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...
I first met Rob Williams nearly 20 years ago when he was a young man on the rise. He still...
As the saying goes, ‘a picture paints a thousand words’. But, in true 26 style, this project set the challenge...
Our latest project, 26 Writers in Residence, is settling in nicely. Everyone has been given a different letter from the...
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...
At Wordstock this year, three oral historians will reveal how audio recordings can aid writing and unlock life stories. Alan...
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...
Dark Angels in 2016 Following the highly successful first Dark Angels one-day taster/refresher at Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham in December,...
I’ll be reading an extract from my first commissioned short story at the Library of Birmingham on Thursday 10 December...
Why do words matter? Why be inspired to a greater love of words in business and in life? The 26...
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...
On the 15th June, 26er Brian Jenner kicked off Wordstock Deconstructed with an incredibly useful discussion about money. In a...
It was an unseasonably warm March evening. And as I approached the Eames Fine Art Gallery, I was first greeted...
Stories are how we make sense of the world, so of course they can help us make sense of our...
Getting your message out to the world As a copywriter, you spend your working life marketing other people’s products and...
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...
Olly Davy, one of the writers from our 26 Twits project reflects on sharing the delights of Roald Dahl at...
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...
Today we visit TD15 2SH, the postcode of Holy Island, Northumberland. The Lindisfarne Gospels, an illustrated Latin copy of the...
Here To Listen tours Westminster Libraries in December Here To Listen is an interactive poetry installation by poet Toni Stuart...
Let your imagination run wild with our new project. Be as deceptive, dishonest, evasive or economical with the truth as...
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...
26’s first-ever pop-up writing event. On the morning of 16th June, a group gathered at Storytellers in South Kensington. We...
Plans are taking shape for our new-look ‘Wordstock Deconstructed’ We said in February that our traditional one-day Wordstock bash would...
This year we’re looking at Wordstock in a different way. Rather than putting all our efforts into one big-bash day,...
In January, we’re going to launch a new project called 26 Prints in association with Eames Fine Art, an original...
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...
As he oiled his chain with the greasy gunk from behind his ears, Mr. Twit felt quite happy, which was...
I’m now in the final stages of collecting and editing the submissions for 26Steps. I’ve participated in walks on Anglesey,...
Fraser Southey visits CO10 7AE, the postcode for Borley Rectory, once known as Britain’s most haunted house. Stories of hauntings...
In her memoir of 50 years in publishing, Stet, Diana Athill describes the disorganised life of the novelist Jean Rhys:...
My debut novel, The Silent Children will be out on 28th November. Here’s a teaser: Vienna, 1938: something’s amiss at...
Utterly functional, yet strangely alluring. A UK postcode is a beautifully efficient way to locate any address in the country....
Why do words matter so much to each of us? And why could they matter even more to our readers...