Nick Asbury is offering a 10% discount to all 26ers for his wonderful Perpetual Disappointments Diary. As before, the diary... 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
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’ve been working with school children from Doune Primary school (who joined me for 26Twits) and community elders to create... 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
So this month I wrote this article about the history of toplessness for BBC News. It became the number one... Read More
For the last few years, 26 member, Rishi Dastidar has been doing something a little quixotic. Nearly every time that... Read More
When Pete Kirby, one of our members from the South West, mentioned that he planned to plonk lots of shipping... Read More
Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to catch up with the man behind our beautifully designed 26 awards. Phil... 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
Once I wrote a book. Then it happened again. And again. Three books, all written about writing, read by readers.... Read More
Writing project based on the 26 Treasures project of 2012 with The Royal Scottish Museum in which I was a... 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
At Sidekick Books, we’ve just finished a massive six-year four-volume project called Birdbook, in which we commissioned one poem and... 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
Firstly, an exciting update from Elise Valmorbida. After a whirlwind trip to Melbourne, her book The Madonna of the Mountains... 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
26 member Nick Parker has come up with a simple method to help anyone find their tone of voice, and... 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
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
I’ve joined Glasgow based indie publisher Freight Books as Digital Marketing Executive, which I’m very happy about, and will be... Read More
I’ve had a busy summer organising other writers rather than writing my own work – principally devising a month long... Read More
Projects are right at the heart of 26 – an opportunity to flex our writing muscles in new ways and,... 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’m obsessed with botanical art at the moment – the lush, overwhelming sensuality of flowers depicted in incredibly precise scientific... 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
Place and Peace: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Europe 26 member David Manderson, of the Scottish Pen Writers for Peace committee, will... Read More
As we mentioned last month, 26 member Roger Horberry has new ebook out that delves into that most mysterious of... 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
Pop to the Chequers in Walthamstow this Monday for an evening of SLIGHTLY SINISTER short stories. Expect weird, wicked, wondrous... 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
Roshni Goyate recently co-founded The Other Box to increase diversity in the creative industry. Read why, and how she intends... Read More
By James Hogwood World Book Day is a UNESCO-designated day to celebrate all the incredible things that books give us... Read More
Elise Valmorbida has some special news about her novel, The Madonna of the Mountains, which was recently awarded the Victorian... 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
Compass Murphy goes to Monaco “I’ve long wanted to see my 2001 children’s novel Compass Murphy adapted for the big... Read More
MAKING IF FUNNY: a comedy writing workshop with Nigel Planer and Sally Phillips. 30TH JULY – 6TH AUGUST 2016 CASA... 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
My second collection came out with Bloodaxe in March, and a poem from it was the Guardian’s Saturday Poem. Inspired... Read More
The Other Mrs Walker is out in the world. An old lady dies leaving nothing but an emerald dress, an... 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
“Julia Buendia Allone was proud of her name, even though it made people uncomfortable. People said there was no more... 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’ve been in Portugal for a week with my youngest son, Simon, who has autism. He is, among many things,... 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
We’re all for a bit of traditional Christmas spirit – Mummers plays, carol singers, roast turkeys, wrapped presents, another pair... 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 month saw the publication of OTHERS, by Unbound. I know there are so many demands on your attention, and... Read More