Elena Bowes catches up with English author and biographer Claire Tomalin about her best-selling memoir A Life of My Own. Still working, the 85-year-old author shares her thoughts on moving on from sadness, finding love late in life…
From copywriters to poets and everything in between – 26’s members are a varied bunch. This month, I caught up with Therese Kieran to find out more about her life as a self-proclaimed ‘closet poet’ (she’s brilliant,…
I asked for your words of the year and for 2019, and the people of 26 have spoken. From musings on the current political climate, to personal reflections and hopes for next year – here they are,…
Following the news that the Dark Angels collective’s latest book has hit it’s funding target, I caught up with contributor and Dark Angel Gillian Colhoun for an insight into her chapter, exploring the links between design and…
In our latest author spotlight, Elena Bowes caught up with Randi Epstein MD to discuss her recent book release, Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything. Hormones are confusing. They are so…
Hilary Benn Chair, Committee on Exiting the European Union 5:43 pm, 6th November 2018 I want to speak about two men who never came home from the great war: my great uncle Oliver Williams Benn and George Edwin Ellison. Oliver…
What does it take to win a coveted D&AD pencil? Bert Preece went along to the recent 26 x D&AD event, Writing Award-Winning Words, to find out. Like children lining up for a school assembly, an orderly…
The premise is simple; pick five books on your shelf, take a snap, and write a sentence about each one. This month, 26 board member Alastair Creamer, shares a snapshot of his library. Unless by…
Tired of grasping a decade’s point, until she’s squandered it, Druckerman writes, “This time, I’m determined to figure out a decade when I’m still in it.” Her latest book, There Are No Grown-Ups, looks at how being…
In a post-truth, fake news world, what role can data play in shaping stories? Sam Knowles, explores how data-driven storytelling can help everyone tell more compelling, evidence-based stories in his new book, Narrative by Numbers. So if…
We love this #WednesdayWisdom from writer Annie Proulx. Share your best tips for inspiring a love of words in business and in life #26writingtips #writingcommunity
Calling all aspiring writers! @BoroughPress have teamed up with @thegoodagencyuk to open submissions for un-agented BAME authors from across the UK, with the winner receiving a £10,000 publishing contract! Further details can be found here: https://t.co/yv3WymMbMF
What have you been up to? Whether it’s an interesting writing project, a brave new idea or an intriguing discovery, don’t keep it to yourself – tell us about it in 50 words. #writingcommmunity
Wonderful things happen when writers get together. Have a listen to the beautiful prose poem constructed from 1 unique observations over the course of 24 hours #WritingCommunity