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
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
A choir of angels gathered in Gospel Oak earlier this month to celebrate the launch of On Writing, the book... Read More
To have swallowed a Crocodile Would make anybody smile But to swallow a Caramel Wafer Is safer. 25 years ago,... 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
We’re running our first yoga teacher training course on 11-22 May 2018. 100 hours over 10 days in a retreat... Read More
Once I wrote a book. Then it happened again. And again. Three books, all written about writing, read by readers.... Read More
19th September 2015, the day I ran my first 5k Parkrun in Bushy Park. Six months before my 40th Heart... 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
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
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
Writers and Artists (Yearbook) have just published my article ‘Love Writing’ – and it starts on their home page, which... Read More
How can writers use video to promote our businesses? I was convinced that doing a bland pitch to camera for... 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 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
Giant canvas delivered for brave new project – immortalise my niece in all her mystical wonder (and some would say... 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
Packed up my life into a van and hot footed it to Southern Spain to set up Riverheart Retreats, in... 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 running #ScottishEBookDay on Twitter on May 27th to celebrate and promote Scottish publishing. Offers, interviews, good old-fashioned chat about... Read More
As one of the ‘Explore’ writers in the forthcoming 26 Trees project I got the chance to choose ‘my’ tree.... 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
Our first Sidekick Books exhibition is on until 31st January. Headbooks is a split-level exhibition in the Poetry Cafe, Covent... 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
Sidekick Books received the very exciting news that Finders Keepers, a series of poems and illustrations for lost species, was... 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 have been working as Editor on a report called, Building Brighter Futures, in collaboration with Travis Perkins plc. It... Read More
This month saw the publication of OTHERS, by Unbound. I know there are so many demands on your attention, and... Read More
Firstly, an exciting update from Elise Valmorbida. After a whirlwind trip to Melbourne, her book The Madonna of the Mountains... 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
This is part of wider “Strange Creatures After Hours” events 16 March-27 June 2015. The Crystal Palace dinosaur models were... 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
Would you like to be part of an unusual quest? I hope so. I’m currently writing something. It’s a little... 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’ve been working with school children from Doune Primary school (who joined me for 26Twits) and community elders to create... 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
Nick Asbury is offering a 10% discount to all 26ers for his wonderful Perpetual Disappointments Diary. As before, the diary... 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
MAKING IF FUNNY: a comedy writing workshop with Nigel Planer and Sally Phillips. 30TH JULY – 6TH AUGUST 2016 CASA... Read More
26’s historian, Justina Hart, took her writing to Australia for two weeks this year, thanks to a grant from Arts... 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
The Institute of Stories I’m launching a new event in Porthleven, Cornwall. The idea is simple – to share stories,... 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
My latest blog post is out – The Little Toys with a Mind of their Own as part of my... Read More
To celebrate the release of our 26 Trees pieces this month, we wanted to hear your earliest memories of a... Read More
In the ghostly but glorious Strawberry Hill House, a group of people gathered to ruffle their writing wings. A day... 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