This was the mantra from our 26 board session with Josie Dobrin and Nick Boothroyd from Creative Access, a charity...
October might feel a long way off, but we’re already gearing up for another project with the Bloomsbury Festival. Here’s...
Every writer knows that it is the unexpected threads that one pulls upon that usually unravel the most interesting stories....
You may recall from the piece we published in January, that this is an ambitious project bringing together 100 writers...
Our latest project, 26 Characters, is now underway. Laura Hunter tells us how the power of stories helped to drive...
We received some great news last week from Design by St, the designers behind 26 Characters. Our book, that accompanies...
Our experimental new writing strand on Instagram, 26 Flashes, has got off to a flying start under the leadership of...
‘Ghost stories’, Roald Dahl said, ‘are damnably difficult to write.’We challenged 13 fearless writers to create a ghost story in...
Here’s a feature that’s running in the January issue of Unfiltered, the magazine of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. It’s...
Listen to an exclusive audio recording of Coram’s Tapestry, a poem by Jacob Sam-La Rose and Toni Stuart. Meanwhile, a...
Meg Carter is one of the writers for the 26 Pairs of Eyes project, here she describes her thought process...
Utterly functional, yet strangely alluring. A UK postcode is a beautifully efficient way to locate any address in the country....
The 26 Project Award judging panel have, once again, been spoilt for choice. But after much deliberation, we have our...
*New project klaxon* Nearly one year on from our first experience of lockdown, Alastair Creamer and Becca Magnus are launching...
Getting your message out to the world As a copywriter, you spend your working life marketing other people’s products and...
Valentines Day: Chocolates! Flowers! Snogs! Over-priced candle-lit dinners for two! Rubbish… February 14th sees the launch of Throwaway Lines, the...
We’d love your help in shaping the future of 26 It’s been a few years since we surveyed our members,...
Eleven days in to our Armistice 100 days project. It’s been incredible to see this body of work take shape....
Sam’s Song: Oltramarino Writing by Aimee Chalmers Painting by Sam Sakr Magnus Opus: orchestrated extravaganza. Tremolo, vibrato… angular...
I’m writing with the good news that we’ve persuaded our 26 story characters to stay with us at The Story...
At the beginning of the month, we gathered at the October Gallery to hear why creativity and cultural education counts...
Ed Prichard shares the latest from 26 Flashes, and looks forward to the next project brief. Our experimental writing strand...
After a deluge of interest in our latest project, Lisa Andrews shares why 26 is looking to the great outdoors...
So, where are you from? It’s a simple conversation starter. A one-word answer is usually enough. Which is a bit...
We now have our 26 writers on board for a collaborative project. Thank you everyone for coming forward with such...
Ahead of the exhibition launch on 4th June, Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion reflects on writing his sestude for The Foundling...
In January, we’re going to launch a new project called 26 Prints in association with Eames Fine Art, an original...
John Simmons and Wendy Jones share their memories of one of 26’s earliest members. David May died recently, which caused...
I’m now in the final stages of collecting and editing the submissions for 26Steps. I’ve participated in walks on Anglesey,...
It took widely praised Serbian author Vesna Goldsworthy thirty years to write creatively in English. Goldsworthy’s favourite game as a...
You’ve seen the objects. You’ve read the sestudes. Now get ready to watch the movie. Here’s Sarah Farley to introduce...
Remember the members’ survey we ran earlier this year? Roughly 22% of you responded (thanks very much) – and the...
Howard Jacobson is a brilliant speaker and a leading author, journalist and broadcaster. His writing is both serious and very...
As we enter the final weeks of our centena releases, don’t miss out on some exciting news, dates for your...
Oh! What a night! 26 Canadian artists from Prince Edward County Studio Tour and their supporters, about 100 people, gathered...
Our latest project with the Story Museum is underway. The exhibition we’ve contributed to will run until April. Definitely worth...
26 members of 26 were paired with 26 new designers during the 2014 London Design Festival and asked to write...
Today’s the final day of 26 Flavours of Cornwall at the sub-tropical paradise Trebah Garden in deepest Cornwall. For the...
26 has been asked to partner with D&AD to produce a monthly piece of blog writing. The idea is that...
I asked you to share your lockdown tips, advice and inspiration. As always, the 26 community did not disappoint! It’s...
Be not ashamed that you were bred in this Hospital. Own it.’ Our new project with The Foundling Museum has...
Today we visit TD15 2SH, the postcode of Holy Island, Northumberland. The Lindisfarne Gospels, an illustrated Latin copy of the...
As the saying goes, ‘a picture paints a thousand words’. But, in true 26 style, this project set the challenge...
The premiere of our 26 Seconds film project was held at Sanctum, Soho on the 22nd September. We’ll have a...
What can Star Wars characters teach us about brands? That was the question posed by Al Robertson in a workshop...
By John Simmons It seems like we’ve had a whole succession of warm-up acts. Tempting snippets of information have landed...