Issue 59 (Sep/Oct/Nov 2013)
In this issue
- Procrastinating? Moi?
- Bouncing back from failure
- Writing to change opinion
- How to spot a dodgy agent
- What are teen girls reading?
Featured Writers
- Melissa Benn
- Sophie Hannah
- Kathleen Jamie
- Harriet Harman
- Zoe Williams
Special
Agenda
Survival of the fittest: Melissa Benn pays tribute to the difficulties that can occur in the life of the writer
Interview
Sophie Hannah talks to Debbie Taylor
Features
Serious fun: Maggie Gee explains how burning political questions are best explored with a cool literary touch
Stranger than fiction: Caroline Sanderson waves a flag for the woefully under-celebrated art of nonfiction
The generation game: Barney Bardsley investigates what our daughters are reading
Regulars
New writing
Women’s Poetry Competition 2013: winning poems selected by Kathleen Jamie
Making a poem
Ioana Ieronim talks to Fiona Sampson
What went horribly wrong
for Lesley Thomson
Bedside table
What Harriet Harman likes to read
Plus…
Writing life
Big Question, Synopsis Surgery, Scamwatch, How I Keep Going, Make a difference, Make a splash
Inspirations
Nonfiction: the basics with Caroline Sanderson
Fiction masterclass, E-booking, 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