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.

Attention, attention! The summer magazine has dropped! Issue 106 is packed with practical wrierly advice, candid interviews and features to help you gain insight into your writing practice – no matter where you are in your writing journey. 

This summer is all about change, whether in the slithery snaked-themed stories and poems chosen by poet Sarah Westcott, Lucy Pearson’s whistlestop tour through her working life and how a move to Australia served as the catalyst towards her bookish career or Breaststrokes author Margaux Vialleron’s article about the complex chemical changes that occur in the breadmaking process, and how we can harness this as a viable productivity tool.

Our tips, tricks and tidbits are guaranteed to leave you feeling motivated to write and determined to push forward on your works-in-progress. As ever, we have our treasured directory of over 50 hand-picked submission slots and prestigious competitions waiting to receive your work. And that includes us! The deadline for submissions for Issue 107 is 7 July.

We're now accepting submissions for Issue 107! Check out all the opportunities on our 'Submissions' pages. Submit before 7 July 2025 for the chance to be published in the Autumn issue.

Our 2025 competitions are now open! Submit flash fiction (up to 300 words) short stories (up to 3,000 words) and the first 5,000 words of your novel for adults or young adults. Closing date: 22 September

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!