Welcome to Mslexia! We produce the bestselling quarterly magazine for women who write – where every reader is a potential contributor too. We publish over 70 names in every issue, so you might find your work alongside award-winning authors such as R F Kuang, Eliza Clark, Liz Berry, Diana Evans, Val McDermid or Alice Oseman.

But Mslexia is not just a magazine. Now that you're here, you could enter one of our life-changing competitions, which have propelled the careers of many women writers to the next level. Or join our online community the Salon, where members can attend writing surgeries and Q&As led by industry experts as well as our famous Agent Extravaganza. 

Then there’s the Indie Press Guide, the Mslexia Minis writing guides, and our writer's Diary & Planner – all designed to kickstart your creativity.

Our mission is to help women express themselves and get their writing noticed: in print, online and in performance.

Issue 104 has arrived and it's overflowing with insight into some amazing writers. Eley Williams tells us about her Achilles heel, bestselling romance novelist Lindsey Kelk talks about the importance of community, and our Agenda explores the impact of having a baby on a woman's writing career.

Elsewhere, Jill Dawson discusses how a conversation with award-winning memoirist Cathy Rentzenbrink was a turning point in her journey towards being comfortable with public speaking, Matilda Welin looks at the practice of keeping a diary, and writer Ellen Jones considers how her career as a literary translator feeds into her own work.

Plus: we announce the winners of the Mslexia Short Story and Flash Fiction competitions, as chosen by Leone Ross and Mary-Jane Holmes!

We're now accepting submissions for Issue 105! Check out all the opportunities on our 'Submissions' pages. Submit before 6 January 2025 for the chance to be published in the Spring issue.

Our 2024 Poetry and Poetry Pamphlet Competition is open for entries until 9 December. Jane Hirshfield will be judging our poetry (single poem) competition, with Imtiaz Dharker deciding on our winning pamphlet. 

Subscribe to the magazine, join our online Salon, or nab a single copy of the mag to check out how our 20 submission categories look on the page – to make sure you’re aiming in the right direction!