Press - Contact : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

Invite us to teach, talk or debate

There’s nothing we like more than talking to other writers about what we do. So if you’re running a festival, writing course or open day, do get in touch. We can conduct an informal Q&A behind a stall, deliver a talk, or take part in a panel discussion.

If you’re interested in engaging us for a more specific event, Editor Debbie Taylor is an experienced workshop tutor, interviewer and speaker, who has toured the Mslexia Roadshow to every leading literary festival and venue in the UK. Our regular columnist-tutors are also available to conduct events on our behalf.

Please direct any media enquiries to the Editor, Debbie Taylor, on +44 (0)191 204 8860 or email press@mslexia.co.uk.

Mslexia is an independent not-for-profit publishing company dedicated to the support, promotion and publication of women’s writing. It was founded in 1999 with National Lottery and Arts Council England funding, but now survives on the sales of its publications and income from its competitions. Mslexia was granted charitable status in 2019 in recognition of the work it does to counter gender inequality in literature.

You are welcome to excerpt, discuss or reprint anything we publish, provided Mslexia is credited alongside the author in question – in fact we wish you would as a way of publicising the magazine and (hopefully) encouraging subscriptions.

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Every year Mslexia helps Arvon reach an engaged, diverse and vibrant community of writers. It is without a doubt a core part of our advertising campaign.

Arvon Foundation

We have been advertising in Mslexia since 2014 and the service we receive is second-to-none. We have been able to introduce our postgraduate courses, short courses and annual writing competition to a highly targeted market and have benefitted hugely from the results.

Manchester Metropolitan University

Advertising with Mslexia is a rare delight. Easy, flexible – can I say “forgiving”? – and, with exactly the right audience for us, effective, too.

Faber Academy

A huge basket full of ‘thank you’s for all the Mslexia Max events − the best thing that ever happened to me as a writer. Not only did my novel pitch profit a lot from the thoughtful feedback you gave me during the ‘pitch surgeries,’ but one of the Max events changed my writers’ life.

Sophie van Llewyn, author of Bottled Goods

Mslexia was a tangible support to me in the anguished years of writing my first novel and continues to be a source of bristling writerly energy.

Diana Evans

The sort of friend you never outgrow - a source of tips, tricks and deeper inspiration.

Hilary Mantel

The place for poets to see and be seen.

Carol Ann Duffy

I remember when I was writing my first novel - what a lifeline Mslexia was.

Naomi Alderman

There is no other writing magazine on the market that comes anywhere close to the quality of Mslexia. I began my subscription when I was a new writer; I'm a professional now and the magazine continues to cater for my needs as much as ever - as my writing buddy, mentor and literary news feed.

Zosia Wand

Inspired, inspiring, invaluable.

Sarah Waters