Hive South Yorkshire is the hub for young writer activity in South Yorkshire

Hive Online Poetry Programme

Hive Online Summer Poetry Programme – Sunday in July 2023 | A set of fun, inspiring online poetry workshops for new, aspiring or emerging young poets to develop or refresh your poetry writing skills. Open to young people aged 17-30 in the north of England & Midlands…
Hive at Sheaf Poetry Festvial 2023

From 21st to 28th May 2023 it’s… the Sheaf Poetry Festival 2023 and we’re very excited to be part of the action! It’s such a joy to see so many Hive young poets at the festival this year. Here’s a rundown of where you can catch them, and you can find the full programme here…
Freya Bantiff wins 3rd in National Poetry Competition!

A huge congratulations to Freya Bantiff, who came 3rd in the National Poetry Competition announced at a live awards event at the Southbank Centre, London on 29 March 2023, for her brilliant poem God the Whale.
To be placed in the National Poetry competition is such an achievement, and even more so for someone in their early twenties! The NPC is the biggest of its kind in the UK with…
Poetry with intention: with Yomi Sode

Poetry with intention: a workshop with Yomi Sode | In partnership with Sheaf Poetry Festival 2023 | Hive have teamed up again with the brilliant Sheaf Poetry Festival this May to offer an exciting workshop with award-winning Nigerian British writer and performer, Yomi Ṣode. The workshop will explore…
Our Young Writers Groups (14-19s)

If you’re a secret scribbler, vocal wordsmith, closet novelist or part-time poet, Hive runs a network of young writers groups in Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham. We’re looking for new members to start autumn 2022…

Young Writers Open Mic & Publication Launch at The Civic, Barnsley

Open to all across the region! Young Writers’ Open Mic & Barnsley Young Writers Publication Launch | Wed 12 July | 7pm – 9.30pm 2023 | Where: The Civic Theatre, Barnsley | FREE

The Pretense of Understanding

Beth Davies’ debut New Poets Prize-winning pamphlet The Presence of Understanding is now available to preorder from the Smith|Doorstop bookshop. One of four winning collections it will launch on Sunday 28th May at Sheaf Poetry Festival in Sheffield…

Hive Competition Results 2022/23

We are delighted to announce the results of our 2021/22 Young Writers’ Competition! Congratulations to winning and commended young writers aged 14 to 30 from across Yorkshire and the nearby north who submitted wonderful work spanning short story, flash fiction and poetry. If you entered the competition and weren’t placed in the list below, don’t be disheartened. Keep writing! We’re….