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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 £12 a year. Salon membership is available only to subscribers of Mslexia magazine.

Upcoming Salon events

March Lunchtime Write-ins | Mondays, 12-1pm via Zoom
Join us for a quiet hour of communal writing every Monday this March. Visit the Events page for the Zoom link to join in. 

Social Media for Writers with Alice Slater | 25 March, 6-7pm via Zoom
Writer and ex-bookseller Alice Slater joins us for a whistle stop tour of some of today’s best social media platforms for writers, with tips and tricks to help you get to grips with it all and make your content shine. Visit the Events page to register. 

Hybrid Writing with Tania Hershman | 29 April, 5-7pm via Zoom
Let go of labels and genres, step beyond boundaries and definitions - and free your words to take on whatever shapes and forms they need to so you can say what you want to say in the way you want to say it. Join Tania Hershman to unbox your words and set them free! Visit the event page in the Events page to register. 

Crafting a Cure with Victoria Field | 13 May, 5-7pm via Zoom 
In this interactive session, Victoria Field will share ways in which creative writing can enhance our health and wellbeing. She’ll be focusing on spontaneity, the energy of first drafts and how our writing can speak back to us. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to participate. Visit the Events page to register.

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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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