• Four Hive poets at Off the Shelf

    We’re delighted that four Hive poets will be taking to the stage for this special Off the Shelf event, celebrating some of the North’s exciting emerging poetry talent and marking the end of Beth Davies’ two-year tenure as Sheffield Poet Laureate…

  • Congratulations to Eliana: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Anniversary Poetry Competition

    Huge congratulations to Sheffield Young Writer Eliana Holloway, who has won the 13–17 category of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s 80th Anniversary Poetry Competition with her poem The Waxwings of Morrisons’ Carpark…

  • If Buildings Could Speak Writing Workshop August at Barnsley Civic

    If buildings could speak, what would they tell us? What have they seen and what have they heard? What tales would they weave about the strangeness of their spaces, or about the humans (and ghosts) who move through them? Join us at Barnsley Civic on Saturday 22nd August for a wonderfully creative (and free!) workshop exploring….

  • Northern Writers Awards 2026

    A huge congratulations to Nathan Graham and Safa Maryam on their success in the Northern Writers’ Awards 2026! Nathan Graham – Winner of the Young Northern Writers’ Award (aged 15-18) Safa Maryam – Longlisted for the Northern Debut Award for Poetry….

  • Buy The Rising Line Anthology

    We are excited to say, The Rising Line anthology of poetry and fiction is now available to buy! The anthology showcases a whopping 73 emerging writers, features 59 poems and 18 short stories… a wonderful gift for fiction and poetry lovers | £13.50 (inc.P&P)

The RUSH Anthology Zine

We’re excited for the forthcoming anthology zine The RUSH, co-edited by Hive poet Luke Worthy and Parel Joy for Dyke House Press. Published September 2026, with a local launch at Juno Books, Sheffield, on 6 October…

Congratulations to Eliana: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Anniversary Poetry Competition

Huge congratulations to Sheffield Young Writer Eliana Holloway, who has won the 13–17 category of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s 80th Anniversary Poetry Competition with her poem The Waxwings of Morrisons’ Carpark…

Hive poets perform at National Poetry Collectives Showcase

We’re delighted that Hive poets Safa Maryam and Holly Thorpe will be representing Hive at the National Poetry Collectives Showcase in London on Saturday 18th July. Bringing together nine of the UK’s leading poetry collectives…