Shake off the January blues with a brilliant new talk by Harry Pearce. This is an evening just for 26...
John Simmons explains how our 26 Trees project was born, updates us on the project so far, and shares what’s...
Our latest pop-up writing workshop saw a group of 26 members (and a few new faces) join Neil Baker and...
Earlier this month, a group of 26-ers joined Neil Baker for an experimental workshop at Diane Arbus’ exhibition at the...
With the dust just about settling from our Armistice project, there’s another piece of good news to share. Our donation...
Lovely Laura Hunter is taking a step back from editing 26’s newsletter, to focus on other projects. And I’m hoping...
A determined John Simmons updates us on the latest from 26 Armistice. To print or not to print? According to...
You may recall from the piece we published in January, that this is an ambitious project bringing together 100 writers...
So, where are you from? It’s a simple conversation starter. A one-word answer is usually enough. Which is a bit...
26’s first-ever pop-up writing event. On the morning of 16th June, a group gathered at Storytellers in South Kensington. We...
As the saying goes, ‘a picture paints a thousand words’. But, in true 26 style, this project set the challenge...
26 Writers in Residence is a new project launched at this year’s Wordstock. It’s inspired by this painting of the...
It took widely praised Serbian author Vesna Goldsworthy thirty years to write creatively in English. Goldsworthy’s favourite game as a...
Need an autumn writing tune-up? Dark Angels are offering two great courses, two stunning locations and two special offers for...
Olly Davy, one of the writers from our 26 Twits project reflects on sharing the delights of Roald Dahl at...
Fraser Southey visits CO10 7AE, the postcode for Borley Rectory, once known as Britain’s most haunted house. Stories of hauntings...
Our 52 writers in the 26 Trees project have been answering the question ‘What is a tree when it’s no...
John Simmons shares the fruits of a conversation with good friend and artist Jenni Wallace, sparked by our 26 Trees...
The Bloomsbury Festival returns in October and, this year, we’ve teamed up with our friends at the festival to offer...
The 26 Project Award judging panel have, once again, been spoilt for choice. But after much deliberation, we have our...
It’s a project that’s included more writers – more people – than any previous 26 endeavour. And now, as 26 Armistice...
As we enter the final weeks of our centena releases, don’t miss out on some exciting news, dates for your...
What makes 26 different? Our purpose, our network, our events. Our projects. For me – I speak as one of...
Dark Angels, the residential writing course for business, has spread its wings to New Zealand. Co-founder and 26er John Simmons...
The deadline for this year’s award is fast approaching, but there’s still time to enter. If you still need a...
I first met Rob Williams nearly 20 years ago when he was a young man on the rise. He still...
Stories are how we make sense of the world, so of course they can help us make sense of our...
At one of our Wordstock workshops, leading copywriter Simon Prichard explored what country music can teach us about business writing....
Written by Nick Parker, illustrated by Maya Chapman Inspired by Willy Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie! Your...
We’re in the last week or so of the period when you can nominate someone (even yourself) for the first...
by Elise Valmorbida On Tuesday 17 May 2016, some lucky 26ers attended the 26 Trade Secrets training workshop: Presenting Your...
When you run a creative business, you may not feel that numbers are your strong point. But if you want...
Last month, Rachel Marshall stepped away from the position of 26’s website and membership manager to develop her own business....
Earlier this month a group of 26ers, led by Francesca Baker, took a trip to the British Library to see...
26 were the big winners at the 2019 Drum Design Awards. We’re absolutely thrilled that the 26 Armistice centenary project,...
At 26, we love a good project. A chance to flex those creative muscles. But what have we got in...
We saw a flurry of activity in the final days of our 26 Armistice project – including a surprise mention...
This time last year, John Simmons and I approached Imperial War Museums with the idea to mark the centenary of...
Remember the members’ survey we ran earlier this year? Roughly 22% of you responded (thanks very much) – and the...
Every writer knows that it is the unexpected threads that one pulls upon that usually unravel the most interesting stories....
What can Star Wars characters teach us about brands? That was the question posed by Al Robertson in a workshop...
It was an unseasonably warm March evening. And as I approached the Eames Fine Art Gallery, I was first greeted...
This year we’re looking at Wordstock in a different way. Rather than putting all our efforts into one big-bash day,...
At Wordstock, we announced the winners of our first 26 Awards, which aim to celebrate and draw attention to new...
Earlier this month 26 Liars came together with 26 Twits at the Free Word Centre as we launched two new...
At Wordstock this year, three oral historians will reveal how audio recordings can aid writing and unlock life stories. Alan...
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s 26 Wordstock on Saturday 15 October. A festival of words by 26...
Join Full Circle Projects and English PEN for an evening of spoken word performances from the My Search for Meaning...