I took a short story workshop via Zoom in August, with author Edward Hogan (longlisted for this year’s Sunday Times... Read More
Elena Bowes caught up with author Maggie Doherty to discuss The Equivalents – A Story of Art, Female Friendship and... Read More
Tom Sharp’s latest poetry release The longmonth of rumours of lights is out now. Twenty-four poems about love and memory.... Read More
In the wake of 26 Wild, we’ve been asking you to share your favourite literary animals. Lisa Andrews and John... Read More
I partnered with the brilliances at Accept and Proceed to create the AWO brand for a gang of data rights lawyers... Read More
Michelle Nicol has been developing her photography skills for 26 Wild, while out and about in Northumberland, and shares her... Read More
Are you a PR professional who’d like to get more involved in 26 projects? As well as writers, editors, designers... Read More
After hearing a little bit about one of her current projects with a serendipitous link to 26 Trees, I caught... Read More
Would Eeyore and Ebeneezer Scrooge make good pen pals? What would Frankenstein and Fido discuss, given the chance? Soon enough,... Read More
Elena Bowes talked to LA-based writer Lori Gottlieb about her New York Times bestseller Maybe You Should Talk to Someone... Read More
Can we stay true to our ethics during a pandemic? Rebecca Dowman explores this conundrum and how she’s faced up... Read More
I’m excited to announce that my memoir, The Mahogany Pod, will be published in February 2021 by Saraband. The book... Read More
Elena Bowes caught up with Andrew Lownie, author of best-selling royal biography Their Lives and Loves, The Mountbattens, a fascinating... Read More
On 26 March (spooky, I know) The Poetry Society announced Susannah Hart’s poem Reading the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy... Read More
Steal Like An Artist. Inspiring. Warren Zevon’s biography, Nothing’s Bad Luck. A bit of a hint. Poetry by Tony Hoagland... Read More
Our experimental new writing strand on Instagram, 26 Flashes, has got off to a flying start under the leadership of... Read More
Samuel Crosby reflects on his research and writing process behind The Sight of a Beaver, his contribution to 26 Wild:... Read More
Galen’s recent project work for 26 has ranged from researching bees, to delving into the lives of little-known suffragettes in... Read More
My best read over recent weeks has been Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet, the story of Shakespeares’s family life in Stratford in... Read More
As summer draws to an end, it’s time to look forward to our latest partnership with the Bloomsbury Festival, and... Read More
John Jordan, editor of the latest 26 Flashes, reflects on the project. For the third installment of 26 Flashes, we... Read More
This month, I caught up with Lisa – freelance writer, 26 board member and self-confessed magpie. Always brimming with ideas,... Read More
Before I get to your recommendations this month, I wanted to share your excellent suggestions for what ‘LGF’ could stand... Read More
Best-selling author Curtis Sittenfeld talks to Elena Bowes about her new book Rodham, imagining what life would have been like... Read More
I recently finished a writing project, which Dark Angels are kindly hosting as a free download. I’d like to offer... Read More
Writing in lockdown might feel strange and new to us, but we’re by no means the first to experience it.... Read More
Lisa Andrews reflects on her relationship with nature during lockdown, and shares how we can all get involved with The... Read More
I asked you to share your lockdown tips, advice and inspiration. As always, the 26 community did not disappoint! It’s... Read More
Following on from our success with Armistice 100 Days at last year’s awards, we’re delighted to share that The Understory... Read More
Some of you will have started researching and writing for our project with The Wildlife Trusts. This month their content... Read More
October might feel a long way off, but we’re already gearing up for another project with the Bloomsbury Festival. Here’s... Read More
Becca Magnus shares her experience of February’s Trade Secrets workshop – this time with a focus on typography. For our... Read More
I’d like to share a link to an online symposium I am organising – Face Off: The Provocation and Possibilities... Read More
With October just around the corner, it’s not long until this year’s Bloomsbury Festival kicks off on the 16th. Don’t... Read More
After receiving a glowing recommendation email from fellow New Zealand based 26er Paul White, Jane Berney was the clear choice... Read More
Elena Bowes talks to bestselling author Erica Bauermeister about her recent memoir House Lessons. Bauermeister and her husband bought a... Read More
From the BBC’s Culture in Quarantine series this is a song by Tom Hickox playing with Chineke! Beautiful black and... Read More
Author Laura Zigman spoke to Elena Bowes about her latest book Separation Anxiety, Zigman’s fifth book after a 14-year writer’s... Read More
Constraints help creativity. From haikus to 12-bar blues, restrictions force us to think harder and produce better work. So how... Read More
Many of us have been spending a lot of time on Zoom in the last few months. But not quite... Read More
In terms of reading, I’ve been asked to write a children’s story and reread The Lion, the Witch and the... Read More
Inspired by her Instagram ‘Transform Stories’, this month I caught up with Sana to find out more about how words... Read More
Ed Prichard shares the latest from 26 Flashes, and looks forward to the next project brief. Our experimental writing strand... Read More
In lockdown, I’ve refound Letters of note. Compiled by Shaun Usher, it’s 125 letters ‘deserving of a wider audience’. Letters... Read More
After taking some time to reflect, we’re launching a new project in response to the COVID-19 outbreak – a chance... Read More
Some news from Tom Sharp On Leap Day, ‘Faery Fellers’, a project conceived and led by Tom Sharp, performed its... Read More
Saturday 2nd May, 2pm Join Neil Baker, 26 board member and Dark Angels tutor, for another experimental workshop at the... Read More
While we’re all doing our bit with social distancing and self-isolating, we’ve still got a new member for you to... Read More