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In this magazine
ISSUE 27
Oct/Nov/Dec 2005
Featuring… KATE ATKINSON ◊ HELEN SIMPSON ◊ CAROL CLEWLOW ◊ HELEN FARISH ◊ KATHY LETTE
Special
AGENDA
Campaign for real women
Danuta Kean calls for a sea-change in commercial women’s fiction
INTERVIEW
Novelist Kate Atkinson talks to Melanie Ashby
FEATURES
How to win a short story competition
Richard & Judy winner Jo Verity reveals the best ways to catch a judge’s eye
The perfect read
Barbara Rowlands’ definitive guide to writing truly readable magazine features
Stage school
Actor and writer Carol McGuigan on the skills that transfer from stage to page
Regulars
NEW WRITING: FLYING
poetry and prose selected by Helen Simpson
FIRST DRAFT
Carol Clewlow on her writing process
MAKING A POEM
Helen Farish talks to Kate Clanchy
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Kathy Lette never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Tracey Wilkinson likes to read
Plus…
GUIDELINES
Joy of, Lowdown, 10 top tips, Money matters
INSPIRATIONS
The Mslexia MA in Novel Writing with Jenny Newman
Making a poem, Write your self, Keep going
BOOKS
How to write a bestseller, 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
