• 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)

  • Building the Novel: Hive Writers Day

    Building the Novel…A Hive Young Writers’ Day with Rachel Bower: But what does it actually mean to build and realise a full-length work of fiction? What are the ‘bricks’ that will allow you not only to start one but keep the cement coming when the excitement fades and the story threatens to crumble? How do writers turn sparks, fragments and characters into something solid? If you’re itching to consider the answers, then join…

  • Teens Speech Award Results 2026

    What a wonderful event it was to mark the inaugural Teens Speech on Friday 20th February in the Council Chamber at Barnsley Town Hall. Sitting in the chamber truly felt like being in Parliament. Here are the competition results…

  • Grantside poetry commission callout…

    Grantside wish to engage and commission a poet to create a short poem which will be designed onto the façade of its new co-living development, The Hive in Kelham Island, as a permanent public artwork…

  • Congratulations BBC Young Writers’ Award 2025

    A massive congratulations to 17-year-old Sheffield Young Writer Rebecca Smith, who WON the BBC Young Writers’ Short Story Award 2025 with Cambridge University…

Nathan supports Len Pennie

We’re so proud of Rotherham Young Writer Nathan Graham, who at just 16 supported acclaimed Scots poet Len Pennie at a Spread the Word event via our awesome partners Flux Rotherham on 15th May…

Queer Poets Reading

Looking for a great poetry reading in Sheffield? Head to Sheffield Central Library on 22 April for an evening of queer poetry in the Carpenter Room, featuring three brilliant poets, Hive poet and Sheffield Poet Laureate Beth Davies, Sarah Lasoye and Eden Chicken…

Repping Hive at One Mic Stand Poetry Slam, Manchester…

The vibrations coming from the DJ booth echoed out like the nerves in my chest. I was here to represent Hive Young Writers Network AND South Yorkshire at One Mic Stand poetry slam, competing against young poets from networks across England. And in Manchester, a city I’d never been to. But was I prepared for the action?