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Reach more than 30,000 writing women

Mslexia is a bestselling, quarterly magazine, for women who write as well as for those with an interest in literature.

  • Circulation: 11,000, with an estimated readership of 30,000 per issue.
  • Mslexia provides a unique mix of advice, interviews, industry news and inspiration, all served up with an exciting selection of new poetry and prose. The ten-page Directory provides up to date listings of competitions, submissions, courses, retreats and literary events.
  • Our readers keep the magazine for reference, so your ad will keep on working for you months after publication.
  • Mslexia is available at selected bookshops across the country.
  • Our advertisers tell us that Mslexia readers are more responsive than those of any other literary or writing publication.

Who are Mslexia’s readers?

A recent readers survey (February 2008) returned by 18% of our subscribers has confirmed the following about our readers:

  • 70% are aged between 25 and 55
  • 70% write short stories, 53% write poetry, 45% write novels
  • 60% submit work for publication
  • 55% attend literary events
  • 59% have attended or attend a writing group
  • 65% have attended or attend a creative writing class or course

CONTACT US

To discuss your advertising requirements contact us.

MAGAZINE RATES

* ALL RATES ARE SUBJECT TO 17.5% VAT *

COVER POSITIONS

Full Colour
Outside back £1300
Inside back/front
Full page £1120
1/2 page £590
1/4 page (portrait) £320

RUN OF MAGAZINE

Full colour Print-ready artwork
Full page £1050
1/2 page landscape £545
1/2 page portrait £545
1/4 page portrait £290
1/8 page £170
Mono – 100% black
Full page £875
1/2 page landscape £450
1/2 page portrait £450
1/4 page portrait £235
1/8 page £120

DIRECTORY (pre-paid only)

Lineage - highlighted 70p/word, minimum charge £30
Lineage 60p/word, minimum charge £25

SERIES DISCOUNTS

4 insertions 15%
3 insertions 10%
2 insertions 5%

INSERTS

£120 per thousand for leaflets no more than 10grams

* NOTE: For Inserts please check that your leaflet has one of the approved folds. If not you may incur additional expenses. Download a folds brochure. (Can't open this document? Help with pdfs)

Dimensions (magazine ads)

For a full guide to dimensions of ads in the magazine, print out an ads layout guide. (Can't open this document? Help with pdfs)

Magazine
Full page portrait (with border) 273 x 186mm
Full page trim size, 297 x 210mm
(bleed needed of extra 3 mm)
1/2 page landscape 134 x 186mm
1/2 page portrait 273 x 90mm
1/4 page 134 x 90mm

Publishing deadlines (magazine)

Issue Artwork/copy by: Publication date
OCTNOVDEC 9 September 2008 early October 2008

WEBSITE RATES

* ALL RATES ARE SUBJECT TO 17.5% VAT *

The Mslexia website features samples from the current issue as well as a selection of full articles, interviews and writing exercise from previous issues. There is also a popular listings section with the latest competitions, festivals, events etc., and a comprehensive resources section for writers.

The website currently attracts an average of over 11,000 unique visitors per month.

HOME PAGE
250px (height) X 120px (width) £100 per month*
500px (height) X 120px (width) £180 per month*
     
OTHER PAGES
250px (height) X 120px (width) £80 per month*
500px (height) X 120px (width) £150 per month*

* BOOK FOR 3 MONTHS AND GET 1 MONTH FOR FREE

ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS

If you are uncertain about formats or dimensions please contact us.

FILE FORMATS

Magazine

The magazine is produced on Apple Mac using Adobe InDesign. Artwork for ads should be sent as an email attachment as a PDF, TIFF or JPG file with a resolution of 300dpi and CMYK colour profile. We also accept InDesign documents (.indd) for Mac, packaged for print including full font set and image links.

If you wish, we can set (design) your ad for a small fee. Logos and images must be sent in the acceptable file formats, and desired fonts must be included if not using standard ones. Please contact us for prices.

* Images and logos taken from websites (gif files and low resolution jpegs) are not acceptable for use in the print magazine *

Website

Artwork for banner ads should be sent as an email attachment as a JPG or GIF file with a resolution of 72dpi and RGB colour profile. Files should not exceed 15kb


TERMS & CONDITIONS

  • Advertisements for publication in Mslexia are accepted at the discretion of Mslexia Publications Limited.
  • All artwork and other advertisement material is held at the owner’s risk.
  • Advertisers and their agents warrant that copy and illustrations do not infringe any law, and contain no matter that is libellous or objectionable.
  • Mslexia Publications Limited reserves the right to make an additional charge for advertisements involving additional production work or major alterations.
  • Mslexia Publications Limited is not liable for any loss or damage from error, late publication, non-publication, or failure of an advertisement to appear.
  • Payment terms are strictly thirty days from date of invoice.
  • ALL RATES ARE SUBJECT TO 17.5% VAT
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What our
advertisers say:

quotemark

Mslexia readers really turn out for events. Its readers love festivals! If you're on a small budget it's a brilliant place to advertise a festival nationally. And there's a buzz about Mslexia that's good to be associated with.
Matt Holland
Swindon Festival of Literature

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We are delighted with the response from our ad in Mslexia. Not only did we get lots of signs-ups for our Storyville master-classes, we also had agents and publishers approaching us. Mslexia helped us to stir up lots of interest in the publishing world.
Suzy Greaves
co-founder of Storyville Writing Academy

quotemark

Mslexia is a wonderfully informative and readable magazine. It's so hard to get our books stocked by bookshops these days, so Mslexia is one of the only ways of reaching our target audience – and we always get good results with our adverts.
Ellen Phethean
Diamond Twig Press

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I just wanted to say that our advert in Mslexia did better than all our other ads. We've had more submissions from Mslexia readers than anywhere else. The standard of writing is very high too.
Carole Buchan
Asham Short Story Competition