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In this magazine
ISSUE 35
Oct/Nov/Dec 2007
Featuring… JENNY COLGAN ◊ CHARLOTTE MENDELSON ◊ KATE NASH ◊ JEAN SPRACKLAND ◊ JULIA BELL
Special
AGENDA
Behind the Iran Curtain
Heather Falconer on the recent flowering – and subsequent stifling – of writing by Iranian women.
INTERVIEW
Author Helen Simpson talks to Daneet Steffens
FEATURES
Mentor 'Gold'
Writing mentor Jill Dawson weighs in on the pluses, productivity and delights of one-to-one mentoring.
How to promote your book
Published author and self-promoter extraordinaire Marion Husband on getting your book noticed.
Like daughter, like mother
Keris Stainton looks at the rise and rise of the Young Adult novel – and the writers who are embracing it.
Regulars
NEW WRITING: MIRROR, MIRROR
poetry and prose selected by Gillian Allnutt
FIRST DRAFT
Charlotte Mendelson on her writing process
MAKING A POEM
Jean Sprackland talks to Kate Clanchy
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Jenny Colgan never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Kate Nash likes to read
Plus…
GUIDELINES
Joy of, Lowdown, 10 top tips, Money matters
INSPIRATIONS
Writing workshops with Bernadine Evaristo
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
