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In this magazine
ISSUE 38
Jul/Aug/Sep 2008
Featuring… AMINATTA FORNA ◊ CAROL ANN DUFFY ◊ RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH ◊ JO SHAPCOTT ◊ FI GLOVER
Special
AGENDA
The New Publishing Revolution
Alison Baverstock deciphers, dissects and analyses the latest technologically-driven changes.
INTERVIEW
Writer Aminatta Forna talks to Daneet Steffens
Read from the interview
FEATURES
Victorian Secrets
Laura Fish reveals the research behind her Elizabeth Barrett Browning-inspired novel, Strange Music.
The Insider: Maria Rejt
Freedom Writers
Author Sophie King takes us to work – at her writer-in-residence job for the Writers in Prison Network.
Regulars
NEW WRITING: 5th Annual Poetry Competition
judged by Carol Ann Duffy
Read the Judge's Essay
FIRST DRAFT
Randa Abdel-Fattah
MAKING A POEM
Jo Shapcott talks to Colette Bryce
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Fay Weldon never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Fi Glover likes to read
An excerpt from Bedside Table
Plus…
GUIDELINES
Joy of, Lowdown, Dear Danuta
INSPIRATIONS
Writing workshops with Bernadine Evaristo
Making a poem, Write your self, Keep going
BOOKS
How to write a bestseller, Writers' Bookshelf, Literary Landmarks, Independent press profile, Mslexia book reviews
Recommended reading
DIRECTORY
Everything a writer needs to know: competitions, submissions requests, grants, courses, events, contacts, venues
FEATURES
Sample the best of Mslexia:
◊ Agenda The Rise of Lit Lite
◊ Feature The Great Domestic Dust-up
◊ The Lowdown On Writing for TV Soaps
◊ Maeve Binchy's Bottom Drawer
◊ The Joy Of Slash Fiction
◊ Ten Top Tips How to enjoy those Lit Fests
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
THE Mslexia ARCHIVE
Is there anything you've missed? Find out what Mslexia magazine has already featured - take a tour of our back issues.
