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ISSUE 41
Apr/May/Jun 2009
Featuring… NICOLA BARKER ◊ URSULA K LE GUIN ◊ SOPHIE HANNAH ◊ MAGGIE GEE ◊ JULIA HOBSBAWM
Special
AGENDA
Sleight of Hand
Journalist Nancy Campbell explores bookmaking, an ancient and developing medium, through three practitioners.
INTERVIEW
Novelist Nicola Barker talks to Daneet Steffens
FEATURES
A Different View
Novelist Maggie Gee considers a major aspect of a writer's challenge – getting into the heads of her characters.
The Insider: Ros Ramsay
Structure's the Thing
Poet and crime fiction author Sophie Hannah reveals the common ground both genres share.
Regulars
NEW WRITING: Women's Short Story Competition 2009
selected by Helen Simpson
FIRST DRAFT
Clare Jay
MAKING A POEM
Gillian Allnutt talks to Colette Bryce
BOTTOM DRAWER
The book Ursula K Le Guin never published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Julia Hobsbawm likes to read
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
DIRECTORY
Everything a writer needs to know: competitions, calls for submissions, 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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