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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 

February Write-ins | Mondays, 12-1pm via Zoom
Bring whatever writing projects you have on the go and settle in for a peaceful hour of writing in the company of others. Visit the event page for the link to join our next write-in on 24 February. 

Openings | with Jane Rogers | 4 March, 5-6:30pm via Zoom 
What makes a strong beginning? In this workshop with Jane Rogers, we’ll read the opening paragraph of 6 short stories, identify the key elements, and then use them to create a new great opening of your own. Registration opening soon.

Exploring Your Roots | with Marjorie Lotfi | 25 March, 5-7pm via Zoom
In this workshop with Marjorie Lotfi, we’ll be exploring our roots, the cultures we come from and carry with us, and discovering how those histories help us find a sense of self, and permission to choose our own place. Registration opening soon.

What to Include in Your Memoir (And What to Leave Out) | with Kirsty Logan | 30 April, 5-7pm via Zoom
Putting real life onto a page is a process of transformation: taking a lifetime of detail and character, and shaping it into a coherent narrative. Let award-winning memoirist and novelist Kirsty Logan help you figure out what to include – and what to leave out. Registration opening soon.

The 'Memoirisation' of Time | with Lily Dunn | 13 May, 5-7pm via Zoom
One of the defining features of memoir is what Phillip Lopate calls the 'dual perspective' of the voice of 'then' with the voice of 'now', looking back and reflecting on that experience with hindsight and all you've come to understand. In this workshop Lily will help you to identify how other writers have dealt with time jumps in their memoirs, to better control your own. Registration opening soon. 

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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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