
Mslexia Magazine - Issue 107
Full of creative inspiration, practical advice and original poetry, fiction and memoir
Trends in food fiction; tackling perfection; romantic tropes; writing biography; and stories and poems on the theme of 'blue', chosen by Amy Key
In this issue
Agenda All the rage: Lucy Nichol traces the emergence of angry female characters in literature
Bedside table Susie Dent tells us what she's been reading in bed
Interview Debbie Taylor talks to performance poet Len Pennie
The accidental biographer Lorraine Gibson on turning her passions into publications
The knowledge Julie Vuong explains what's happening in 'food fiction'
Dark work Amita Murray on how anguish feeds creativity
PLUS: Amy Key selects fiction and poetry on the theme of 'blue'
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