I'm delighted to say I won the #Mslexia #flashfiction competition with a dystopian story, 'We should wear beige.' Many thanks to the Mslexia team & the judge, Mary-Jane Holmes. I've known for a few weeks but the magazine has only just come out. Honestly I didn't believe it at first. Never give up!
November 28, 2024 at 12:34 PM
I'm delighted to say I won the #Mslexia #flashfiction competition with a dystopian story, 'We should wear beige.' Many thanks to the Mslexia team & the judge, Mary-Jane Holmes. I've known for a few weeks but the magazine has only just come out. Honestly I didn't believe it at first. Never give up!
Competitions open in several different categories for women writers.
Link below.
Please share :)
Link below.
Please share :)
Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
mslexia.co.uk
June 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Competitions open in several different categories for women writers.
Link below.
Please share :)
Link below.
Please share :)
My winning flash published in Mslexia in December is definitely appropriate for International Womens Day!
March 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
My winning flash published in Mslexia in December is definitely appropriate for International Womens Day!
Women can submit anything from a four-line poem to a 3,000-word lead article, from a 300-word bedtime story to a 700-word memoir performance piece – they publish over 60 women in every issue.
Deadline 7th July.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Deadline 7th July.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Submissions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Submissions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
mslexia.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Women can submit anything from a four-line poem to a 3,000-word lead article, from a 300-word bedtime story to a 700-word memoir performance piece – they publish over 60 women in every issue.
Deadline 7th July.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Deadline 7th July.
Details in link.
Please share :)
My short story PLAYING DEAD was longlisted by the Mslexia 2024 Short Story competition. I have luffed Mslexia for years. So thrilled, I might pass out. #amwriting
November 16, 2024 at 12:08 AM
My short story PLAYING DEAD was longlisted by the Mslexia 2024 Short Story competition. I have luffed Mslexia for years. So thrilled, I might pass out. #amwriting
How do you get back into writing after a lull?
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 110 of Mslexia ✍️
#writingcommunity #amreading #mslexia #mslexiamagazine
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 110 of Mslexia ✍️
#writingcommunity #amreading #mslexia #mslexiamagazine
May 5, 2026 at 10:50 AM
How do you get back into writing after a lull?
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 110 of Mslexia ✍️
#writingcommunity #amreading #mslexia #mslexiamagazine
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 110 of Mslexia ✍️
#writingcommunity #amreading #mslexia #mslexiamagazine
FABULOUS NEWS! My poem "Wing Transplant" is going to be published in Issue 109 of the wonderful MSLEXIA! #poetry #poetrysky
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www.mslexia.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
FABULOUS NEWS! My poem "Wing Transplant" is going to be published in Issue 109 of the wonderful MSLEXIA! #poetry #poetrysky
www.mslexia.co.uk
www.mslexia.co.uk
I’m moved by this poem by Joanna Lowry from her Mslexia Women’s Poetry Pamphlet Prizewinning publication The Man Whose Brain Turned To Glass published by @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
August 31, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I’m moved by this poem by Joanna Lowry from her Mslexia Women’s Poetry Pamphlet Prizewinning publication The Man Whose Brain Turned To Glass published by @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
March 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Thank you Jane Hirshfield for selecting Love In A Time of Extinctions as a finalist in the Mslexia competition. It's the first time I'm been published in Mslexia.
Congrats to our runners up! 🙌
Audrey Molloy
@jaxxi.bsky.social
Ilse Pedler
Janice Warman
Jo Haslam
Livvy Hanks
@afreshafresh.bsky.social
Mary Mulholland
Penny Boxall
Roselle Angwin
rosiehadden.bsky.social
Rosie Jackson
Sharon Black
@sophiaargyris.bsky.social
So Sparham
Tonya Lailey
Audrey Molloy
@jaxxi.bsky.social
Ilse Pedler
Janice Warman
Jo Haslam
Livvy Hanks
@afreshafresh.bsky.social
Mary Mulholland
Penny Boxall
Roselle Angwin
rosiehadden.bsky.social
Rosie Jackson
Sharon Black
@sophiaargyris.bsky.social
So Sparham
Tonya Lailey
March 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thank you Jane Hirshfield for selecting Love In A Time of Extinctions as a finalist in the Mslexia competition. It's the first time I'm been published in Mslexia.
You can read 'Lanugo' in Issue 104 of Mslexia! Congratulations again Lauren ❤️
Thrilled to share that I have won (!!) the @mslexia.bsky.social Short Story Prize 2024, as judged by the amazing @leoneross.bsky.social ! I have been entering this competition for YEARS. Don’t give up!! #amwriting
December 3, 2024 at 11:28 AM
You can read 'Lanugo' in Issue 104 of Mslexia! Congratulations again Lauren ❤️
This was my winning flash fiction piece published in Mslexia in December 2024. Sadly appropriate for the day
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This was my winning flash fiction piece published in Mslexia in December 2024. Sadly appropriate for the day
There's just one week left to send us your submissions for Issue 106!
We can't wait to read what you've been writing ❤️
Deadline: 7 April 2025
We can't wait to read what you've been writing ❤️
Deadline: 7 April 2025
Submissions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Submissions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
mslexia.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
There's just one week left to send us your submissions for Issue 106!
We can't wait to read what you've been writing ❤️
Deadline: 7 April 2025
We can't wait to read what you've been writing ❤️
Deadline: 7 April 2025
It's Issue 107 Launch Day! What's inside...
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#Mslexia #MslexiaMagazine #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #LitMag #Amreading
mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...
#Mslexia #MslexiaMagazine #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #LitMag #Amreading
September 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It's Issue 107 Launch Day! What's inside...
mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...
#Mslexia #MslexiaMagazine #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #LitMag #Amreading
mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...
#Mslexia #MslexiaMagazine #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #LitMag #Amreading
My first magazine cover! Look at the bottom right! Thank you @mslexia.bsky.social
July 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
My first magazine cover! Look at the bottom right! Thank you @mslexia.bsky.social
What's one book that changed your life?
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 110 of Mslexia ✍️
#writingcommunity #amreading #mslexia #mslexiamagazine
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 110 of Mslexia ✍️
#writingcommunity #amreading #mslexia #mslexiamagazine
April 29, 2026 at 1:02 PM
What's one book that changed your life?
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 110 of Mslexia ✍️
#writingcommunity #amreading #mslexia #mslexiamagazine
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 110 of Mslexia ✍️
#writingcommunity #amreading #mslexia #mslexiamagazine
Sunday reading:
December 8, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Sunday reading:
Our 2025 Poetry Competition is ✨ OPEN FOR ENTRIES ✨
Prizes: 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250; Unpublished Poet Prize: £250
Judge: Liz Berry
Entry Fee: £10
Closes: 8 December 2025
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Poetry #PoetryCommunity
Prizes: 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250; Unpublished Poet Prize: £250
Judge: Liz Berry
Entry Fee: £10
Closes: 8 December 2025
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Poetry #PoetryCommunity
Women's Poetry Competition 2025 - Poetry (Single Poem) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Women's Poetry Competition 2025 - Poetry (Single Poem) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
mslexia.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Our 2025 Poetry Competition is ✨ OPEN FOR ENTRIES ✨
Prizes: 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250; Unpublished Poet Prize: £250
Judge: Liz Berry
Entry Fee: £10
Closes: 8 December 2025
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Poetry #PoetryCommunity
Prizes: 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250; Unpublished Poet Prize: £250
Judge: Liz Berry
Entry Fee: £10
Closes: 8 December 2025
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Poetry #PoetryCommunity
Happy to have a poem in the latest issue of Mslexia as one of the finalists of the Women's Poetry Competition. Congratulations to all the longlisted poets, finalists and winners. Thank you @mslexia.bsky.social and the judge Liz Berry 🫶🏼
March 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Happy to have a poem in the latest issue of Mslexia as one of the finalists of the Women's Poetry Competition. Congratulations to all the longlisted poets, finalists and winners. Thank you @mslexia.bsky.social and the judge Liz Berry 🫶🏼
'The historical silencing of women has clearly created an appetite for angry and vengeful female characters that doesn’t look like it will be going away any time soon.'
Lucy Nichol explores narratives of female vengeance in Issue 107 mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
Lucy Nichol explores narratives of female vengeance in Issue 107 mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
Latest Issue - Magazine : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Latest Issue - Magazine : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
mslexia.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
'The historical silencing of women has clearly created an appetite for angry and vengeful female characters that doesn’t look like it will be going away any time soon.'
Lucy Nichol explores narratives of female vengeance in Issue 107 mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
Lucy Nichol explores narratives of female vengeance in Issue 107 mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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November 28, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Achieve your 2025 writing goals with the Mslexia Diary & Planner.
Designed by writers, for writers, the Mslexia Diary & Planner is packed with everything you need to make real progress with your writing.
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Designed by writers, for writers, the Mslexia Diary & Planner is packed with everything you need to make real progress with your writing.
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July 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Ready to kick-start your writing? ✍️
Get all 7 of our Mslexia Minis ✨ FREE ✨ if you pick up a Mslexia Magazine subscription before 31 August!
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Hello hello to our Bluesky followers! We're excited to join this community ❤️
If you're new to Mslexia, we publish a quarterly magazine for women who write featuring advice and inspiration to help you deepen your writing practice, alongside original poetry and prose.
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November 19, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Hello hello to our Bluesky followers! We're excited to join this community ❤️
If you're new to Mslexia, we publish a quarterly magazine for women who write featuring advice and inspiration to help you deepen your writing practice, alongside original poetry and prose.
If you're new to Mslexia, we publish a quarterly magazine for women who write featuring advice and inspiration to help you deepen your writing practice, alongside original poetry and prose.