What happens when you gather together a design heavyweight and a group of 26ers? In case you missed our event...
Welcome back to A Writing Life, 26’s sharing space for stories from our members’ writing lives. Having followed Rob Self-Pierson...
Welcome back to A Writing Life, 26’s sharing space for stories from our members’ writing lives. Having followed Rob Self-Pierson...
On 24 November, Faber & Faber kindly played host to a 26 event for a second time. It was nearly...
The Banshees of Inisherin, a film by Martin McDonagh Dark, stark and hilarious. The script must cover just a handful...
A wonderful festive gift from Lydia Thornley. She shares the story of her Christmas sketchwalk. Perhaps 26ers would like to...
Elena Bowes talks to Amy Poeppel about her hilarious, heartwarming novel, The Sweet Spot. Amy, I absolutely loved The Sweet...
Elena Bowes interviews Mary Laura Philpott about her recent bestselling memoir, Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives. Always with...
I’ve just released Out of Winter, a little concertina booklet that collects 33 illustrated haiku I made as part of...
26ers love reading. We also love lists. A round robin challenge to think, but not too hard, about our top...
26’s big project to launch us into 2026 with a bang is on the brink of going public. Some 70...
From a crisp autumnal walk and talk through its streets, to a virtual event inspiring enough to make me forget...
Green Thing is a not-for-profit initiative that makes green behaviour easier and more enjoyable. By suggesting one thing a month...
Howard Jacobson is a brilliant speaker and a leading author, journalist and broadcaster. His writing is both serious and very...
By Therese Kieran, author of Stitches in Time I am a pacifist. The word war makes me feel uncomfortable. The...
This is a bit of email correspondence between 26 boardster Elise Valmorbida (right, above) and 26er Veronika Dapunt (left) who’s currently launching her debut...
From industry leaders Google and Nike to writing agency The Stranger Collective, companies large and small are investing in creativity....
Ahead of her “Trade Secrets” workshop on 10 May, Kimberly Bennett talks to Sabine Harnau about intellectual property, and how...
A weekend writing session. Max’s notebook and a Paddington-inspired coffee-shop doodle. Inspired by Anushka Shah’s article last month, Max Parfitt...
Valentines Day: Chocolates! Flowers! Snogs! Over-priced candle-lit dinners for two! Rubbish… February 14th sees the launch of Throwaway Lines, the...
Ever feel unsure about the ins and outs of IP? Don’t miss our next 26 training session on 10 May...
Ettie Bailey-King is an inclusive communication consultant who helps organisations make inclusive language part of their voice, make their content...
The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream is a very funny, sometimes romantic and often moving portrait of how one...
Missing Wordstock doesn’t have to mean missing out! You can now purchase 6 recordings from the day for the fantastically...
We need your support for our latest project, 26 Places in Cornwall / 26 Tylerow yn Kernow. Pledge today and...
Ahead of tonight’s 26 book launch with Room 121 authors, John and Jamie, we asked them about their writing life....
Remember the members’ survey we ran earlier this year? Roughly 22% of you responded (thanks very much) – and the...
We’d love your help in shaping the future of 26 It’s been a few years since we surveyed our members,...
We now have our 26 writers on board for a collaborative project. Thank you everyone for coming forward with such...
Julia Webb-Harvey reflects on a very special event to launch a permanent collection of 26 publications at Falmouth University –...
As we enter the final weeks of our centena releases, don’t miss out on some exciting news, dates for your...
Yet again, 26’s invite to the biggest event in Hollywood has been lost in the post—but with just a couple...
After 20 years as chair (the only one 26 has ever known!), Martin Clarkson (pictured left) is stepping away from...
This was the mantra from our 26 board session with Josie Dobrin and Nick Boothroyd from Creative Access, a charity...
With a year-long jaunt coming to a close, and nearly all points of the Isle covered, what better place for...
The drafts are in, our Crowdfunder is live. It’s time for another update on our latest project. “We want to...
Our top notch training team have exciting news about an upcoming session, and are also looking for more 26ers to...
Our 26 Places in Cornwall / 26 Tyller yn Kernow project is beginning to take shape towards its final forms. ...
Elena Bowes speaks to author Lynda Cohen Loigman about her latest novel, The Matchmaker’s Gift. The Matchmaker’s Gift is a...
This month, I caught up with one of our highly commended emerging writers, Mugabi, to learn more about their artistic...
Copywriting workshop hosted by the Arvon Foundation Saturday 4 February from 10am – 4.30pm In this one-day online copywriting workout,...
Photo by Evie S on Unsplash What does it mean to be neurodivergent? And how does it affect creativity? 15...
October might feel a long way off, but we’re already gearing up for another project with the Bloomsbury Festival. Here’s...
It’s been a bumper year for 26 projects, but what does 2022 hold? That’s up to you, our members… It’s...
For those of you who missed the second 26 Annual Lecture with Oona King last month, here’s your chance to...
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...
Oh! What a night! 26 Canadian artists from Prince Edward County Studio Tour and their supporters, about 100 people, gathered...













































