Mslexia Salon a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

The online meeting place for women who write

Welcome to the Mslexia Salon: the members-only area of our website, where you can attend a workshop with top authors, get feedback from agents and editors, share your work, join a group, meet likeminded writers, browse writing opportunities, and access a wealth of ‘how to’ writerly resources, prompts and workshop material – all for just £18 a year. Salon membership is available only to subscribers of Mslexia magazine.

Upcoming Salon events

Write-ins

Mondays 12-1, online

Join us for a quiet and congenial hour of writing

Bring whatever writing projects you have on the go and settle in for an hour of writing in the company of your fellow Salon members.

Hybrid Forms | A workshop with Jennifer Lee Tsai

19 October, online

Explore the use of hybrid forms in writing both poetry and prose

This generative creative writing workshop will explore the use of hybrid forms in writing both poetry and prose. We will read and consider hybrid texts from a range of writers including Anne Carson, Ocean Vuong, Maggie Nelson, Claudia Rankine and draw inspiration to draft our own pieces of hybrid writing.

Ghost-whispering | A workshop with Alison Binney

9 November, online

How might women’s voices of the past speak to our lives today?

This workshop will invite participants to think about the voices of women from the past. What are they saying? Why are they saying it? How are they saying it? What are others saying about them? How might their voices speak to our lives today? We'll explore a range of historical sources including images, court reports, newspaper articles and rule books to listen to what these women might be whispering to us, and to use them to craft our own poems in response.

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Foyer

The Mslexia Salon is a virtual space where you can take part in a writing surgery, quiz a top author or editor, join a discussion about anything from finding a crime agent to staging a poetry event – or browse a treasure trove of jobs, opportunities and ‘how-to’ primers and workshops, from formatting a play script to writing a synopsis.

Events

This is where our Salon events take place, including writing surgeries and workshops, Q&As with authors and publishing professionals, coffee mornings, writathons – and our famous Agent Extravaganzas.

Noticeboard

Up-to-date info on writing jobs, grants and submissions call-outs, pitching suggestions and agents’ wishlists.

Meeting Rooms

Seek out like minded Salon members, share work, create groups and partnerships, compare submission journeys and more

Library

The Library is where you’ll find ‘how-to’ guidance on line-editing, pitch letters, performance technique, copyright, manuscript layout and more. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Message the Librarian and she’ll search the archive for you.

Cloakroom

A private area where you can upload or change your photo or avatar, update your profile and monitor your posts, bookmarks and messages. This is also where you’ll find our Feedback and Conduct guides to help you make the most of your visit.

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Sophie van Llewyn, author of Bottled Goods

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