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In this magazine
ISSUE 31
Oct/Nov/Dec 2006
Featuring… DIANA EVANS ◊ REBECCA ATKINSON ◊ JANE HARRIS ◊ SARA WHEELER ◊ SHAMI CHAKRABARTI
Special
AGENDA
Plagiarism: the sincerest form of flattery?
Danuta Kean explores the issue that captures – and steals from – imaginations
INTERVIEW
Novelist Diana Evans talks to Daneet Steffens
FEATURES
Take the plunge!
Determined action and a bit of luck, says Rebecca Atkinson, are the winning combo
In for the long haul
As Jane Harris explains, sometimes novels are long-time labours of love
Selling the seraglio
Anthologists Anastasia Ashman and Jennifer Gökmen share their strategies
Regulars
NEW WRITING: TRAVELLERS' TALES
poetry and prose selected by Sara Wheeler
FIRST DRAFT
Kitty Fitzgerald on her writing process
MAKING A POEM
Patience Agbabi talks to Kate Clanchy
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Emily Barr never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Shami Chakrabarti 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
