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In this magazine
ISSUE 18
Jul/Aug/Sep 2003
Featuring… ALI SMITH ◊ SOPHIE HANNAH ◊ JOANNA TROLLOPE ◊ ANNE FINE ◊ SUSAN GREENFIELD
Special
AGENDA
I did it my way
Deputy Editor Melanie Ashby tracks the rise in self-publishing and finds out what sort of DIY books do best
INTERVIEW
Novelist Ali Smith talks to Frances Gapper
FEATURES
Sweet airs that give delight
Lavinia Greenlaw explores the lyrical qualities of poetry, and the relationship between songs, poems, lyrics and music
Change of art
What happened when poet Linda France started a novel and novelist Andrea Badenoch tried writing poetry
Work in progress
So you’ve written the last word of your novel, now what? Editorial consultant Lisanne Radice on the re-write
Regulars
NEW WRITING: ROMANCE
Poetry and prose selected by Sophie Hannah
FIRST DRAFT
Anne Fine on her writing process
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Joanna Trollope never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Baroness Susan Greenfield likes to read
Plus…
SHORTS
Insider Trading, Make it Pay, Ask the Expert, Sale of the Season, Diary of a Freelance Writer
CREATIVITY
Creative spark - Roselle Angwin explores the zone
Write on the wild side with Margaret Wilkinson
First Principles: primer in Contemporary Poetry with Linda France
BOOKS
How to write like…, 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
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