I took a short story workshop via Zoom in August, with author Edward Hogan (longlisted for this year’s Sunday Times... 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
I’m excited to announce that my memoir, The Mahogany Pod, will be published in February 2021 by Saraband. The book... Read More
Would you like to be part of an unusual quest? I hope so. I’m currently writing something. It’s a little... Read More
As one of the ‘Explore’ writers in the forthcoming 26 Trees project I got the chance to choose ‘my’ tree.... Read More
26 member Nick Parker has come up with a simple method to help anyone find their tone of voice, and... Read More
Projects are right at the heart of 26 – an opportunity to flex our writing muscles in new ways and,... Read More
Last month Dark Angels, the creative writing for business collective, trialled an experimental new course at Matisse’s former home in... Read More
Writing in response to the photography of Diane Arbus 4 May 2019 @ 2–5pm Join 26 board member and Dark... Read More
The Institute of Stories I’m launching a new event in Porthleven, Cornwall. The idea is simple – to share stories,... Read More
I was one of the writers who contributed to the Armistice 100 Days Project. My centena Little is Known….’ was the... Read More
Argentum Apothecary – the multi-award winning skincare brand – are seeking their first full-time copywriter. Could it be you? The... Read More
26’s historian, Justina Hart, took her writing to Australia for two weeks this year, thanks to a grant from Arts... Read More
Jacob Sam-La Rose I just launched a new generative poetry bot on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thepoemthedream And I’ve recorded an episode of Poetry... Read More
19th September 2015, the day I ran my first 5k Parkrun in Bushy Park. Six months before my 40th Heart... Read More
Creative retreats with international teachers including Dark Angel and 26er Neil Baker here in the gardens of Riverheart Retreats. Painting,... Read More
I’d like to share a link to an online symposium I am organising – Face Off: The Provocation and Possibilities... 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
Some news from Tom Sharp On Leap Day, ‘Faery Fellers’, a project conceived and led by Tom Sharp, performed its... Read More
My poetry collective 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE have experimented with long form for this limited edition zine. It’s a... Read More
Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to catch up with the man behind our beautifully designed 26 awards. Phil... Read More
John Simmons has news from Edinburgh, where he also spotted the above 26, in Milnes Bar: I gave a talk/reading... Read More
A choir of angels gathered in Gospel Oak earlier this month to celebrate the launch of On Writing, the book... Read More
Elise Valmorbida has some special news about her novel, The Madonna of the Mountains, which was recently awarded the Victorian... Read More
Firstly, an exciting update from Elise Valmorbida. After a whirlwind trip to Melbourne, her book The Madonna of the Mountains... Read More
Elise’s novel The Madonna of the Mountains is on the national fiction shortlist for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2019.... Read More
I’ve just returned from participating in events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and the Byron Writers Festival (Australia). I’m... Read More
We Were the Salt of the Sea We Were the Salt of the Sea by Canadian writer Roxanne Bouchard. A... Read More
How can writers use video to promote our businesses? I was convinced that doing a bland pitch to camera for... Read More
My news is that I’m going to be President of the D&AD Writing for Design Awards jury this April, along... Read More
Travel isn’t just about going places. It’s about the experiences you have, and the people you meet. That’s the idea... Read More
I’ve been working with school children from Doune Primary school (who joined me for 26Twits) and community elders to create... 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
I recently finished a writing project, which Dark Angels are kindly hosting as a free download. I’d like to offer... Read More
D&AD awards discount for 26 members Donal Keenan from D&AD has offered 26 members a 26% discount code on any... Read More
To celebrate the release of our 26 Trees pieces this month, we wanted to hear your earliest memories of a... Read More
I’m obsessed with botanical art at the moment – the lush, overwhelming sensuality of flowers depicted in incredibly precise scientific... Read More
This month saw the publication of OTHERS, by Unbound. I know there are so many demands on your attention, and... Read More
Naomi’s Poem is a therapeutic correspondence between my sister and I as we deal with some cliff-edge health news. Sections... Read More
Place and Peace: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Europe 26 member David Manderson, of the Scottish Pen Writers for Peace committee, will... Read More
Having contributed to a few 26 projects over last few years, I’m now trying to focus on a longer piece... Read More
I want to share a project I’ve been working on with my very good friend Charlie at Urban Writers’ Retreat. It’s a... Read More
The London Writers Awards is Spread the Word’s new annual development programme for talented London writers. Currently open for application,... Read More
Sidekick Books, the press I co-run, has been nominated for the Saboteur Awards in the Most Innovative Publisher and Best... Read More
A non-exhaustive, definitely non-expert account of what I’ve learned so far. By Sophie Gordon It all started with a... Read More
Our first Sidekick Books exhibition is on until 31st January. Headbooks is a split-level exhibition in the Poetry Cafe, Covent... Read More
We’re running our first yoga teacher training course on 11-22 May 2018. 100 hours over 10 days in a retreat... Read More
Sidekick Books received the very exciting news that Finders Keepers, a series of poems and illustrations for lost species, was... Read More