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

Hive Online Fiction Programme with Rachel Bower (aged 17-30)

If you’re a new or emerging short story writer, or novelist, keen to refresh or develop skills, Hive is running an online fiction programme on Thursday evenings from 13th April, offering a supportive & immersive set of workshops & individual feedback to help, inspire and guide you to getting where you want to go with your writing. Join award-winning fiction writer Rachel Bower, for all things furthering your fiction, and…
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…
Hive Young Writers Competition 22/23

Hive Young Writers’ Competition is open to young people, aged 14 to 30, from across Yorkshire and the nearby north (By this we mean a home or term address in: All of Yorkshire and Humber, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham & Lincolnshire). Whether stories or poetry (or both) are your thing, you can….
Elena Barham wins the BBC Young Writers’ Award 2022

A huge congratulations to Barnsley Young Writers alumnus Elena Barham who has won the BBC Young Writers’ Award 2022 at the age of 19. Her winning story, ‘Little Acorns’, set in the 1940s, explores gender, familial relationships, loss and abuse…
Dream Big Book Launch

Hosted by Hive’s The1Devotion, this event launches the latest print anthology of spoken word by Sheffield’s creative voice and influence groups for care-experienced young people aged 7-25 years: Sheffield Children in Care Council (CiCC) and Sheffield Care Leaver’s Union (SCLU). This second anthology…

Young Poet Residential Retreat Bursary (aged 18-30)

Are you an aspiring or emerging young poet aged (18 to 30 in the north) keen to focus on your writing practice? Hive has teamed up with the Writing School to offer a discounted bursary place for a young poet on a residential writing retreat at the stunning Ty Newydd Writing Centre of Wales….

Hive Young Writers Competition 22/23

Hive Young Writers’ Competition is open to young people, aged 14 to 30, from across Yorkshire and the nearby north (By this we mean a home or term address in: All of Yorkshire and Humber, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham & Lincolnshire). Whether stories or poetry (or both) are your thing, you can….

Freya Bantiff wins the Bridport Prize Young Writers Award

A huge congratulations to Freya Bantiff, joint winner of the Bridport Prize Young Writers Award 2022, along with co-winner Nicole Adabunu. The award is presented to the highest placed writer/s aged 16 to 25 in the competition each year…