9 reasons to subscribe

Expert voices

Our contributors’ list reads like a Who’s Who of women’s literature. Authors, literary agents and editors pass on advice and experience. ‘Invaluable – one of the main reasons I subscribe to Mslexia’

Submissions welcome

There are 14 ways to submit – including poetry, flash fiction, journalism, script. Many women have been published for the first time in Mslexia. ‘I love the mix of super well-known women and unknowns’

Amazing writing

The best new voices appear in Mslexia. Immerse yourself in the kinds of work editors and agents are looking for. ‘The standard is incredibly high – I have cried many times over the poems and stories’

Banishing blocks

Lack of time and confidence are issues for many women writers. Mslexia looks at ways of outwitting the gremlins that undermine your muse. ‘Really insightful material rarely seen elsewhere’

Opportunity knocks

Every issue includes 55 writing competitions and 70 magazines and publishers on the lookout for fresh voices. ‘Brilliant information – a one-stop shop of opportunities’

Monthly updates

Your subscription buys a collectable quarterly magazine plus the regular email Little Ms: a smorgasbord of jobs, competitions, news, and fun. ‘I love little ms – it’s so… perky’

Food for thought

Can creativity be taught? Are there too many literary prizes? Why do women hesitate to submit their work? Issues that matter explored by people who know what they're talking about. ‘ Mslexia is happy to confront important and difficult issues’

The Mslexia tribe

A subscription is your passport to a dynamic tribe of women attending groups, sending out submissions, hosting salons, writing blogs, publishing anthologies, posting reviews… What do you want to do? ‘Keeps me in touch with fellow writers and helps me feel that I'm normal’

Mslexia Max

For just £12 a year, subscribers can access our online members’ area where you can meet writers, share work, chat to agents and editors, gain access to a wealth of writerly resources and feedback opportunities – or take advantage of special offers, and enjoy a digital version of Mslexia to boot. ‘I’ve upgraded to Mslexia Max. For just £1 a month, how could I not?’