www.26treasures.com

Sometimes during a visit to a museum you walk past beautiful objects but they make little human connection. You nod. You move on.

26 Treasures brings together the work of more than a hundred writers who each wrote a personal, emotive, response to an object in a museum, using exactly 62 words.

Why 62 Words? The organisation that brings these writers together is called 26. 62 represents 26 in reflection, and this book is the first ever collection of 'sestudes': a new literary form that challenges writers not to waste a word.

We hope these words make you pause, think, and take a closer look.

The results of our 26 Treasures project here in Wales were first seen at the National Eisteddfod,...

Don't miss this unique opportunity to work with poets, writers and novelists from the 26 Treasures project. We're looking for 26 people to pair up with our 26 Treasures and write their...

Poets Michael Longley and Ciaran Carson at the workshop in June for new exhibition project '26 Treasures'

In a hugely scientific pairing exercise in June earlier this year, writers and artists got together to find out what and who fate had coupled them with in preparation for 26 Treasures at the...