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In this magazine
ISSUE 48
Jan/Feb/Mar 2011
Featuring… AMANDA CRAIG ◊ SUSAN HILL ◊ BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD ◊ LESLEY PEARSE ◊ GUEST EDITOR: DANUTA KEAN
Special
AGENDA
Hard Times
As government cuts bite deep into the Arts, novelist and academic Celia Brayfield asks what the implications are for writers and what we can do about them.
INTERVIEW
Susan Hill talks to Caroline Sanderson.
FEATURES
Steam Powered
Steampunk: it is tipped to be the Next Big Thing. So how come hardly anyone has heard f it? Liesel Schwarz finds out.
The Insider: Barbara Hayes
Speal Easy
From Latitude to cool club nights, spoken word events are on the rise. Natasha Tripney investigates a vibrant scene.
Regulars
NEW WRITING: Departures
poetry and prose selected by Amanda Craig
FIRST DRAFT
Gillian Philip
MAKING A POEM
Pascale Petit talks to Colette Bryce
BOTTOM DRAWER
The book Lesley Pearse never published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Barbara Taylor Bradford likes to read
Plus…
GUIDELINES
Joy of, Lowdown, Dear Danuta
INSPIRATIONS
Crime Writing with Laura Wilson
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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