Listening Working from home for most of the year, I don’t have a daily commute, but my day-job is managing...
Alastair Creamer reports on the World Wide Wander, which took place earlier this month… The World Wide Wander took place...
Welcome back to A Writing Life, 26’s sharing space for stories from our members’ writing lives. Having followed Rob Self-Pierson...
We often share our members’ news and recommendations at 26 – in fact we share both almost every month. However,...
(Image: Nick’s book “flatplan”) With a month to go until manuscript submission, 26er Nick Carson shares some of the process...
Over the years Bloomsbury Festival has been very good for writers – as you’d expect from its literary associations. The...
Many of you – well, 26 to be exact – are involved in our latest big project 26UCL200. Not exactly...
Invitation 1: Summer Diaries We often share our members’ news and recommendations at 26 – in fact we share both...
Welcome back to A Writing Life, and to the final of six guest articles from long-time 26 member Anita Holford....
Welcome back to the 72 gardening seasons of Japan. Since we last met at the end of April, we’ve lived...
Wordstock has been a part of 26’s calendar for more than a decade, and for the last three years it...
Left: Rishi Dastidar’s Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak.Right: Gita Ralleigh’s empirical. Back in March, 26er Gita Ralleigh got in touch with...
A new anthology of Dark Angels poetry is now an eagerly anticipated event. The latest, Family Matters, is the third...
On Friday 3rd April our dear friend and longstanding 26 member Rowena Roberts @wordsinspireuk died, following a brave battle against...
Finding Value A few weeks ago I went to visit a friend. A lawyer or judge all his life, in...
Elise Valmorbida interviews Oana Aristide about her second novel Astronaut! published by Wildfire on 26/03/26 (yes, 26 and 26). Aristide’s...
The Dark Angels poetry event was already looking great – readings from Tim Rich, Galen O’Hanlon, John Simmons (the Dark...
On October 27th, 26er Martin Lee’s non-fiction book Between is published by Zer0 Books. Here, Martin gives us a sneak...
Over the last couple of months, we’ve been playing with poetic forms. First, we stripped poems back to a single...
Welcome back to A Writing Life, 26’s sharing space for stories from our members’ writing lives. Having followed Rob Self-Pierson...
Earlier this month we had a note from a member sharing a story of a near scam, and how it...
Patient:Soldier – “a profound celebration of life” (Hot Press Magazine) Hello. Barra here, your ever keen radio producer for your...
Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of monthly articles written by members of 26. It’s July, and Rob...
Many people dread the long, dark days of winter. The lack of light can feel never-ending but if, in the...
Welcome back to the 26 gardening seasons of Japan. We have cantered through some 6 seasons since we last met:...
There is a particular kind of courage required to write about family. Not because it is difficult to find the...
First Impressions: 19 printmakers meet 19 artists. ‘First Impressions’ is the third project that we have run in collaboration with Eames...
Welcome back to the 72 gardening seasons of Japan. Since we last met on 26 March, a lot has happened....
Welcome back to A Writing Life, and to the fourth of six guest articles from long-time 26 member Anita Holford....
Jill Hopper’s 27th Bridge Poem, on the back of a postcard designed by Joni Brown. Project Writer AwardBy Galen O’Hanlen...
News My poem ‘Prime Minister Walpole leaves office, 1742‘ appeared in _Poems for persons of interest_, March 2026. I attended...
I recently bought a typewriter. I love it. It’s from 1963, an Olympia Monica de Luxe, and comes in a...
Left to right: Revolution! by Joan Lennon; Olivia Sprinkel’s “Noticing Autumn”; a selection of works by Ana Mendieta. Revolution! What...
Welcome back to the 72 gardening seasons of Japan. Since we last congregated, there’s been quite some activity: The Earth...
We often share our members’ news and recommendations at 26 – in fact we share both almost every month. However,...
Welcome back to the 72 gardening seasons of Japan. Since we last met, we have lived through 6 seasons: Trees...
Sat 17 Oct 2026 2:00 PM – 6:00 PMConway Hall, WC1R 4RL A celebration of words, writing and the creative process through talking, listening and making...
Andy Burnham’s setting up a Northern No 10So ow about a Northern 26 for oursenTo meet, have a talk, a drink if...
Welcome back to the 72 gardening seasons of Japan. We have reached the midpoint in the year. This is the...
News June 16th is the day when James Joyce set his famous novel Ulysses. The day is now known as...
News & Opportunities The Friends of Greenwich are looking for a monthly e-Bulletin editor. The Friends of Greenwich Park, a...
New 26 project in the pipeline… Lisa Andrews and Ed Prichard are busy working on an idea for a new...
And there, moving gracefully through the crowd, was the Goddess of the Wye. A giant puppet, who carries a lot...
David BowenA Reading from GrandmaBook: Woman: Her charm and power When my sisters and I cleared out our parents’ house,...
Rebecca Zeman, who some 26ers may know as Rebecca Dowman, talks to Jill Hopper about the publication of her first...
News I’m writing a book: working title How Brands Find Their Voice, to be published April 2027. It’s a deep-dive into verbal...
Last month, John Simmons published a new volume of poetry inspired by the Spanish city of Seville. Discussing the collection,...
Photo by Joshua Newton on Unsplash A message to all those of you who are busy writing away in purposeful...