Sat 17 Oct 2026 2:00 PM – 6:00 PMConway Hall, WC1R 4RL A celebration of words, writing and the creative process through talking, listening and making...
Many people dread the long, dark days of winter. The lack of light can feel never-ending but if, in the...
First Impressions: 19 printmakers meet 19 artists. ‘First Impressions’ is the third project that we have run in collaboration with Eames...
One of 26’s most ambitious projects ever, 20:26, goes from strength to strength. If you’ve been away on a work...
Imagine inviting yourself into someone’s home. Even better, how about someone’s office, the place where they work, think and create....
26 recently discovered that sometimes there are just not enough bridges in the world to go round. That was certainly...
Joni Brown takes her textiles piece for our imaginary 27th bridge into the Thames. I first heard of 26’s Wordstock...
Painting Paris Copies of my fourth novel ‘Painting Paris’ arrived and it looks good. So now I’m planning for the...
Monoprint by Andy Hayes @andyinfinity on Instagram “Why Words Matter” is a new podcast series from 26, exploring the power...
When the klaxon sounded for 26 Bridges back in October last year, interest spilled over into a new project, 26...
An AI Training Day and a new publication from Serpentine Galleries The lovely Lauren McMenemy (26’s Website & Membership Officer)...
All humans are creative – but that doesn’t mean great ideas come easily. It can feel like a dark art,...
It’s nearly that time of year again when we look back over the last 12 months and celebrate great writing....
The New Zealand chapter of 26. From left: Sir Bob Harvey, Richard Parmatatau, Lindsey Dawson, Sue Heggie, Leah Royden, Jane...
Left: Divine Chocolate by Mark Brooks from Grown From StoneRight: Song of Ages II by Giles Macdonald, one of the...
There’s a lot happening on the project front, so we’ll keep you updated on projects as they start to unfold....
Over the years Bloomsbury Festival has been very good for writers – as you’d expect from its literary associations. The...
New 26 project in the pipeline… Lisa Andrews and Ed Prichard are busy working on an idea for a new...
On Friday 3rd April our dear friend and longstanding 26 member Rowena Roberts @wordsinspireuk died, following a brave battle against...
By the time we gather it’ll be Spring, so we’re looking forward to a bright and inspiring evening. Yes, that’s...
Happy New Year from Team 26. Sometimes we’re called ‘the board’ but I think ‘team’ suits us better. If you...
Lauren McMenemy came up with the idea of a year long project Memento Mori to explore our relationship with death....
“Spanning the Tide” (Teddington Lock Footbridge), Daniel Headey writer , Steve McCallum creative partner I’ve been raised on the logic...
Publications Miss Veal and Miss Ham As well as being involved in the utterly engaging 26 Bridges project with my...
Monoprint by Andy Hayes (@andyinfinity on Instagram). “Why Words Matter” is a new podcast series from 26, exploring the power of...
Monoprint by Andy Hayes (@andyinfinity on Instagram). You might have seen – or more to the point, heard – that...
Photo by Evie S on Unsplash We just had a couple of small announcements, but with a wonderfully full page...
This month Chloe Green and I spoke with Anushka Shah, the winner of 26’s Emerging Writer Award 2024. We met...
Welcome back to A Writing Life, our series of monthly articles written by long-time 26 member and contributor Rob Self-Pierson....
I’m running a walking and writing workshop at the Bloomsbury Festival this year. What: Walking like a humanWhen: Saturday 19...
Paul White, Chloe Green, Monika Lehner, Michelle Nicol, and Kaye Brennan take us through the events they’ve been to over...
For our second monthly mini-project, we asked you to send us a single line of writing that never went anywhere...
Many of you – well, 26 to be exact – are involved in our latest big project 26UCL200. Not exactly...
Wordstock has been a part of 26’s calendar for more than a decade, and for the last three years it...
Jill Hopper’s 27th Bridge Poem, on the back of a postcard designed by Joni Brown. Project Writer AwardBy Galen O’Hanlen...
We’ve now completed two seasons of Why Words Matter. We’ve been able to bring those 12 episodes to you first...
If you have taken part in any of the 26 projects in the past 12 months, you are in with...
Jason Hicklin, The Thames. Waterloo. Sunrise (Diptych), 2023 First Impressions In partnership with Eames Fine Art 26 is going to...
As London bridges go, Vauxhall Bridge is one of the least impressive. I’d walked over it hundreds of times, en...
In July last year, luxury skincare and fragrance brand ARgENTUM did a charity walk of 31 miles crossing the 26...
The latest edition of Forest & Bird’s quarterly magazine. Learn more about the magazine and become a member. ‘The story...
Updates from 26 Last month saw the launch of 26’s new Radio Show / Podcast, “Why Words Matter” – a...
There have been three deaths we wanted to make a special note of this month. Firstly, we heard the news...
News I am thrilled to have two of my poems appearing in print. ‘The Budgerigar’ was selected by poet Pascale...
Can poetry create a shared space that is human and universal? To answer this question, thirteen poets from 26 paired...
26 books featured in the library at Wordstock 2023 In 1969, more than 460,000 people descended on a dairy farm...
Some very human, kind words… Last week saw the launch of the 2024 Bloomsbury Festival programme at Westminster Kingsway College...
Last year’s sell-out Wordstock saw a new half-day format for 26’s annual celebration of words as we joined forces with...