The premiere of our 26 Seconds film project was held at Sanctum, Soho on the 22nd September. We’ll have a... Read More
By John Simmons Last week I went to Falmouth in Cornwall. I’d been asked to give a lecture to student... Read More
26 member Sarah McCartney has written a new book called Online Marketing in 7 Days: a practical approach for people... Read More
The D&AD Writing for Design nominations and in-books were announced this month, with more than a few 26 members among... Read More
26 founder-director John Simmons has taken the brave and perhaps foolhardy step of setting up a publishing company. It’s called... Read More
A brief and tearful post to let you know that this is the last newsletter brought to you by the... Read More
Today’s the final day of 26 Flavours of Cornwall at the sub-tropical paradise Trebah Garden in deepest Cornwall. For the... Read More
Now in its 34th year, the Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious... Read More
We’re almost overwhelmingly delighted to have David Bodanis, author of e=mc2, writer, thinker, mathematician, and polymath star of TED, as... Read More
Elise Valmorbida, one of the trio organising this year’s Wordstock, invites you to an ace Italian caff with quite a... Read More
Sarah McCartney, writer and perfumer, has a fragrant project for you… Is scent an art? It’s the Victorians’ fault; they... Read More
BIG, NEW and FREE No, we’re not talking about an AMAZING deal on a new gadget – we’re talking about... Read More
For our project ‘26 Miles’, writers have teamed up with collaborators to celebrate each and every mile of the London... Read More
Howard Jacobson is a brilliant speaker and a leading author, journalist and broadcaster. His writing is both serious and very... Read More
By John Simmons It seems like we’ve had a whole succession of warm-up acts. Tempting snippets of information have landed... Read More
Dark Angels, the Creative Writing in Business courses run by 26’s own John Simmons, Stuart Delves and Jamie Jauncey, will... Read More
26 has been asked to partner with D&AD to produce a monthly piece of blog writing. The idea is that... Read More
We know, we know. When it pops up in your in-box, it brightens the 26th day of each month like... Read More
Last year 26 Treasures was centred on the V&A. This year, we’re going national, joining forces with the National Museum... Read More
Can you help get The Parabola Project issue II to print? Not for profit writing group Telltales has this month... Read More
With Christmas just a couple of months away, it’s time to start thinking about where to be, what to do,... Read More
Exciting news for members of 26. We have become an associate of the Free Word Centre in Farringdon. This entitles... Read More
Well done, Norwich. The football team did well but our congratulations go to Norwich as a city where words mean... Read More
The marvellous stuff the 26 members have been up to this month, from Jacob’s poetry prize to Maddie’s new book... Read More
Throwaway Lines, From Litter to Litterature, is launching very soon, with a private view for 26 members on Tuesday 30... Read More
Here at 26 we’ve been inspired by Pecha Kucha-style presentations since the 26 Wordstock event back in October. On that... Read More
26ers have had another great month, from published adventures to screenplay awards and a hunt for the best water skier... Read More
When: 20 January 2011 Where: Skype, 2 Stephen Street , London, W1T 1AN 6.30 for 7pm This is too good... Read More
To recognise and thank us for the work done by 26 to support PEN in recent years, we’ve been asked... Read More
Over the last couple of months, we’ve told you about a tasty project brewing in the South West. 26 Flavours... Read More
Leeds marketing agency Propaganda is advertising for a new copywriter. And they’re doing it in a very clever way. 26... Read More
We have most of our writers now signed up — thanks to those who got in touch after the last... Read More
One question. What one thing would you like 26 to do for you? Do you like events, projects, talks, local... Read More
The call for entries for the D&AD ‘Writing for design’ opens on 1 November and we’d like as many of... Read More
Valentines Day: Chocolates! Flowers! Snogs! Over-priced candle-lit dinners for two! Rubbish… February 14th sees the launch of Throwaway Lines, the... Read More
The Literary Consultancy, known to provide the missing link between a closeted typescript and its public destiny, are hosting a... Read More
Ah, childhood. Happy days… or were they sad? Loved, or maybe loathed? The 26 Treasures of Childhood project is giving writers an unusual opportunity to explore their own early days, as part of a major exhibition at London’s Museum of Childhood. Neil Baker gives us an update on how it’s going. ...more Read More
Elise Valmorbida writes about forthcoming Russianness at the Oxfordshire haven of Stonehill House Do you remember I wrote about... Read More
‘26 Miles’, the latest 26 project, was launched at this year’s Wordstock festival. 26 members will be teaming up with... Read More
If you’re a fan of His Purpleness – and who isn’t? – you’ll want to know about PrinceFest, a celebration... Read More
Our storytelling project with D&AD is under way, with the first piece to be published in January. It has been... Read More
This time in 2011 we were deep in our Christmas storytelling project, 26 Stories of Christmas. We asked 26 writers... Read More