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Joelle Taylor
Created by Benjamin Zephaniah and developed by Sheffield’s favourite poetry mentor Vicky Morris of Hive South Yorkshire, the Youth Word Up! project is celebrating its tenth anniversary by inviting young people who have been involved through the years to perform their work. The young performers will be joined by Joelle Taylor, an award-winning poet and author of Songs My Enemy Taught Me.
Venue to be confirmed – please email offtheshelf@sheffield.ac.uk to book.
Sheffield's festival of books, words and ideas, taking place each October. 2026 highlights include Booker Prize winning author Ben Okri, music journalist Daniel Dylan-Wray, Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins, comic Lucy Porter, and lots more.
A bookshop with a focus on children’s books, sharing the power of stories and different voices within the Hillsborough community.
Join fantasy author Jools Warner for some creative-writing fun as part of The Writers Workshop's Weird Weekend. Suitable for beginners. Over 18s only.
Curated by Site Gallery’s Creative Producers, Stories We Carry is a short film programme about different black stories across the UK. Followed by a Q&A with the Creative Producers.
