I’m delighted that BBC Radio Leeds, as part of their ‘Make a Difference: Short Stories’ strand accepted and recorded my... Read More
In honour of poet Lisel Mueller’s birthday this month, Tim Rich recommends delving into her work. A few of my... Read More
The WOW Journal was the brainchild of my seven-year-old daughter, Maddie, who dreamt it up during lockdown as a way... 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
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
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
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
As far as I’m concerned, deserving the title of ‘most-eagerly awaited release of 2021’ will be Laurent Binet’s Civilisations because... Read More
I’ve written a poem inspired by the amazing Amanda Gorman, and her extraordinary inauguration performance. Couldn’t be more topical – consider... Read More
This month’s recommendations include a handy of list of ‘books of the year’ as championed by members at our Christmas... Read More
Myself and a couple of other 26ers (Poppy Collier and Nick Asbury) have contributed to a lockdown poetry anthology called... 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
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
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
Firstly some exciting news about our recent project with Eames Fine Art. The London Original Print Fair has made a... Read More
This month, in addition to other recommendations, I asked what books you return to again and again. It might be... Read More
Justina Hart has won first prize in the Second Light Poetry Competition for Long and Short Poems by Women 2020... 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
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
A book on poetic craft I’ve edited, called um The Craft, published last week through Nine Arches Press. It’s the... 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
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