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Diary & Planner 2027

PRE-ORDER: Diary & Planner 2027

Make space for your writing. Keep coming back to it. Send it out into the world.

For women writers, sustaining a practice doesn’t solely depend on sparks of inspiration. We also need to find tiny pockets, or large swathes of time to get the words on the page.

The Mslexia Diary & Planner is built with the realities of women’s lives in mind. It provides tools to understand when you have time to write, and it's there to return to when life gets in the way.

And because this is Mslexia, we know you’ll want to get your work into the world, so we’ve created features to help you do so.

 

‘Just received my third Diary; it has become essential to my writing. There is no doubt that my writing life is better organised and more inspired’ Teresa

 

How it works

1. Make space for your writing

The Creative Plan starts by looking at your actual life: work, caring responsibilities, commitments, downtime and helps you work out where your writing can fit.

Instead of imposing an unrealistic timetable on yourself, you’ll build a creative routine around the life you actually have.

2. Keep coming back to it

The Monthly Reset gives you a chance to stop, look back and start again. What worked? What didn’t? What could you do differently?

There’s no failure or falling behind – just another opportunity to work out what you need and return to the page.

The weekly Habit Tracker helps you put the changes you want to make into practice, one small step at a time.

3. Send it out into the world

Every month includes Competitions & Call Outs, Pitch Opportunities and Literary Events, so there’s always something new to work towards.

And the Submission Tracker gives you a physical record of the work you’ve sent out – so you can look back on every time you took a chance on your writing.

 

What's inside

Creative Planning
  • Exercises to help you understand your current writing life
  • Goal-setting and milestone planning
  • Practical strategies for getting started when a project feels daunting
Weekly writing support
  • Habit Tracker
  • Writing inspirations and suggestions
  • Space to record your writing plans
Monthly support
  • Monthly Reset
  • Competitions & Call Outs, Pitch Calendar and Literary Events
  • Space to plan your creative month
Writing resources
  • Submission Tracker
  • Affirmations, Gratitudes and Morning Pages
  • Lunar calendar
  • Writing aids, directory of literary organisations and resources

And, of course, it works as a normal week-to-view diary, with plenty of space for notes and ideas.

 

A beautiful object 

At 13 x 20cm, it fits right in your handbag; sturdy enough to carry around and small enough to keep beside you wherever you write. It has:

  • Week-to-view diary pages
  • Ribbon marker
  • Elastic loop for loose papers
  • Plenty of blank space
  • Inspirational images and quotes throughout the year

By December, we hope yours will be proudly grubby, ink-stained and battered – a physical record of your writing year.

 

‘It’s been a real game changer. So helpful with staying accountable and keeping organised. ❤️’ Victoria

 

Please note: The product is currently on pre-order and will be sent out mid-September

Postage: For customers who live within the UK, p&p will be applied at the checkout. For those who live outside of the UK, if postage costs are prohibitive, we’re happy to ship to a UK address – simply untick ‘ship to billing address’ during the checkout process.

 

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Every year Mslexia helps Arvon reach an engaged, diverse and vibrant community of writers. It is without a doubt a core part of our advertising campaign.

Arvon Foundation

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Manchester Metropolitan University

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Faber Academy

A huge basket full of ‘thank you’s for all the Mslexia Max events − the best thing that ever happened to me as a writer. Not only did my novel pitch profit a lot from the thoughtful feedback you gave me during the ‘pitch surgeries,’ but one of the Max events changed my writers’ life.

Sophie van Llewyn, author of Bottled Goods

Mslexia was a tangible support to me in the anguished years of writing my first novel and continues to be a source of bristling writerly energy.

Diana Evans

The sort of friend you never outgrow - a source of tips, tricks and deeper inspiration.

Hilary Mantel

The place for poets to see and be seen.

Carol Ann Duffy

I remember when I was writing my first novel - what a lifeline Mslexia was.

Naomi Alderman

There is no other writing magazine on the market that comes anywhere close to the quality of Mslexia. I began my subscription when I was a new writer; I'm a professional now and the magazine continues to cater for my needs as much as ever - as my writing buddy, mentor and literary news feed.

Zosia Wand

Inspired, inspiring, invaluable.

Sarah Waters