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In this magazine
ISSUE 20
Jan/Feb/Mar 2004
Featuring… SARAH WATERS ◊ LIZ LOCHHEAD ◊ CLARE MORALL ◊ JACKIE KAY ◊ JOAN BAKEWELL
Special
AGENDA
A walk on the weird side
Looking for the best contemporary literature? Tap into the new science fiction and fantasy scene, says Melanie Ashby
INTERVIEW
Novelist Sarah Waters talks to Debbie Taylor
FEATURES
Class of 2004
Debbie Taylor reveals Mslexia’s New Generation: our chosen ‘top 10’ women poets to emerge in the last decade
A piece of the action
Want to be a scriptwriter? Janice Day introduces you to the world of TV, film and radio, in this first article of four
Have group, will travel
Maggie Haggith tells the story of the UK’s most northerly writing group, based in the Scottish Highlands
Regulars
NEW WRITING: ICE
Poetry and prose selected by Liz Lochhead
FIRST DRAFT
Jackie Kay on her writing process
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Clare Morrall never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Joan Bakewell likes to read
Plus…
SHORTS
Insider Trading, Make it Pay, Ask the Expert, Sale of the Season, Diary of a Freelance Writer
CREATIVITY
Streams full of stars: Creativity feature by Debbie Taylor.
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
