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In this magazine
ISSUE 24
Jan/Feb/Mar 2005
Featuring… MONICA ALI ◊ JULIA DARLING ◊ SHEILA QUIGLEY ◊ KATIE FFORDE ◊ JENNY ECLAIR
Special
AGENDA
The next big thing
Debbie Taylor looks at the publishing sensations of 2004 and asks whether it’s possible to predict the future
INTERVIEW
Novelist Monica Ali talks to Debbie Taylor
FEATURES
One hour a day
Lifecoach Bekki Hill on ways of finding, using and optimising those precious 60 minutes
Dividing lines
Poet and PBS selector Kate Clanchy on the difference between men's and women's poetry
Riding into the sunset
Trezza Azzopardi on how she came to the decision to jettison her past life and become a writer
Regulars
NEW WRITING: SHOES
poetry and prose selected by Julia Darling
FIRST DRAFT
Katie Fforde on her writing process
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Sheila Quigley never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Jenny Eclair 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
