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In this magazine
ISSUE 34
Jul/Aug/Sep 2007
Featuring… JOANNE HARRIS ◊ HELEN OYEYEMI ◊ BRENDA BLETHYN ◊ CHRISTINE DE LUCA ◊ SOPHIE KINSELLA
Special
AGENDA
Webdream weavers
Melanie Ashby explores the internet's viral marketing power in the interactive form of writers' websites.
INTERVIEW
Author Sophie Kinsella talks to Daneet Steffens
FEATURES
Never-ending story
Elizabeth Ingrams measures the publishing climate five years into the Save Our Short Story campaign.
The DIY generation?
Mainstream and self-published author Yang-May Ooi weighs the pros and cons of doing it yourself.
Get with the programme
Summer means festivals! Helen Sandler looks at the literary line-up, and explains how you can take part.
Regulars
NEW WRITING:
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION 2007
Judged by U A Fanthorpe and R V Bailey
FIRST DRAFT
Helen Oyeyemi on her writing process
MAKING A POEM
Christine De Luca talks to Kate Clanchy
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Joanne Harris never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Brenda Blethyn 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, Books for Young Adults, Writers' Bookshelf, 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
