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How to turn a chapter of your novel into a short story

Ecopoetry versus nature poetry

What is a vanity press?

Queen of self-publishing Orna Ross sorts the sheep from the goats

Writing prompt: Rare Birds Book Club

The Rare Birds Book Club shares wisdom from Maggie O'Farrell and Claire Fuller {SPONSORED}

Twenty questions: Leone Ross

A quickfire quiz with superstar writer and novelist Leone Ross

Poem: (Un)certainties by Regi Claire

Regi Clare’s poem (Un)certainties won our 2020 Poetry Competition, which was judged by Malika Booker. It was subsequently selected for inclusion in the Forward Anthology 2021 of best poems published in the previous year. It was the first poem Regi had ever written. Scroll down to discover how it came about

Monologue: The Unthinkable by Bernardine Evaristo

This is one of five original monologues – written for both page and performance – that we commissioned from leading authors as part of a range of initiatives supported by Arts Council England to celebrate Mslexia’s 20th Anniversary in 2019. It was published in Issue 78, in the wake of the Windrush scandal of 2018.

Short story: Pieces of Mars have fallen to Earth

This poignant story by Cherise Saywell, rendered yet more relevant by the recent Mars Rover landing, won our 2015 Short Story Competition, judged by Alison McCleod. It was subsequently broadcast on BBC Radio Four, read by Juliet Stevenson. Scroll down to find out from Cherise how the story came about

Writing prompt: 'Roots' submission theme

Every edition of Mslexia includes a range of practical exercises designed to generate interesting new work for the magazine or for one of our annual competitions