Leave a Comment · Posted on July 8, 2018
halfway smile – young writers anthology
We are excited to say, halfway smile is here and available to buy! This wonderfully moving and diverse anthology showcases 73 works of poetry, short story and flash, the work of a whopping 69 young and emerging writers in the region including award winners Warda Yassin, Eloise Unerman and Georgie Woodhead. It also celebrates the winners of our inaugural Hive Young Writers’ Competition…
Leave a Comment · Posted on July 8, 2018
Readings – Eloise Unerman Ledbury Festival 2018
At the end of June, Barnsley young poet, Eloise Unerman, who attends Rotherham Young Writers, had the exciting opportunity to be young poet in residence at the Ledbury Poetry Festival. As the winner of the young person’s category of the Ledbury Poetry Festival Poetry Competition 2017, Eloise was asked to…
Leave a Comment · Posted on July 4, 2018
Congrats Georgie!
We are delighted that Georgie Woodhead of Sheffield Young Writers is one of two highly commended young writers in the prestigious Northern Writers – Cuckoo Award 2018! Georgie from had just turned 15 when she applied for the award, which is open to young writers from 14 to 18 from across the North of England.
Leave a Comment · Posted on July 6, 2018
Interview with author Richard Chizmar
Despite its many negatives, social media can be very useful. I found this out the day I sent Richard Chizmar a tweet asking to interview him. I was skeptical of receiving a response from the popular American author of Gwendy’s Button Box who has co-written with Stephen King. Imagine my surprise when he replied only two minutes later!