After Hours: Hive anthology 2023

We are excited to say, after hours is now available to buy!

This brilliantly inventive, powerful and vibrant anthology of poetry and short fiction showcases writing by the next generation of writers in the North. Many are members of Hive young writers’ groups or have attended Hive programmes and projects across the region. Some have been placed in our competitions. There’s also work from Hive award-winning writers such as Luke Worthy, Beth Davies, Safia Khan, Lauren Hollingsworth Smith and Warda Yassin.

The anthology showcases a whopping 79 emerging writers | features 67 poems and 15 short stories | 115 pages 

A wonderful gift for fiction and poetry lovers | £12 (inc.P&P) (discount possible on orders of several copies)
Email [email protected] with the number of copies you’d like & how you’d like to pay (Paypal or bank transfer). We’ll respond promptly with details of how to pay | ISBN: 978-1-8051-722-7-7 | also available via indie bookshop in South Yorkshire and the nearby north.
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“From compelling cosmic sci-fi and anthropomorphic fable to gripping realist drama and terrifying existential horror, these stories span much of what is possible in short fiction. I was thrilled to see these young writers so willing to take risks and challenge their writing to produce these striking short works. I lost count of how many ideas had me wishing I’d thought of them. This is some standout fiction that is still resonating in my brain a long time after reading it.” Dan Powell

“Innovative, visceral and vital. The poems in After Hours, quite simply, sing from the pages. I’m so impressed by the ambition and diversity of voices, forms and subjects, ranging from lyrical and haunting to witty and entertaining. There is experimentation with form, wonderful bold images, beautiful journeys into the human condition and soaring endings. I loved reading them all. And I know I’ll be reading more from these poets in the very near future.” Rachel Bower

“From museum tardigrades to keyring turtles, glow-ups to circus tricks – mic-droppingly brilliant writing from the next generation of writers in the north.” Vanessa Lampert

Contributors

• Ahlan Samatar
• Ailish Bumpus
• Alexis Sturgeon
• Ameesha Wood
• Amy Brook
• Anishka Suhas Kataria
• Anthony Tomkins
• Anzal Adhan
• Ava Collier
• Becca Green
• Bextie Goodwin
• Beth Davies
• Charlie Jolley
• Charlotte Murray
• Chloe Pearson
• Clare Serugo
• Danae Wellington
• E A Charlton
• Eleanor Page
• Eleanor Scorah
• Ella Rye Robinson
• Ellen Uttley
• Elliot Blades
• Emeline Gilhooley
• Emily Freeman
• Emily Moscrop
• Evie Banks
• Ez Heller
• Fae Horsley
• Freya Bantiff
• George Thorpe
• Grace Perry
• Harry Lavelle Cammish
• Harry Robinson
• Holly Thorpe
• Ingrid B. Yeung
• Isabella Valentina Merino Garzon
• Isabelle Osborne
• Isabelle Pollard
• Ivy Knapp
• Izzy Whiston
• Jenalla Waddington
• Katie Charlesworth
• Kenton Reynolds
• Kym Deyn
• Lacey Williamson
• Lauren Hollingsworth Smith
• Lauren McQueen
• Lily Smith
• Louisa Rhodes
• Louise Smith
• Luke Worthy
• Lydia Allison
• Mac Goodwin
• Madison Chaplin
• Maia Brown
• Mary Scott
• Maya Lambert
• Melissa Lister
• Merila Gramy
• Milly Boden
• Natalie Lever
• Natalya Dunn
• Nathaniel Gatchalian
• Nell Harpham
• Nix Woodcock
• Poppy Sockett
• Pournima Nilkanth Gaikwad
• Rebecca Payne
• Rebecca Smith
• Ross Turner
• Ryan Roche
• Safia Khan
• Sam Parry
• Sile Sibanda
• Sofie Stothers
• Sophie Apps
• Sophie Crabtree
• Warda Yassin