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In this magazine
ISSUE 16
Jan/Feb/Mar 2003
Featuring… JOANNE HARRIS ◊ DEBORAH MOGGACH ◊ BARBARA TRAPIDO ◊ JO SHAPCOTT ◊ RABBI JULIA NEUBERGER
Special
AGENDA
Endangered Species
Debbie Taylor charts the parlous state of short story publishing in the UK and asks, what can be done?
INTERVIEW
Novelist Joanne Harris talks to Melanie Ashby
FEATURES
Short cuts
Sarah Broughton assesses the merits and pitfalls of writing a novel the quick way – in her case, just three days
Yours truly?
Anna Clair and Ali Smith ponder the question of authorial voice and
suggest ways to find yours
Spin a good yarn
Want people to buy your book? Lorna Mackinnon outlines 10 non-techie ways to market it on the web
Regulars
NEW WRITING: BABIES
Poetry and prose selected by Deborah Moggach
FIRST DRAFT
Jo Shapcott on her writing process
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Barbara Trapido never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Rabbi Julia Neuberger likes to read
Plus…
SHORTS
Insider Trading, Make it Pay, Ask the Expert, Sale of the Season, Diary of a Freelance Writer
CREATIVITY
Mood swings and roundabouts
Zena Davis on the highs and lows of writing.
Write on the wild side with Margaret Wilkinson
First Principles: primer in Contemporary Poetry with Linda France
BOOKS
How to write like…, Literary Landmarks, Independent press profile, Mslexia book reviews
DIRECTORY
Everything a writer needs to know: competitions, submissions requests, 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
