A weekend writing session. Max’s notebook and a Paddington-inspired coffee-shop doodle. Inspired by Anushka Shah’s article last month, Max Parfitt...
Ettie Bailey-King is an inclusive communication consultant who helps organisations make inclusive language part of their voice, make their content...
Copywriting workshop hosted by the Arvon Foundation Saturday 4 February from 10am – 4.30pm In this one-day online copywriting workout,...
Julia Webb-Harvey reflects on a very special event to launch a permanent collection of 26 publications at Falmouth University –...
Yet again, 26’s invite to the biggest event in Hollywood has been lost in the post—but with just a couple...
“Here we are again! Bless me, I believe I said that before – but after all you don’t want Christmas...
To mark 50 years since Woodstock this August, I asked our members to share their favourite song lyrics, old and...
This month, I chatted to Wales-based writer and editor Regina Beach about health conditions, public libraries, the power of words...
In 2022, Falmouth University in Cornwall inaugurated an archive of 26 projects. This got 26 member and Falmouth PhD student Julia...
26 Weeks Later… a balanced view John Simmons reveals how 26 Weeks exposed the beautiful inevitability of evolution and brings...
26 projects come in all shapes and sizes. They can be quick fire or slow burn, short or long form,...
Happy New Year from Team 26. Sometimes we’re called ‘the board’ but I think ‘team’ suits us better. If you...
I’m beginning this blog with some trepidation – what an act to follow. Rob’s writing has been thought-provoking and humane....
Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of monthly articles written by long-time 26 member and contributor Rob Self-Pierson....
Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of monthly articles written by long-time 26 member and contributor Rob Self-Pierson....
Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of monthly articles written by long-time 26 member and contributor Rob Self-Pierson....
The drafts are in, our Crowdfunder is live. It’s time for another update on our latest project. “We want to...
Elena Bowes talks to Amy Poeppel about her hilarious, heartwarming novel, The Sweet Spot. Amy, I absolutely loved The Sweet...
26’s big project to launch us into 2026 with a bang is on the brink of going public. Some 70...
By Therese Kieran, author of Stitches in Time I am a pacifist. The word war makes me feel uncomfortable. The...
John Jordan, editor of the latest 26 Flashes, reflects on the project. For the third installment of 26 Flashes, we...
This month I met with Harry Ashton-Key, my friend from university, and we talked about science, wonder, burnout, and somewhat...
Wendy Jones shares an update on 26 Orphans, and extols the joys of editing on a 26 project – why...
Andy Hayes shines a light on our project, which sees 26ers working more closely than ever before with the Bloomsbury...
In a year when our attention turns to Glasgow for the UN Conference on Climate Change, John Simmons shares exciting...
This month’s festive mini-project invited us to either… And the next day would be Christmas,a world lovely as a fairy...
At a Wordstock workshop, Rishi Dastidar gave a masterclass in using poetic techniques to sharpen copy. Sophie Gordon reveals the...
Rob’s Uncle Donald, who passed away in 1963, aged 29. Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of monthly...
“Politicians as people”: Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey with his son, John. Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series...
Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of monthly articles written by long-time 26 member and contributor Rob Self-Pierson....
Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of monthly articles written by long-time 26 member and contributor Rob Self-Pierson....
A wonderful festive gift from Lydia Thornley. She shares the story of her Christmas sketchwalk. Perhaps 26ers would like to...
Missing Wordstock doesn’t have to mean missing out! You can now purchase 6 recordings from the day for the fantastically...
From a crisp autumnal walk and talk through its streets, to a virtual event inspiring enough to make me forget...
This is a bit of email correspondence between 26 boardster Elise Valmorbida (right, above) and 26er Veronika Dapunt (left) who’s currently launching her debut...
Earlier this month, armed with awards in the form of fresh prints and chases from the wonderful Phil Cleaver, we...
This year’s Bloomsbury Festival includes 26 Inspirations an online and live exhibition featuring our writers working in partnership with a wide range...
This month I met with one of 26’s newest members (and a writer for our AI project), Julian Gorham –...
As we approach the launch of 26 Orphans, writers have been busy recording their sestudes ready to be exhibited in...
Tittle is the little dot over the i or j. Charlie Dupre is the only rapper to hail from leafy...
Wordstock has been a part of 26’s calendar for more than a decade, and for the last three years it...
Martin Lee shares an update on another 26 project which has been going on under the radar, with our friends...
As London bridges go, Vauxhall Bridge is one of the least impressive. I’d walked over it hundreds of times, en...
AS Byatt and her novel A Whistling Woman, the book at the centre of ‘Scribbling.’ We’re delighted to introduce A...
Rob’s Dad coming across his name in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of...
Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of monthly articles written by long-time 26 member and contributor Rob Self-Pierson....
John Simmons wrote for my A-Z of better brand language, ‘Words are your children: look after them well.’ Welcome back...