With two projects, exhibitions, workshops, writers in residence and radio appearances, this could have been our biggest Bloomsbury Festival yet....
Anna Dewis shares an unexpected legacy from our 26 Leaps project, and how her words are taking their own leap...
Newsletter Mini-Projects: A Guide to Reading From next month the newsletter will be trialling a run of mini-projects, inviting responses...
We’re delighted that so many 26ers have books out this month. John Simmons’ Leaves, Rob Self Pierson’s Twinned Town, Irene...
Join us on 23 February for a session to kickstart new projects for 2022. Whether you’re new to 26 or...
Rob’s Dad coming across his name in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of...
Happy New Year from Team 26. Sometimes we’re called ‘the board’ but I think ‘team’ suits us better. If you...
“Politicians as people”: Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey with his son, John. Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series...
AS Byatt and her novel A Whistling Woman, the book at the centre of ‘Scribbling.’ We’re delighted to introduce A...
Introducing the first in a new series, Five Books on a Shelf. The premise is simple; pick five books on...
I’m beginning this blog with some trepidation – what an act to follow. Rob’s writing has been thought-provoking and humane....
“Journalism gives writers a backbone.” Timothée Chalamet in Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch. ‘Oh, so you can do PR, write...
All humans are creative – but that doesn’t mean great ideas come easily. It can feel like a dark art,...
As London bridges go, Vauxhall Bridge is one of the least impressive. I’d walked over it hundreds of times, en...
26 founding member and author of the Live Canon-shortlisted pamphlet Berliners, John Simmons, invites 26ers and Dark Angels to join...
Thursday 16 October, 10am-4.00pmCentral London Are you writing briefs that ignite your audience’s creativity, or are you ticking boxes? A...
Lisa Andrews shares her experience of the hugely popular Trade Secrets workshop, run by Jill Hopper last month. I love...
Elena Bowes caught up with author Maggie Doherty to discuss The Equivalents – A Story of Art, Female Friendship and...
Yet again, 26’s invite to the biggest event in Hollywood has been lost in the post—but with just a couple...
When did you last escape? And what were you escaping? When 26’s editor Max invited me to put together this...
“Here we are again! Bless me, I believe I said that before – but after all you don’t want Christmas...
A wonderful festive gift from Lydia Thornley. She shares the story of her Christmas sketchwalk. Perhaps 26ers would like to...
Publications Miss Veal and Miss Ham As well as being involved in the utterly engaging 26 Bridges project with my...
In 2022, Falmouth University in Cornwall inaugurated an archive of 26 projects. This got 26 member and Falmouth PhD student Julia...
With October just around the corner, it’s not long until this year’s Bloomsbury Festival kicks off on the 16th. Don’t...
The drafts are in, our Crowdfunder is live. It’s time for another update on our latest project. “We want to...
Monoprint by Andy Hayes @andyinfinity on Instagram The first series of our podcast, “Why Words Matter,” has come to a...
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 one of 26’s newest members (and a writer for our AI project), Julian Gorham –...
As we get closer and closer to Cop26, Jayne Workman shares an update on what’s to come from the New...
Our New Zealand cohort has been steadily growing in number, and they’ve been busy! This month, I caught up with...
And He Shall Appear is the stunning debut by 26 member, Kate van der Borgh. When the young, working class narrator...
Julian Gorham is a copywriter and poet. Nelly Dimitranova is an artist and joint winner of the Hugh Casson Drawing...
Left: Rishi Dastidar’s Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak.Right: Gita Ralleigh’s empirical. Back in March, 26er Gita Ralleigh got in touch with...
Some of you will have started researching and writing for our project with The Wildlife Trusts. This month their content...
Rebecca Zeman, who some 26ers may know as Rebecca Dowman, talks to Jill Hopper about the publication of her first...
Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of monthly articles written by long-time 26 member and contributor Rob Self-Pierson....
With a special virtual screening, and all the prints and sestudes available to discover online, COVID restrictions haven’t held back...
Wordstock has been a part of 26’s calendar for more than a decade, and for the last three years it...
Last month, ten writers took it in turns to be writers in residence for each of the ten days of...
To be more precise, to the Woodlane campus of Falmouth University to celebrate the public launch of the 26 Collection...
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...
A new anthology of Dark Angels poetry is now an eagerly anticipated event. The latest, Family Matters, is the third...
Jill Hopper’s 27th Bridge Poem, on the back of a postcard designed by Joni Brown. Project Writer AwardBy Galen O’Hanlen...
Martin Lee shares an update on another 26 project which has been going on under the radar, with our friends...
A couple of months ago, our year-long Memento Mori project drew to a close. Memento Mori – remember that you...
As we approach the launch of 26 Orphans, writers have been busy recording their sestudes ready to be exhibited in...
Wild Arts in rehearsal for Eugene Onegin, on tour this summer (Photo by Anastasia Tikhonova) News I’m excited that my...