I’ve been in Portugal for a week with my youngest son, Simon, who has autism. He is, among many things,... 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 very excited that my debut novel will be published on 29 October. Talk of the Toun is an uplifting... 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
I unexpectedly took up visual art last year, after a hiatus of nearly 25 years. I recently sold six of... 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
I’m obsessed with botanical art at the moment – the lush, overwhelming sensuality of flowers depicted in incredibly precise scientific... Read More
The Other Mrs Walker is out in the world. An old lady dies leaving nothing but an emerald dress, an... 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 finished teaching my first creative writing course for adults, at the gorgeous Smallhythe Studio in Kent. Imaginary worlds created.... Read More
Our press Sidekick Books currently has a call out for comics poetry for a new anthology, ‘Over the Line’. The... 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’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
Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to catch up with the man behind our beautifully designed 26 awards. Phil... 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
At Pighog they’ve been pulling all the stops out to bring you a sensational new programme of events and publications... Read More
MAKING IF FUNNY: a comedy writing workshop with Nigel Planer and Sally Phillips. 30TH JULY – 6TH AUGUST 2016 CASA... 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
Would you like to be part of an unusual quest? I hope so. I’m currently writing something. It’s a little... 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
I’ve been working with school children from Doune Primary school (who joined me for 26Twits) and community elders to create... 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
We’re running our first yoga teacher training course on 11-22 May 2018. 100 hours over 10 days in a retreat... 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
If you’re working on a writing project, or want to start one, or if you have a deadline to meet... Read More
As we mentioned last month, 26 member Roger Horberry has new ebook out that delves into that most mysterious of... 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
26ers share their personal projects from published novels, short stories and memoirs in the making. Aren’t we a clever bunch?... Read More
For the last few years, 26 member, Rishi Dastidar has been doing something a little quixotic. Nearly every time that... 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’ve joined Glasgow based indie publisher Freight Books as Digital Marketing Executive, which I’m very happy about, and will be... 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
We’re doing an Advent Calendar of diabolical mixtures over at Sidekick Books, including Twitterbots splicing unlikely poetry bedfellows, play-poems and... Read More
Projects are right at the heart of 26 – an opportunity to flex our writing muscles in new ways and,... 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
How can writers use video to promote our businesses? I was convinced that doing a bland pitch to camera for... Read More
Writing and Wine Day with Chapel Down On July 20 you’ll be guided through a range of writing practices and... 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
I was awarded a Distinction in my recent Masters in Creative Writing at Kingston University. It’s a terrific programme. 2016’s... 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
As one of the ‘Explore’ writers in the forthcoming 26 Trees project I got the chance to choose ‘my’ tree.... Read More
Sidekick Books received the very exciting news that Finders Keepers, a series of poems and illustrations for lost species, was... 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
When Pete Kirby, one of our members from the South West, mentioned that he planned to plonk lots of shipping... 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
A non-exhaustive, definitely non-expert account of what I’ve learned so far. By Sophie Gordon It all started with a... Read More
19th September 2015, the day I ran my first 5k Parkrun in Bushy Park. Six months before my 40th Heart... Read More