Mslexia Magazine - Issue 68

In this issue

Birds: poetry and stories selected by Gillian Allnutt
Women taking up space in the spotlight
Writing about sex

Featured Writers

Michèle Roberts
Selina Nwulu
Gillian Allnutt

Issue 68 of Mslexia explores diverse subjects, like whether writing about sex can free us up creatively and where best to go on an author’s getaway. It’s also got:

Agenda Is the ‘room of one’s own’ too small? Cathy Galvin asks whether women writers are still afraid of stepping into the spotlight
Crossing the divide: Vanessa Gebbie discovers the joy of branching out into different genres
Poems up close: Carolyn Jess-Cooke appreciates a poem by Jane Hirshfield
What would your perfect magazine look like? Your ideas, and what we’re planning to do about them
Hacking it: Chloe Corkhill on writing features

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Mslexia Magazine - Issue 68

The magazine for women who write