Roger Horberry explains how to bring your writing to life. Don’t confine yourself to literal descriptions. Instead, bring your...
Best-selling author and former Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson (MBE) is one of the 26 storytellers taking part in our 26...
It’s that time again – time to save a spot in your calendar for our annual joyful gathering… It’s been...
Thursday 16 October, 10am-4.00pmCentral London Are you writing briefs that ignite your audience’s creativity, or are you ticking boxes? A...
Alice LaPlante is an author of fiction and non-fiction. She teaches creative writing at Stanford University and recently won the Wellcome trust Book Prize for 2011 for her debut novel Turn of Mind. Here she talks to Elen Lewis about how her business writing informs her fiction and what all first-time novelists should know. ...more
First Impressions: 19 printmakers meet 19 artists. ‘First Impressions’ is the third project that we have run in collaboration with Eames...
The Madonna of the Mountains is the compelling, detail-rich life story of Maria Vittoria. The novel opens in 1923 when...
Be not ashamed that you were bred in this Hospital. Own it.’ Our new project with The Foundling Museum has...
Painting Paris Copies of my fourth novel ‘Painting Paris’ arrived and it looks good. So now I’m planning for the...
Our exhibition opens at the Free Word Centre in Farringdon, London, on 8 September. 26 Lies asked 26 writers to...
Leeds marketing agency Propaganda is advertising for a new copywriter. And they’re doing it in a very clever way. 26...
Elena Bowes catches up with English author and biographer Claire Tomalin about her best-selling memoir A Life of My Own. Still...
At this year’s Wordstock, 50 poets, writers, and creatives, all passionate about words, gathered at Conway Hall Library in Bloomsbury....
Elena Bowes spoke with debut author Qian Julie Wang about her poignant and often humorous memoir ‘Beautiful Country’, an instant...
By Faye Sharpe So how do you decide? Exactly. How do you pair 26 authors of children’s literature, many of...
This month, I had the pleasure of meeting new member Omolara. She shares her thoughts on writing, inspiration, and joining...
Our next 26 Trade Secrets workshop takes place in late January, with a focus on mindfulness and creative writing. Sophie...
This month I got the chance to find out a bit more about one of our newest members. With an...
On 1 November, 26 is teaming up with The Other Box and Wonderbly to put on an evening of inspiring...
It’s been fun this year organising two different training days on Listening and Persuasion led by Dick Mullender. The courses...
With two projects, exhibitions, workshops, writers in residence and radio appearances, this could have been our biggest Bloomsbury Festival yet....
Patient:Soldier – “a profound celebration of life” (Hot Press Magazine) Hello. Barra here, your ever keen radio producer for your...
Most of us are happy to show off our finest work at the earliest opportunity, but the nightmare jobs seldom...
On the theme of the Bloomsbury Festival: Human.Kind. Photo by Thom Masat on Unsplash. We are just 3 weeks away...
26er Gordon Kerr has written lots of books. We think it’s 52 but Gordon’s lost count. They include short histories,...
Moleskine or bus ticket, Rymans or Redstone, plain paper or gridded, 26ers get under the skin of something close to...
Author Laura Zigman spoke to Elena Bowes about her latest book Separation Anxiety, Zigman’s fifth book after a 14-year writer’s...
Elena Bowes talked to Jillian Lavender, one of the most experienced and in-demand meditation teachers in the world, about her...
I’m writing with the good news that we’ve persuaded our 26 story characters to stay with us at The Story...
Our project with D&AD, The Story Works, has started in style. Fiona Thompson bravely led the way with her affection...
From a professional wordsmithing point of view, what would be your dream project? Tim Rich Last year I finished leading...
Punctuation. A writer’s best friend or creative straightjacket? Martin Lee, Acacia Avenue To me, punctuation marks are like extra letters...
We’re excited to announce the launch of our 26 Pairs of Eyes website where we’ll be revealing each writer’s ‘story...
From John O’Groats I dream of Land’s End I can’t reach it, not now. But Cousin Jack stands by a...
This month, we’re introducing our newest board member. At the age of 26, perhaps this is fate? Regardless, we’re delighted...
We’ve now completed two seasons of Why Words Matter. We’ve been able to bring those 12 episodes to you first...
Elena Bowes spoke to the supremely talented, award-winning author, podcaster and teacher Dani Shapiro about Dani’s latest novel, Signal Fires....
Firstly, happy anniversary to Rob Self-Pierson! To mark 15 years in the industry, Rob’s written a reflective piece, 15 years,...
After a visit to Westminster Abbey, John Simmons shares his reflections from Armistice Day and 26’s most ambitious project to...
For our latest project, 26 of our members were paired with historic writers from Norwich, England’s only City of Literature,...
Our intrepid reporter Rishi Dastidar does his best to remember what happened at the 26 Christmas Party 2006. Take one...
Target audiences, guerilla marketing, brand territory… should marketers be worried about using so many military metaphors? It feels a bit...
A year-long publication for 26 members to engage with, explore, and celebrate that, one day, we will all die. Goes...
A text book that reads Like a novel I’m still working my way through – it’s a big book, a...
26 member Sarah McCartney has written a new book called Online Marketing in 7 Days: a practical approach for people...
Welcome back to the 72 gardening seasons of Japan. We have reached the midpoint in the year. This is the...