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aliases: ["Plan 2026 editorial calendar"]
Is A: Task
Belongs to: "[[25q4]]"
Status: Open
Owner: "[[person-luca-rossi]]"
---
# Plan 2026 editorial calendar

Building on the quarterly content calendar process established throughout 2024-2025, this task creates the high-level editorial calendar for all of 2026. The annual calendar does not specify individual edition topics but rather defines the thematic arcs for each quarter, major content events (annual review, mid-year retrospective), and the publishing cadence for each channel (newsletter, podcast, social media, e-book launch).

The 2026 calendar also needs to account for the e-book launch (projected Q1 2026), any changes to the podcast format based on the relaunch learnings, and the potential introduction of a paid tier or premium content offering that has been under discussion.

## Acceptance criteria

- [ ] Define quarterly thematic arcs for 2026 (Q1: launch + new year, Q2: growth, Q3: depth, Q4: reflection)
- [ ] Set the publishing cadence for each channel (newsletter frequency, podcast episodes/month)
- [ ] Map major content events and their production timelines
- [ ] Identify guest contributor opportunities to reduce load on [[person-luca-rossi]]
- [ ] Review with [[person-sara-ricci]] and align on her editorial capacity

## Notes

- A key decision for 2026 is whether to introduce a paid subscriber tier. The editorial calendar should plan for this possibility even if the final decision has not been made yet.
- [[person-sara-ricci]]'s growing capability as a writer (she published 4 editions under her own byline in Q4 2025) opens the possibility of increasing publishing frequency without increasing Luca's writing load.
- The calendar should also account for [[person-luca-rossi]]'s Laputa development time, which is expected to remain at roughly 40% of total work hours in 2026.
