Patient:Soldier – “a profound celebration of life” (Hot Press Magazine) Hello. Barra here, your ever keen radio producer for your...
News & Opportunities The Friends of Greenwich are looking for a monthly e-Bulletin editor. The Friends of Greenwich Park, a...
News My poem ‘Prime Minister Walpole leaves office, 1742‘ appeared in _Poems for persons of interest_, March 2026. I attended...
News Not news from me, but some news on another 26er. John Simmons has a new volume of poetry inspired...
Members’ News I’m one of the speakers at this year’s Poetry in Business online conference. I’m on a panel with...
Painting Paris Copies of my fourth novel ‘Painting Paris’ arrived and it looks good. So now I’m planning for the...
The latest edition of Forest & Bird’s quarterly magazine. Learn more about the magazine and become a member. ‘The story...
An AI Training Day and a new publication from Serpentine Galleries The lovely Lauren McMenemy (26’s Website & Membership Officer)...
News I am thrilled to have two of my poems appearing in print. ‘The Budgerigar’ was selected by poet Pascale...
On July 2nd a good crowd gathered at the Savoy Tap to launch the Dark Angels book of poetry And...
Long-time 26 member, writer Stuart Delves, is now working with skincare company ARgENTUM and he’s brought this fantastic initiative to...
Olivia Sprinkel: I’m happy to be able to share that my book, To Hear the Trees Speak, will be published...
‘Behold, love, death, again and again’ These are the words that leap out to me from the cover of Phil...
First, a shout out to Sarah Hill. Sarah produced beautiful writing and artwork inspired by Sphagnum Moss for 26 Plants,...
A bit of news on 26 Places in Cornwall / 26 Tyller yn Kernow, plus a pic After spending July...
Earlier this month, we gathered together on Zoom with our friends at Dark Angels for an evening of poetry, inspiration...
Andy Burnham’s setting up a Northern No 10So ow about a Northern 26 for oursenTo meet, have a talk, a drink if...
New 26 project in the pipeline… Lisa Andrews and Ed Prichard are busy working on an idea for a new...
I was happy to have an article published in the travel section of the Guardian, about what makes Finland the happiest...
News In answer to the question ‘What have I been up to?’… This. With, predictably, no flicker of interest shown...
The Engegård Quartet perform at St Andrew’s Church, Fingringhoe – part of the Roman River Festival Troutfishing on the Tees...
Publications Miss Veal and Miss Ham As well as being involved in the utterly engaging 26 Bridges project with my...
Members’ News I wanted to share for the news a project I’ve been involved in called ‘25 Voices’. (Not quite...
A new Etsy page from Lisa Andrews (26er and illustrator of Dark Angels/26’s ‘And So We Grow’). News I’ve written...
The New Zealand chapter of 26. From left: Sir Bob Harvey, Richard Parmatatau, Lindsey Dawson, Sue Heggie, Leah Royden, Jane...
Paul White, Chloe Green, Monika Lehner, Michelle Nicol, and Kaye Brennan take us through the events they’ve been to over...
My debut chapbook was published! Titled “Songs For Wo(Men)” it’s the first in award-winning Canadian publisher Gordon Hill Press’ The...
My debut chapbook was published! “Songs For Wo(Men)” is My debut chapbook, published as the first in award-winning Canadian publisher...
26 Board Member Sana Iqbal interviewed the global designers behind the Gaza ceasefire posters promoting marches by Palestinian and Jewish...
Congratulations to 26er Kate Van Der Borgh who has secured a publisher for her debut novel in a four-way auction!...
Congratulations to our corporate members Reed Words, who marked their 10th anniversary earlier this month. Here’s the gang celebrating with...
Early this month, on its third anniversary, I wrapped up my project Dispatches from a Small World, reporting from my...
News June 16th is the day when James Joyce set his famous novel Ulysses. The day is now known as...
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...
Writing gains a lot of power and attraction from close association with a place. It’s hard to imagine what William...
Members’ News My debut novel, The Candidate’s Husband, is out next month. It’s contemporary political fiction set in the north...
To the cosy, upstairs room of the Savoy Tap on Tuesday 16th September. A warm, intimate group of 50 or...
Wild Arts in rehearsal for Eugene Onegin, on tour this summer (Photo by Anastasia Tikhonova) News I’m excited that my...
Updates from 26 Last month saw the launch of 26’s new Radio Show / Podcast, “Why Words Matter” – a...
All humans are creative – but that doesn’t mean great ideas come easily. It can feel like a dark art,...
I’m running a walking and writing workshop at the Bloomsbury Festival this year. What: Walking like a humanWhen: Saturday 19...
My big news is the publication of my second children’s book The Voyage of Sam Singh! I’ve been on the...
I’m taking The Writer’s Walk to Wellness in the Wild festival in Suffolk this summer. I’ll be running 2 walking...
Firstly, happy anniversary to Rob Self-Pierson! To mark 15 years in the industry, Rob’s written a reflective piece, 15 years,...
My exciting news for 26 is that finally after 14 years as a professional herbal storyteller I was asked to...
Another date to add to your diary for this year’s Bloomsbury Festival. Our friends (and fellow 26ers) at Dark Angels...
You’ve been busy this month! Lydia Thornley, who first joined 26 by lending her beautiful illustration skills to 26 Habitats,...
I’ve just got through the copy editing stage of my book, Giving Good Feedback, written for the Economist Edge Series...