• Hive Online Fiction & Mentoring Programme

    Hive Online Fiction & Mentoring Programme: Six weeks of creative writing, fiction craft & one-to-one support with Rachel Bower… For new, aspiring and emerging fiction writers aged 17–30 across the North of England & Midlands. Monday evenings, 6.30–8.30pm on Zoom | 11 Jan – 22 Feb 2027 | Bursary places available

  • Congratulations to Hive poet Anzal Omar on her first poetry commission, ‘Our Roots Never Ask’

    Huge congratulations to Hive poet Anzal Omar, whose poem Our Roots Never Ask was commissioned by the University of Manchester as part of a research project exploring the experiences of Somali communities in UK cities, including questions of identity and belonging…

  • Congratulations! Foyle Young Poets Connor & Nathan…

    A huge congratulations to Rotherham Young Writers Connor Mortimer and Nathan Graham, who have both been commended in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2026. Nathan was also one of last year’s top 15 winners, making this another fantastic achievement for him…

  • Hive Young Writers Competition 2026/27

    Hive Young Writers’ Competition 2026/27 NOW OPEN!! A writing competition for 14 to 30s from or based in Yorkshire, the nearby north & midlands | Poetry | Flash Fiction | Stories | deadline: midnight 24th Feb 2027…

  • 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…

Four Northern Poets & a New Sheffield Poet Laureate at Off the Shelf 2026

What a wonderful night at Off the Shelf Festival of Words: Four Northern Poets. It was fantastic to see Hive poets – Nathan Graham, Molly Knox, Lauren Hollingsworth-Smith and Beth Davies – sharing their work on the stage of the grand Firth Hall, with the Lord Mayor of Sheffield in attendance….

What Makes Horror Tick?

WHAT MAKES HORROR TICK? Sunday 13 December 2026 | 5–7pm | On Zoom | Ages 16–30 | £6 standard | £4 concession | Booking essential | places limited…

Hive Online Fiction & Mentoring Programme

Hive Online Fiction & Mentoring Programme: Six weeks of creative writing, fiction craft & one-to-one support with Rachel Bower… For new, aspiring and emerging fiction writers aged 17–30 across the North of England & Midlands. Monday evenings, 6.30–8.30pm on Zoom | 11 Jan – 22 Feb 2027 | Bursary places available