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In this magazine
ISSUE 30
Jul/Aug/Sep 2006
Featuring… HILARY MANTEL ◊ KATHY LETTE ◊ PATRICIA DUNCKER ◊ WENDY COPE ◊ ANNA MASSEY
Special
AGENDA
Blood, money and motives
Danuta Kean finds out why literary authors are turning to crime
INTERVIEW
Novelist Hilary Mantel talks to Debbie Taylor
FEATURES
In praise of older women
Patricia Duncker says it is high time novels stopped stereotyping older women
The ghost in the machine
Ghostwriter Clare Chadderton reveals the secrets of her hidden craft
Don't forget the bikini wax
Forget glamour, as Kathy Lette explains, authors tours are a necessary evil
Regulars
NEW WRITING:
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION 2006
Judged by Wendy Cope
FIRST DRAFT
Aminatta Forna on her writing process
MAKING A POEM
Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch talks to Kate Clanchy
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Louise Doughty never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Anna Massey 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
