Winner: Mslexia Diary 2014.

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition to win Mslexia’s 2014 diary. 

Well done to… Sarah Miles from Gloucester. 

About the diary: 

Mslexia’s diary is a unique, attractive and essential creative companion. This year’s theme is ‘your creative journey’: whatever your starting point, the diary will be a motivational map to guide you through the year ahead. And every month, like signposts along the way, they provide insights from classic and contemporary writing guides by some of the wisest and wittiest women authors of the last 100 years – along with exercises to help you apply that advice to your own work. The sturdy user-friendly format has a rigid plastic outer cover, wiro binding, ribbon bookmark and stout elastic to keep extra papers secure. Measuring 14cm x 18cm, it’s the essential toolkit for the creative woman on the move. Features include: 

·       editing symbols and manuscript layout guide
·       need-to-know directory of writers’ resources
·       weekly inspiration and reading recommendations from top authors 
·       key dates in the literary year
·       chart for tracking your submissions 
·       section for recording books lent and borrowed
·       A-Z telephone and email contacts
·       week-to-view diary pages
·       lots (and lots) of blank pages for your own notes and writing

This year’s diary has been produced in partnership with Anam Cara, Bath Spa University, Birmingham City University, Circle of Misse, Faber Academy, Literature Works, The Poetry School, Tŷ Newydd and Writing West Midlands.

To find out more about Mslexia, click here. 

by

Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.