Elena Bowes caught up with Debra Jo Immergut to discuss You Again, Immergut’s haunting page-turner where the protagonist 46-year-old married... Read More
It’s not on my reading pile yet but a friend of mine, David Bodanis, is launching his new book tomorrow.... Read More
This month, I had the pleasure of meeting new member Omolara. She shares her thoughts on writing, inspiration, and joining... Read More
Martin Lee shares an update on another 26 project which has been going on under the radar, with our friends... Read More
From a crisp autumnal walk and talk through its streets, to a virtual event inspiring enough to make me forget... Read More
I’d like to share a link to an online symposium I am organising – Face Off: The Provocation and Possibilities... Read More
With October just around the corner, it’s not long until this year’s Bloomsbury Festival kicks off on the 16th. Don’t... Read More
After receiving a glowing recommendation email from fellow New Zealand based 26er Paul White, Jane Berney was the clear choice... Read More
Elena Bowes talks to bestselling author Erica Bauermeister about her recent memoir House Lessons. Bauermeister and her husband bought a... Read More
From the BBC’s Culture in Quarantine series this is a song by Tom Hickox playing with Chineke! Beautiful black and... Read More
Author Laura Zigman spoke to Elena Bowes about her latest book Separation Anxiety, Zigman’s fifth book after a 14-year writer’s... Read More
Constraints help creativity. From haikus to 12-bar blues, restrictions force us to think harder and produce better work. So how... Read More
Many of us have been spending a lot of time on Zoom in the last few months. But not quite... Read More
In terms of reading, I’ve been asked to write a children’s story and reread The Lion, the Witch and the... Read More
Inspired by her Instagram ‘Transform Stories’, this month I caught up with Sana to find out more about how words... Read More
Ed Prichard shares the latest from 26 Flashes, and looks forward to the next project brief. Our experimental writing strand... Read More
Give the gift of wildlife (or treat yourself, it’s been a tough year). We still have copies of our 26... Read More
New Zealand-based 26er and pen pal Paul White shares an exciting update on our newly launched project, Dear 26. In... Read More
Myself and a couple of other 26ers (Poppy Collier and Nick Asbury) have contributed to a lockdown poetry anthology called... Read More
This month, 26 board member Sue Evans tells us about her background in design, her involvement in 26 projects, and... Read More
I took a short story workshop via Zoom in August, with author Edward Hogan (longlisted for this year’s Sunday Times... Read More
Elena Bowes caught up with author Maggie Doherty to discuss The Equivalents – A Story of Art, Female Friendship and... Read More
Tom Sharp’s latest poetry release The longmonth of rumours of lights is out now. Twenty-four poems about love and memory.... Read More
In the wake of 26 Wild, we’ve been asking you to share your favourite literary animals. Lisa Andrews and John... Read More
I partnered with the brilliances at Accept and Proceed to create the AWO brand for a gang of data rights lawyers... Read More
Michelle Nicol has been developing her photography skills for 26 Wild, while out and about in Northumberland, and shares her... Read More
Are you a PR professional who’d like to get more involved in 26 projects? As well as writers, editors, designers... Read More
After hearing a little bit about one of her current projects with a serendipitous link to 26 Trees, I caught... Read More
Would Eeyore and Ebeneezer Scrooge make good pen pals? What would Frankenstein and Fido discuss, given the chance? Soon enough,... Read More
Elena Bowes talked to LA-based writer Lori Gottlieb about her New York Times bestseller Maybe You Should Talk to Someone... Read More
Can we stay true to our ethics during a pandemic? Rebecca Dowman explores this conundrum and how she’s faced up... Read More
I’m excited to announce that my memoir, The Mahogany Pod, will be published in February 2021 by Saraband. The book... Read More
Justina Hart has won first prize in the Second Light Poetry Competition for Long and Short Poems by Women 2020... Read More
With a special virtual screening, and all the prints and sestudes available to discover online, COVID restrictions haven’t held back... Read More
If you or a young adult reader is looking for a spooky Halloween read, I recommend Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard... Read More
Elena Bowes catches up with best-selling author Sue Miller about her latest novel- Monogamy. In Miller’s 11th novel she looks... Read More
Samuel Crosby reflects on his research and writing process behind The Sight of a Beaver, his contribution to 26 Wild:... Read More
Galen’s recent project work for 26 has ranged from researching bees, to delving into the lives of little-known suffragettes in... Read More
My best read over recent weeks has been Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet, the story of Shakespeares’s family life in Stratford in... Read More
As summer draws to an end, it’s time to look forward to our latest partnership with the Bloomsbury Festival, and... Read More
John Jordan, editor of the latest 26 Flashes, reflects on the project. For the third installment of 26 Flashes, we... Read More
This month, I caught up with Lisa – freelance writer, 26 board member and self-confessed magpie. Always brimming with ideas,... Read More
Before I get to your recommendations this month, I wanted to share your excellent suggestions for what ‘LGF’ could stand... Read More
Best-selling author Curtis Sittenfeld talks to Elena Bowes about her new book Rodham, imagining what life would have been like... Read More
I recently finished a writing project, which Dark Angels are kindly hosting as a free download. I’d like to offer... Read More
Writing in lockdown might feel strange and new to us, but we’re by no means the first to experience it.... Read More
Lisa Andrews reflects on her relationship with nature during lockdown, and shares how we can all get involved with The... Read More
I asked you to share your lockdown tips, advice and inspiration. As always, the 26 community did not disappoint! It’s... Read More