Hello, we’re 26

26 is a not-for-profit organisation that celebrates the creativity and craft of writing through our community of members.

Most of our members work with words for a living – as copywriters, content creators, journalists, communication specialists, marketers, branding experts, and more – but we welcome anyone who cares about words and writing.

At our heart, 26 is about celebrating the power of words. We were founded by a group of writers who saw writing being sidelined by design, who were given finished pages that had “words go here” in ever-smaller boxes. We know that words are so much more than an afterthought; that words have power and meaning. We take that ethos into everything we do.

26 was founded in the UK, and that’s where most of our members are based. But we’re delighted to have members from across the globe, including a mighty New Zealand contingent.

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