Plans are taking shape for our new-look ‘Wordstock Deconstructed’ We said in February that our traditional one-day Wordstock bash would... Read More
You’ve seen the objects. You’ve read the sestudes. Now get ready to watch the movie. Here’s Sarah Farley to introduce... Read More
In our event Writing Together, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman will share a rare glimpse into 30 years of their... 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
Elise Valmorbida, one of the trio organising this year’s Wordstock, invites you to an ace Italian caff with quite a... Read More
Dick Mullender: Expert listening skills Could Dick Mullender persuade me not to jump off a bridge? If he offered to... Read More
Olly Davy, one of the writers from our 26 Twits project reflects on sharing the delights of Roald Dahl at... Read More
Cortijo Romero is a beautiful centre in a glorious part of Southern Spain where people go to relax and reflect... Read More
It was an unseasonably warm March evening. And as I approached the Eames Fine Art Gallery, I was first greeted... Read More
Exciting news for members of 26. We have become an associate of the Free Word Centre in Farringdon. This entitles... 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
26 member Sarah McCartney has written a new book called Online Marketing in 7 Days: a practical approach for people... Read More
One question. What one thing would you like 26 to do for you? Do you like events, projects, talks, local... Read More
Honeymooning in the Far East, collaborating in the US and Dubai. 26ers tell you what’s keeping them busy this month.... Read More
It was so good last time that we decided to do it again. But differently. And bigger than ever. Those... Read More
The Bloomsbury Festival returns in October and, this year, we’ve teamed up with our friends at the festival to offer... Read More
26 and The Foundling Museum The good news announced at Wordstock is that we have another collaborative project coming up,... Read More
26ers you have until 28th March to get Unbound titles at great prices as they move their stock to a... 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
We told you a bit about our plans for 26 Treasures for 2011 in the last newsletter. As a result... Read More
After a visit to Westminster Abbey, John Simmons shares his reflections from Armistice Day and 26’s most ambitious project to... 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
BIG, NEW and FREE No, we’re not talking about an AMAZING deal on a new gadget – we’re talking about... Read More
It’s a project that’s included more writers – more people – than any previous 26 endeavour. And now, as 26 Armistice... Read More
Numbers, netsukes, running and the death of words Writer runs After all the excitement of 26 Miles, I thought it... Read More
We saw a flurry of activity in the final days of our 26 Armistice project – including a surprise mention... Read More
This time last year, John Simmons and I approached Imperial War Museums with the idea to mark the centenary of... Read More
Our annual 26 Awards night is just a couple of weeks away. Have you got your ticket yet? As well... 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
John Simmons gave out copies of ‘26 Treasures of Childhood’ to various clients before Christmas. One of them, from a... Read More
I first met Rob Williams nearly 20 years ago when he was a young man on the rise. He still... Read More
Conference Wants Writers John Simmons is speaking at the Impact conference on 6th March. The theme is collaboration in branding,... Read More
We’re calling for entries for our Emerging Writer Award. But why enter? Katie Alcock and Andy Hayes reveal all, with... Read More
by Elise Valmorbida On Tuesday 17 May 2016, some lucky 26ers attended the 26 Trade Secrets training workshop: Presenting 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
We think so. In September, on the lead up to our 10th anniversary, we were on the look out for... Read More
I’m writing with the good news that we’ve persuaded our 26 story characters to stay with us at The Story... 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
If you’re a fan of His Purpleness – and who isn’t? – you’ll want to know about PrinceFest, a celebration... 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
When: 2.30pm–5pm Wednesday 23rd September Where: Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3GA Improve your copy performance in... 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
Earlier this month, a group of 26-ers joined Neil Baker for an experimental workshop at Diane Arbus’ exhibition at the... Read More
Eleven days in to our Armistice 100 days project. It’s been incredible to see this body of work take shape.... Read More
26 members of 26 were paired with 26 new designers during the 2014 London Design Festival and asked to write... Read More