You may recall from the piece we published in January, that this is an ambitious project bringing together 100 writers... Read More
So, where are you from? It’s a simple conversation starter. A one-word answer is usually enough. Which is a bit... Read More
On the 15th June, 26er Brian Jenner kicked off Wordstock Deconstructed with an incredibly useful discussion about money. In a... Read More
It was an unseasonably warm March evening. And as I approached the Eames Fine Art Gallery, I was first greeted... Read More
Stories are how we make sense of the world, so of course they can help us make sense of our... Read More
Getting your message out to the world As a copywriter, you spend your working life marketing other people’s products and... Read More
At one of our Wordstock workshops, leading copywriter Simon Prichard explored what country music can teach us about business writing.... Read More
Written by Nick Parker, illustrated by Maya Chapman Inspired by Willy Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie! Your... Read More
We’re in the last week or so of the period when you can nominate someone (even yourself) for the first... Read More
Olly Davy, one of the writers from our 26 Twits project reflects on sharing the delights of Roald Dahl at... Read More
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s 26 Wordstock on Saturday 15 October. A festival of words by 26... Read More
Join Full Circle Projects and English PEN for an evening of spoken word performances from the My Search for Meaning... Read More
Today we visit TD15 2SH, the postcode of Holy Island, Northumberland. The Lindisfarne Gospels, an illustrated Latin copy of the... Read More
Here To Listen tours Westminster Libraries in December Here To Listen is an interactive poetry installation by poet Toni Stuart... Read More
Let your imagination run wild with our new project. Be as deceptive, dishonest, evasive or economical with the truth as... Read More
Listen to an exclusive audio recording of Coram’s Tapestry, a poem by Jacob Sam-La Rose and Toni Stuart. Meanwhile, a... Read More
Dark Angels, the residential writing course for business, has spread its wings to New Zealand. Co-founder and 26er John Simmons... Read More
The deadline for this year’s award is fast approaching, but there’s still time to enter. If you still need a... Read More
26’s first-ever pop-up writing event. On the morning of 16th June, a group gathered at Storytellers in South Kensington. We... Read More
Plans are taking shape for our new-look ‘Wordstock Deconstructed’ We said in February that our traditional one-day Wordstock bash would... Read More
This year we’re looking at Wordstock in a different way. Rather than putting all our efforts into one big-bash day,... Read More
In January, we’re going to launch a new project called 26 Prints in association with Eames Fine Art, an original... Read More
At Wordstock, we announced the winners of our first 26 Awards, which aim to celebrate and draw attention to new... Read More
Earlier this month 26 Liars came together with 26 Twits at the Free Word Centre as we launched two new... Read More
As he oiled his chain with the greasy gunk from behind his ears, Mr. Twit felt quite happy, which was... Read More
I’m now in the final stages of collecting and editing the submissions for 26Steps. I’ve participated in walks on Anglesey,... Read More
Fraser Southey visits CO10 7AE, the postcode for Borley Rectory, once known as Britain’s most haunted house. Stories of hauntings... Read More
In her memoir of 50 years in publishing, Stet, Diana Athill describes the disorganised life of the novelist Jean Rhys:... Read More
My debut novel, The Silent Children will be out on 28th November. Here’s a teaser: Vienna, 1938: something’s amiss at... Read More
Utterly functional, yet strangely alluring. A UK postcode is a beautifully efficient way to locate any address in the country.... Read More
Why do words matter so much to each of us? And why could they matter even more to our readers... Read More
Have you had a good look around our new(ish) 26 website? We were so eager to get it up back... Read More
Every writer knows that it is the unexpected threads that one pulls upon that usually unravel the most interesting stories.... Read More
What can Star Wars characters teach us about brands? That was the question posed by Al Robertson in a workshop... Read More
I first met Rob Williams nearly 20 years ago when he was a young man on the rise. He still... Read More
As the saying goes, ‘a picture paints a thousand words’. But, in true 26 style, this project set the challenge... Read More
Our latest project, 26 Writers in Residence, is settling in nicely. Everyone has been given a different letter from the... Read More
26 Writers in Residence is a new project launched at this year’s Wordstock. It’s inspired by this painting of the... Read More
It took widely praised Serbian author Vesna Goldsworthy thirty years to write creatively in English. Goldsworthy’s favourite game as a... Read More
Need an autumn writing tune-up? Dark Angels are offering two great courses, two stunning locations and two special offers for... Read More
At Wordstock this year, three oral historians will reveal how audio recordings can aid writing and unlock life stories. Alan... Read More
by Elise Valmorbida On Tuesday 17 May 2016, some lucky 26ers attended the 26 Trade Secrets training workshop: Presenting Your... Read More
When you run a creative business, you may not feel that numbers are your strong point. But if you want... Read More
Dark Angels in 2016 Following the highly successful first Dark Angels one-day taster/refresher at Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham in December,... Read More
I’ll be reading an extract from my first commissioned short story at the Library of Birmingham on Thursday 10 December... Read More
Why do words matter? Why be inspired to a greater love of words in business and in life? The 26... Read More
When: 2.30pm–5pm Wednesday 23rd September Where: Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3GA Improve your copy performance in... Read More
Our 26 Pairs of Eyes exhibition opened this month at the Foundling Museum, Bloomsbury. 26 writers were paired with an... Read More