• 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…

  • 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….

Young Writers Groups

If you’re a secret scribbler, vocal wordsmith, closet novelist or part-time poet, Hive runs a network of young writers groups and programmes for ages 14 to 19 (usually in Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham). (New groups restarting autumn 2026. See dates & details below!)

Saturday Intro to Creative Writing at Barnsley Civic for 14-19s

Aged 14 to 19 in the Barnsley area? Interested in developing your creative writing? If so, join us at Barnsley Civic for a free, relaxed Saturday afternoon introduction to all things creative writing. FREE, Saturday 19th Sept 2026..

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…