By James Hogwood World Book Day is a UNESCO-designated day to celebrate all the incredible things that books give us... Read More
When Pete Kirby, one of our members from the South West, mentioned that he planned to plonk lots of shipping... Read More
The Playing Place 26 March – 25 April, Truro, Cornwall In the middle of Lemon Quay, the main shopping area... Read More
To have swallowed a Crocodile Would make anybody smile But to swallow a Caramel Wafer Is safer. 25 years ago,... Read More
If you’re working on a writing project, or want to start one, or if you have a deadline to meet... Read More
26 member, Mike Reed is cycling 230-odd miles from Sheffield to Box Hill in Surrey to raise money for The... Read More
As we mentioned last month, 26 member Roger Horberry has new ebook out that delves into that most mysterious of... Read More
“Julia Buendia Allone was proud of her name, even though it made people uncomfortable. People said there was no more... Read More
For the last few years, 26 member, Rishi Dastidar has been doing something a little quixotic. Nearly every time that... Read More
At Pighog they’ve been pulling all the stops out to bring you a sensational new programme of events and publications... Read More
Prize-winning sestudes, published short stories and writing endurance challenges… Just a standard month for 26ers. I was surprised and delighted... Read More
Compass Murphy goes to Monaco “I’ve long wanted to see my 2001 children’s novel Compass Murphy adapted for the big... Read More
Is we the new I? asks soon-to-be collaborative author, Paul Redstone? In a daring collaboration with 14 other writers, Redstone... Read More
We’re all for a bit of traditional Christmas spirit – Mummers plays, carol singers, roast turkeys, wrapped presents, another pair... Read More
Nick Asbury is offering a 10% discount to all 26ers for his wonderful Perpetual Disappointments Diary. As before, the diary... Read More
My latest blog post is out – The Little Toys with a Mind of their Own as part of my... Read More
So this month I wrote this article about the history of toplessness for BBC News. It became the number one... Read More
I’m a copywriter at FutureLearn. We partner with universities around the world to offer short, free online courses. I thought... Read More
This is part of wider “Strange Creatures After Hours” events 16 March-27 June 2015. The Crystal Palace dinosaur models were... Read More
I’m excited that Strange Tales in the Dales my children’s collection of ‘spooky’ stories for 7-11s already has pre-orders. Have... Read More
Writers and Artists (Yearbook) have just published my article ‘Love Writing’ – and it starts on their home page, which... Read More
Last year a friend asked me to help create a play. I’ve always found dialogue tricky but I said I’d... Read More
I have been working as Editor on a report called, Building Brighter Futures, in collaboration with Travis Perkins plc. It... Read More
Giant canvas delivered for brave new project – immortalise my niece in all her mystical wonder (and some would say... Read More
I’m in Aarhus, doing some work for the Aarhus 2017 European Capital of Culture programme. There are several projects within... Read More
I am trying to finally put together the many scribblings I’ve accumulated over the last few years and write that... Read More
I’m running #ScottishEBookDay on Twitter on May 27th to celebrate and promote Scottish publishing. Offers, interviews, good old-fashioned chat about... Read More
Our press Sidekick Books currently has a call out for comics poetry for a new anthology, ‘Over the Line’. The... Read More
I finished teaching my first creative writing course for adults, at the gorgeous Smallhythe Studio in Kent. Imaginary worlds created.... Read More
I’m co-writing a short film Hula which is due to film this Summer in the Scottish Highlands, and two features... Read More
In 2012, 26 member Rob Self-Pierson visited 45 twin towns in three months as part of a 10,000-mile road trip... Read More
I unexpectedly took up visual art last year, after a hiatus of nearly 25 years. I recently sold six of... Read More
I’m travelling around and seeing many different museums, with a new aim to learn at least one fact per museum.... Read More
Sidekick Books is about to launch Lives Beyond Us, an anthology of poetry and essays on animals in cinema, co-edited... Read More
I self-published Strange Tales in the Dales in May, a collection of children’s stories for 7-11s. Walk with Georgie and... Read More
I’m participating in an interdisciplinary project highlighting ecological issues of human impacts on the marine environment (a.k.a climate change). The... Read More
26ers share their personal projects from published novels, short stories and memoirs in the making. Aren’t we a clever bunch?... Read More
I’ve joined Glasgow based indie publisher Freight Books as Digital Marketing Executive, which I’m very happy about, and will be... Read More
Brian Jenner is organising the Ideal Death Show in Winchester on Saturday 5 September. There are several distinguished authors speaking:... Read More
I’ve been in Portugal for a week with my youngest son, Simon, who has autism. He is, among many things,... Read More
I’m putting on a host of new creative writing, art and yoga classes at smallhythe studio called Short Creature. Guerrilla... Read More
Pop to the Chequers in Walthamstow this Monday for an evening of SLIGHTLY SINISTER short stories. Expect weird, wicked, wondrous... Read More
I’ve had a busy summer organising other writers rather than writing my own work – principally devising a month long... Read More
Here’s a wonderful opportunity for a 26 member aged 26 or under. Dark Angels, the training programme that aims to... Read More
I’m very excited that my debut novel will be published on 29 October. Talk of the Toun is an uplifting... Read More
In the ghostly but glorious Strawberry Hill House, a group of people gathered to ruffle their writing wings. A day... Read More
I was awarded a Distinction in my recent Masters in Creative Writing at Kingston University. It’s a terrific programme. 2016’s... Read More
The Other Mrs Walker is out in the world. An old lady dies leaving nothing but an emerald dress, an... Read More