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The Fay Weldon Memorial Lecture 2024

Salon Showcase: 'Simple arithmetic' by H C Gildfind

Salon Showcase: 'Old wives' tales' by Rosie Storey Hilton

Salon Showcase: 'Anchovy' by Lindsey Ellwood

'the school becomes a switchblade tossed from hand to hand'

The Mslexia Christmas Gift Guide 2024

Dive into our bumper guide packed with perfect present ideas for friends and family

Slow writing

Alison Clark extolls the virtues of handwritten letters

Short story masterclass

Margaret Wilkinson explores one of the most challenging and satisfying fictional forms

Confidence trick

Despite her extraordinary achievements Angela Readman still hesitates to claim the title of writer

Lesley Glaister’s latest novel A Particular Man is out now (Bloodhound Books). A love story set in the aftermath of the Second World War, it’s told from the perspectives of three people linked by their love of Edgar, who died in a prisoner-of-war camp in the Far East. The novel showcases Glaister’s trademark mastery of plot and character development. Here’s a glimpse into her writing life.

A thrutopian novel

Can the vast imaginations of women writers contribute to a sustainable and planet-friendly future? Manda Scott describes how she applied the thrutopian challenge to her latest novel.