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In this magazine
ISSUE 22
Jul/Aug/Sep 2004
Featuring… ANNE MICHAELS ◊ SELIMA HILL ◊ VAL MCDERMID ◊ JILL DAWSON ◊ TESSA JOWELL
Special
AGENDA
Bedtime Stories
Does ‘sex sell’ where books are concerned? Danuta Kean pulls back the covers to peek at erotic writing
INTERVIEW
Poet Anne Michaels talks to Rachel Ogden
FEATURES
Dancing with the Devil
The least savoury characters are the most fun, says Maggie Gee, who looks at how to create compelling villains
Soap Power
If you want to write soap operas you have to love watching them. TV writer Katharine Way on why she’s a fan
Colouring In
While Zadie Smith and Monica Ali have made it, many minority ethnic authors feel they don’t fit. Angie Bual reports
Regulars
NEW WRITING:
Mslexia WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION 2004
Judged by Selima Hill
FIRST DRAFT
Jill Dawson on her writing process
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Val McDermid never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Tessa Jowell likes to read
Plus…
SHORTS
Insider Trading, Make it Pay, Ask the Expert, Sale of the Season, Diary of a Freelance Writer
CREATIVITY
Regular creativity feature by psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Mapstone
Write on the wild side with Linda Anderson
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
