• The Perks of Young Adult Fiction

    Writing young adult fiction that flies off the page – with award winning Young Adult fiction writer Paula Rawsthorne…Drawing on the strengths and driving elements of this genre, join multi-award-winning writer, Paula Rawsthorne, for a day of writing and exploring all things Young Adult fiction. From finding inspiration for stories to pitches and plotting….

  • Hive Poetry Sessions

    Hive Poetry is a monthly poetry workshop for young people 17 to 30 yrs from across South Yorkshire…Write poems, read poems, get ideas, build skills, learn from feedback, hear about opportunities and be inspired by others who buzz off the same thing in a relaxed atmosphere. Be it hobby interest, serious career or portfolio focus, join us to stay in your creative groove! 

  • surfing the twilight Hive anthology is here!

    Our new young wrier’s anthology, surfing the twilight is here and available to buy! This wonderfully moving and diverse anthology showcases 79 works of poetry, short story and flash — the work of a whopping 73 young and emerging writers in the region including award winners Warda Yassin, Lauren Hollingsworth Smith, Ciah White and Georgie Woodhead. It also celebrates the winners of…

  • Georgie Woodhead BBC Short Story Award Congratulations!

    A massive congratulations to Sheffield Young Writer’s Georgie Woodhead, one of five shortlisted for the BBC Young Writers’ Short Story Award with First Story and Cambridge University. Georgie’s story Jelly-headed, described as ‘a comic, quirky and ultimately tragic story of two friends, a night out and a lightning strike that brings devastation. A story about..

  • My Lumb Bank Arvon Week

    I arrived by taxi down the single file road that lead to the Arvon, Lumb Bank writers residence. It was beautiful and remote and I felt so lucky; I never thought that I would be able to go on an Arvon course, but thanks to the amazing people at Hive I was there, and I was determined to…

Barnsley Young Writers Programme

We’re running a 6 week young writers programme in Barnsley and we want you! Aimed at young people who want to try creative writing outside of school or college, and find out about what opportunities are available for young writers in South Yorkshire and beyond. You don’t have to think you’re a great writer to join us, you just need an interest in writing and…

Exploring Fiction

Open to all 18-30s interested in writing or publishing any forms of fiction | All levels and experience welcome | FREE | Wednesday 4th March
Sheffield’s Year of Reading writer in residence, Nik Perring, shares tips, tricks, and industry hints, covering all aspects of writing fiction (short story, novella, novel). There’ll be exercises to generate ideas, ways to expand and improve what you already have, and how to….

Sheffield Year of Reading 2020

Hive are delighted to be supporting Sheffield Library’s Year of Reading 2020 as part of its young people’s strand of activity including the soon to be announced Hive New Writer Prize – for 14-19 years. Sheffield Year of Reading 2020 is a 12 month, citywide celebration of creativity and the written word…