Issue 55 (Sep/Oct/Nov 2012)
In this issue
- Pester power: Motherhood and creativity
- Writing your memoir
- Public speaking
- Getting a residency
- Fantasy heroines
Featured Writers
- Danuta Kean
- Deborah Moggach
- Michelle Pavar
- Judy Astley
- Gillian Clarke
Special
Agenda
I don’t know how we do it! Danuta Kean on the multiple challenges facing women writers
Interview
Deborah Moggach talks to Caroline Sanderson
Features
Let us play: Sarah Salway on how she stopped overworking and started writing more creatively
Writer in the house: Diane Shipley on how to nab a writer’s residency
From page to stage: Bidisha’s top tips on combatting performance anxiety
Regulars
New writing
Mslexia Women’s Poetry Competition 2012: winning stories selected by Gillian Clarke
Making a poem
Janet Sutherland talks to Fiona Sampson
What went horribly wrong
for Michelle Paver
Bedside table
What Chrissie Wellington likes to read
Plus…
Writing life
What went wrong, Big Question, Life coach, Make a difference, Make a splash
Inspirations
Memoir: the basics with Sally Cline
Fiction masterclass, What went wrong, Pen portrait, The creative mix, Making a poem
Books
Books to look out for, Book group, What’s new, How to write a bestseller, Independent press profile
Directory
Everything a writer needs to know: competitions, calls for submissions, grants, courses, events, contacts, venues