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In this magazine
ISSUE 40
Jan/Feb/Mar 2009
Featuring… MAGGIE O'FARRELL ◊ KATHY REICHS ◊ AMANDA ROSS ◊ LAVINIA GREENLAW ◊ YASMIN ALIBHAI-BROWN
Special
AGENDA
The Dragonesses Awaken!
Welsh women writers are in the spotlight, regionally, nationally and internationally. Susie Wild tracks their progress
INTERVIEW
Maggie O'Farrell talks to Daneet Steffens
FEATURES
Follow the Money
Inspired the research for her latest novel, Jill Dawson explains the ins and outs of successfully accessing arts grants.
The Insider: Amanda Ross
Heart and Craft
Novelist Beth Webb on the joys of writing for pleasure (rather than for the publisher!)
Regulars
NEW WRITING: THE FOUR ELEMENTS
poetry and prose selected by Lavinia Greenlaw
FIRST DRAFT
Kate Summerscale
MAKING A POEM
Ruth Padel talks to Colette Bryce
BOTTOM DRAWER
The book Kathy Reichs never published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Yasmin Alibhai-Brown likes to read
Plus…
GUIDELINES
Joy of, Lowdown
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
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