26 - An association and group for writers, editors and language consultants.

INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES

+++ 26 has been working with International PEN to spread the word about Free The Word!, a weekend of talks, walks and events featuring some of the world's most exciting and provocative writers. Read about it and share your thoughts at Free the Blog. +++.+++

Feeling expansive? Here’s your opportunity to put your opinion across on matters pertaining to words. We’ll be running essays on subjects ranging from tone of voice, to late payments, the health of long copy, to the horrors of business jargon. If you want to hone your finest argument or simply get it off your chest, here’s the place to do it.

And that’s not all. We’ll also be featuring interviews with people we admire. Publishers, popular artists, poets, priests and politicians (OK, maybe not priests and politicians).

This is also the place to find items that have appeared in the newsletter, which you now realise you can’t live without.

	I DON'T LIKE IT Mark McArthur-Christie , 25 June 2008 Imagine the scene... Opens on a smart, glass-walled City lawyer's office. Two people sit facing each other over a meeting ... read full article
	THE SUNNY SIDE OF OUR LANGUAGE Robert Mighall , 20 May 2008 I’ve just published a book about Sunshine. ‘What about sunshine?’ you’ll probably say, if you’re like many I have ... read full article
	A BLOG INSPIRED BY FREE THE WORD! Jonathan Holt , 21 April 2008 The readings, literary walks and other events of Free the Word! brought world literature to London’s South Bank on the second weekend of April. ... read full article
	POTENTIAL ANIMATION PROJECT Chas Walton , 21 April 2008 Do you fancy yourself as the next Matt Groening or Nick Park? Even if your drawing's rubbish and your plasticine models look more like Wensleydale ... read full article
	26 MEMBERS RECOMMEND: UNCUT Tom Lynham , 21 March 2008 Editor’s note: Every month, members are kind enough to send in their recommendations for events, films, books, ... read full article
	WHY YOUR MARKETING DOESN’T NEED FIXING Mark McArthur-Christie , 20 January 2008 Marketing communications are the least of most companies’ problems. They hire agencies and pay their fees to research and write their sales ... read full article
	A BRIDGE BETWEEN WRITERS AND DESIGNERS? , 18 December 2007 That was the aim when 26 member Mike Reed took the helm of design blog Noisy Decent ... read full article
	VERBAL HIGHLIGHTS OF 2007 , 16 December 2007 As 2007 draws to a close, 26 members name their most memorable piece of writing of the year. (That’s as in memorably good, or ... read full article
	FOREVER YOUNG John Simmons , 12 December 2007 When I was a student at university I tried whenever possible to insert a reference to Bob Dylan into my weekly essay. Not much has changed ... read full article
	WHAT'S THE WORST JOB YOU'VE EVER WORKED ON? , 25 October 2007 Most of us are happy to show off our finest work at the earliest ... read full article
	BEST FIRST LINES , 24 September 2007 “Once upon a time you dressed so fine, threw the bums a dime in your ... read full article
	IT'S GOOD BUSINESS TO BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE John Simmons , 06 June 2007 He's a bigger employer than General Motors and can still teach you a lot, says John Simmons read full article
	26 AND GREEN THING Andy Hobsbawm , 23 May 2007 Green Thing is a not-for-profit initiative that makes green behaviour easier and more enjoyable. By suggesting one thing a month and suggesting ... read full article
	SO, WHAT ARE WORDS WORTH? Sarah McCartney , 17 April 2007 Our Wordsworth survey was completed by 63 members, which goes to show that it can't have been that hard. Thanks ... read full article
	A TIME AND A PLACE Tim Coates , 04 September 2006 ‘Common Ground’ is a book in which writers write about other writers they admire, the places with ... read full article
	THAT'S CREATIVE TENSION Jamie Jauncey , 04 September 2006 I was asked recently to go and take a brief from a design consultancy for a corporate writing job. It’s not something I’ve done for ... read full article
	THIS IS BAD ENOUGH Elspeth Murray , 04 September 2006 This is bad enough So please … Don’t give me gobbledegook. Don’t give me pages and dense ... read full article
	FOR GOD’S SAKE Jim Davies , 22 March 2006 When you’re writing for design, the first thing you need to get a handle on is the dynamic between client, design company and writer. ... read full article