONG
for Jenny Colgan
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Kirsty Lang likes to read
An excerpt from Bedside Table
Plus…
WRITING LIFE
Big Question, Synopsis Surgery, Scamwatch, How I Keep Going, Make a difference, Make a splash
INSPIRATION
Memoir: the basics with Sally Cline
Fiction masterclass, E-booking, Pen portrait, The creative mix, Making a poem
BOOKS
Books to look out for, Book group, What's new, How to write a bestseller, Independent press profile
Preview the Books section
DIRECTORY
Everything a writer needs to know: competitions, calls for submissions, grants, courses, events, contacts, venues
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
THE Mslexia ARCHIVE
Is there anything you've missed? Find out what Mslexia magazine has already featured - take a tour of our back issues.
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