Welcome to the December edition of the 26 newsletter – the last one of 2011.
We have some lovely treats in here for you this month including some great recommendations and three tips on “how to write yourself happy.”
And so as this year draws to a close we’d like to wish you a very merry Christmas, we hope Santa brings you all you’ve asked for (we are assuming you’ve been good all year!) and a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. We’ll see you in 2012!
26 Treasures needs your help in getting our book published through Unbound. We want to produce an anthology – beautifully designed and illustrated, containing the results – including writing by Lucy Caldwell, Gillian Clarke, Alexander McCall Smith, Paul Muldoon, Bernard McLaverty and Maura Dooley. …more
26 Stories of Christmas has been a fantastic success and there are still new stories to come through the rest of December. Read more about the project and explore the fantastic stories and illustrations. …more
Every month, we’ll be offering practical advice on all things writing, from generating ideas to negotiating contracts. Here, Elise Valmorbida offers three ways to write yourself happy! Now doesn’t the sound wonderful. …more
This month we have some fantastic recommendations from the 26 membership including lots of books. Just what we’re after for those long winter nights! …more
This month a little exerpt from Mark McArthur-Christie on how he writes and what happens when there’s no deadline looming. …more
Berliner Mike Benson in Brooklyn is teaming up with 50/50 – an initiative to fight famine in Africa – to provide Poetry for good / poetry for food. …more
Trumpety trump trump. This is the place where all the clever people at 26 get to talk about the interesting stuff they’re doing. …more
This month we go back to look at articles inspired by the letters I and J. …more
