I’m co-writing a short film Hula which is due to film this Summer in the Scottish Highlands, and two features... 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
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 been working with school children from Doune Primary school (who joined me for 26Twits) and community elders to create... 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 finished teaching my first creative writing course for adults, at the gorgeous Smallhythe Studio in Kent. Imaginary worlds created.... 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 partnered with the brilliances at Accept and Proceed to create the AWO brand for a gang of data rights lawyers... 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
Sidekick Books is about to launch Lives Beyond Us, an anthology of poetry and essays on animals in cinema, co-edited... 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 awarded a Distinction in my recent Masters in Creative Writing at Kingston University. It’s a terrific programme. 2016’s... Read More
Sidekick Books received the very exciting news that Finders Keepers, a series of poems and illustrations for lost species, was... 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’m obsessed with botanical art at the moment – the lush, overwhelming sensuality of flowers depicted in incredibly precise scientific... 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 excited that Strange Tales in the Dales my children’s collection of ‘spooky’ stories for 7-11s already has pre-orders. Have... 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
Compass Murphy goes to Monaco “I’ve long wanted to see my 2001 children’s novel Compass Murphy adapted for the big... Read More
26 member Nick Parker has come up with a simple method to help anyone find their tone of voice, and... Read More
We’re doing an Advent Calendar of diabolical mixtures over at Sidekick Books, including Twitterbots splicing unlikely poetry bedfellows, play-poems and... 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
The Playing Place 26 March – 25 April, Truro, Cornwall In the middle of Lemon Quay, the main shopping area... 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
It’s not on my reading pile yet but a friend of mine, David Bodanis, is launching his new book tomorrow.... Read More
When Pete Kirby, one of our members from the South West, mentioned that he planned to plonk lots of shipping... 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
I’ve been in Portugal for a week with my youngest son, Simon, who has autism. He is, among many things,... 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
I’m very excited that my debut novel will be published on 29 October. Talk of the Toun is an uplifting... 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 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
Last month Dark Angels, the creative writing for business collective, trialled an experimental new course at Matisse’s former home in... 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
For the last few years, 26 member, Rishi Dastidar has been doing something a little quixotic. Nearly every time that... Read More
Elise Valmorbida has some special news about her novel, The Madonna of the Mountains, which was recently awarded the Victorian... 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
This is part of wider “Strange Creatures After Hours” events 16 March-27 June 2015. The Crystal Palace dinosaur models were... Read More
Giant canvas delivered for brave new project – immortalise my niece in all her mystical wonder (and some would say... 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
This month, in addition to other recommendations, I asked what books you return to again and again. It might be... 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
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
To celebrate the release of our 26 Trees pieces this month, we wanted to hear your earliest memories of a... Read More
Place and Peace: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Europe 26 member David Manderson, of the Scottish Pen Writers for Peace committee, will... Read More
I’d like to share a link to an online symposium I am organising – Face Off: The Provocation and Possibilities... 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
Roshni Goyate recently co-founded The Other Box to increase diversity in the creative industry. Read why, and how she intends... Read More