Is we the new I? asks soon-to-be collaborative author, Paul Redstone? In a daring collaboration with 14 other writers, Redstone describes what the first workings of a collective novel might look like where ‘no one writer is in control’, and the first words are written in a Highland retreat. There’s a well-known quotation often [...]
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News and events
There’s no hibernating for 26’s members; the month is brimming with creative projects, conferences and book launches. And after work, comes play with news of sunny Spain. Mudlarking on the Thames foreshore The other day, Andy Hayes gathered together his 26 Milers at the Samuel Pepys to celebrate the project’s online launch. The pub’s [...]
News and events
Going freelance, getting published, being exhibited, writing, writing, writing. It’s a busy start to 2013 for 26ers. This is what we’re up to and what’s coming up. Poetry by Heart I am part of the team developing the new national poetry recitation competition for 14-to-18-year-olds called ‘Poetry by Heart’. Over 300 schools have signed up [...]
Monaco, Ghana and 26 typefaces
Compass Murphy goes to Monaco “I’ve long wanted to see my 2001 children’s novel Compass Murphy adapted for the big screen. My script has been circulating in Hollywood, with interest but no takers so far. Now it’s just been confirmed that the screenplay has been made Official Selection in the Monaco Film Festival next month.” Stephen Potts [...]
News, triumphs and prizes
Prize-winning sestudes, published short stories and writing endurance challenges… Just a standard month for 26ers. I was surprised and delighted to learn that I won the Foyles bookshop competition, in conjunction with 26 and the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green. Foyles asked contestants to describe their favourite book from childhood in the form of [...]
Blow those trumpets
You’re a very clever lot aren’t you! Much trumpet blowing to you.
Trumpet blowing
What have our busy 26ers been up to this month? This month they speak of bad dollars, electric shadows, the world of tomorrow, cool women with sewing machines and a letter to cancer …more
It’s trumpet time
Oompah. Oompah. This is the place where clever 26ers get to talk about the interesting stuff they’re doing. This month, it’s all happening in Hackney and Stoke Newington, and bookselling gets competitive in Edinburgh. 16FF I have published a short anthology of 16 flash fiction stories on Kindle for National Flash Fiction Day (16 May). It’s [...]
Blow your trumpets!
From favourite things to zombies to chickens this month in the trumpet blowing section. At least I think they’re chickens… …more
Trumpet blowing…
This month we bring you the gossip about Miranda Dickinson’s Last First Kiss, a flash slam at Albion Beatnik bookstore, and something interesting about exploding helicopters……more
Bring on the trumpets!
Lots of fantastic trumpet blowing in February! Trump trumptrump trump… …more
Trumpet blowing…
Oompah. Oompah. This is where all you clever 26ers get to talk about the interesting stuff your writing. This month we bring you Rob’s town-twinny things, Helen’s PRICEY theatre, Alan’s motorcycling diaries and Paul’s Antarctic death …more