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In conversation with… John Mitchinson, co-founder of Unbound

John Mitchinson is the co-founder of Unbound, a revolutionary crowdfunding publishing concept. He is also the co-author of QI books and director of research for QI. As 26 Treasures builds support on the Unbound website, John tells Elen Lewis why we all need to make sure the 26 Treasures book sees the light of day. …more


‘Litterature’

Valentines Day: Chocolates! Flowers! Snogs! Over-priced candle-lit dinners for two! Rubbish… February 14th sees the launch of Throwaway Lines, the second collection. Eight writers, eight stories from eight ‘new’ scraps. One a day starting with, ‘Husband my foot. Find me a man’. Join us once more at http://throwawaylines.org. Andy Hayes


26 Stories of Christmas

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


Three ways to… write yourself happy!

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


Trumpet Blowing…

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


How to turn litter into literature

Another word in your bin. It’s up and running: Throw Away Lines. A creative writing project where 26 paper scraps got lost, and found, and found again in fiction. Each day from 15th November, for 26 days, a new story is released into the wild. …more


26 stories of Christmas. It’s nearly here…

What do you get when 26 writers meet 26 illustrators at Christmas time? 26 Stories of Christmas, of course. Not so long ago, we asked for writers to take part in the first ever 26 Christmas project. We had an idea it’d be a popular one. …more


26 Treasures of Childhood

When we asked if people were interested in taking part in 26 Treasures of Childhood, we weren’t sure if there’d be a trickle or a flood of replies. It turns out there was a flood. Once again, this proved that 26 members are a talented bunch: you’ve written novels, non-fiction, television and poetry for children. …more


Throw Away Lines

At Wordstock, we’ll be launching our latest project, Throw Away Lines. We’re looking for 26 writers to create 26 short stories in 26 days. Each story will be based on rain-swept, wind-strewn (and frankly smelly), handwritten notes found on London’s streets over the past couple of years. Let us know at the event if you …more


26 Flavours of Cornwall: Visitors enjoy a taste of the South West

Today’s the final day of 26 Flavours of Cornwall at the sub-tropical paradise Trebah Garden in deepest Cornwall. For the past 26 days, families and friends have been popping into Planters Café at Trebah and sampling the fruits of some creative collaboration between 26 and the Cornwall Design Forum. We paired 26 writers and 26 …more