Events

Zadie Smith - Grand Union

Zadie Smith - Grand Union

Join bestselling, multi-award-winning author Zadie Smith for a live podcast recording of Literary Friction to discuss her first-ever short story collection, Grand Union.
Off the Shelf On The Moor

Off the Shelf On The Moor

It’s the opening day of Off the Shelf! Join us on The Moor for the festival launch and a celebration with words, music and walkabout entertainment.
Hive Young Writers’ Day – Narrative Poetry for Performance

Hive Young Writers’ Day – Narrative Poetry for Performance

Write poems for performance with award winning poet and playwright Andy Craven-Griffiths. Learn how to write work to be spoken and how to deliver with rhythm and (optional) rhyme.

Bloke’s Progress: The Ideas of John Ruskin and the Power of Comic Book Writing

Bloke’s Progress: The Ideas of John Ruskin and the Power of Comic Book Writing

An introduction to the ideas of John Ruskin from the authors of the innovative Ruskin comic books, Kevin Jackson and Hunt Emerson.

Aerialist – Rebecca Truman

Aerialist – Rebecca Truman

Published to coincide with the 250th anniversary of circus, Aerialist tracks Rebecca’s fascinating journey of becoming a trapeze artist and creating her acclaimed all women’s circus company, Skinning the Cat.
My Letter to the World – Emily Dickinson Documentary

My Letter to the World – Emily Dickinson Documentary

My Letter to the World is an in-depth exploration of Emily Dickinson's work, taking us on a journey through the seasons of Emily’s life amid 1800s New England.

A History of Circus in Sheffield – Professor Vanessa Toulmin

A History of Circus in Sheffield – Professor Vanessa Toulmin

The history of circus in Sheffield has never been revealed. This illustrated talk starts in the 1830s with the purpose built amphitheatre originally situated on the Cattle Market before moving to Duke Street, The Moor and Fargate.
The Vampire: A New History - Nick Groom

The Vampire: A New History - Nick Groom

This detailed new account of the vampire illuminates the complex history of the iconic creature from Enlightenment-era embodiment of human fears to unlikely present-day hero of the marginalised.
Meet Lauren Child

Meet Lauren Child

Award-winning and bestselling writer and artist Lauren Child is in town to introduce her latest laugh-out-loud story Hubert Horatio: How to Raise Your Grown-Ups.
Poetry for Change

Poetry for Change

Bring, share and discuss a poem on the theme of ‘Change’ to celebrate National Poetry Week. The poem can be your own or someone else’s, and in any language.
Circus Sunday

Circus Sunday

An afternoon of family circus fun featuring the Insect Circus Museum and the Circus 250 Caravan with Ring Mistress Dea Birkett.
The Common Freedom of the People – Professor Michael Braddick

The Common Freedom of the People – Professor Michael Braddick

Michael Braddick explores the extraordinary life of John Lilburne, the most prominent of the Levellers - campaigners for government based on popular sovereignty centuries before the advent of mass representative democracies in Europe.
I’ll Go On – South Korean Translation Event with Hwang Jungeun

I’ll Go On – South Korean Translation Event with Hwang Jungeun

Event cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances
Blade Runner: Final Cut (15) Film Screening

Blade Runner: Final Cut (15) Film Screening

A film screening of Blade Runner: Final Cut (15).
Troupers – Keith Hutson and Female Funambulists – Chloe Balcomb

Troupers – Keith Hutson and Female Funambulists – Chloe Balcomb

Keith Hutson has written for Coronation Street and many well-known comedians as well as publishing acclaimed poetry. Poet Chloe Balcomb celebrates the fascinating lives of 19th and 20th century female circus performers, from tightrope walkers to tiger tamers, with tales of daring, subversion and liberation.
Shakespeare’s Poems

Shakespeare’s Poems

Exploring Shakespeare’s poems, and why the words you read aren’t necessarily his.
How to Give Up Plastic – Will McCallum

How to Give Up Plastic – Will McCallum

Plastics are a serious problem for the planet – one rubbish truck of plastic enters the ocean every minute. It’s easy to feel despondent but Will McCallum, Head of Oceans at Greenpeace and spokesperson for their anti-plastic campaign, will talk you through practical changes you can make to reduce plastics in your everyday life, make a difference and help change the world.
Romani Readings: The Roma Enlightenment and Romani Dreams

Romani Readings: The Roma Enlightenment and Romani Dreams

Valdemar Kalinin will take us on a personal, cultural and poetic journey sharing his collection of posters, books and ephemera from 1930s Russia.
Yorkshire: A Lyrical History of England’s Greatest County – Richard Morris

Yorkshire: A Lyrical History of England’s Greatest County – Richard Morris

Yorkshire tells how England’s largest county took shape as a place and an identity. This lyrical history explores the Vikings, Wars of the Roses, Civil War, the miners’ strike, weaving stories of real people with travelogue, ecology, geography, myth and legend. It examines Yorkshire’s distinctive selfhood and how it inspired J.M.W. Turner, Thomas Girtin, Winifred Holtby, the Brontës and Hockney. Richard Morris is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Huddersfield.
Philip Hensher and Gregory Norminton

Philip Hensher and Gregory Norminton

The Friendly Ones is the new novel from Philip Hensher, The Man Booker shortlisted author of The Northern Clemency. Set in Sheffield and spanning decades, the novel is about two families and how people with different histories can fit together.
Mary Shelley: A Biography – Miranda Seymour

Mary Shelley: A Biography – Miranda Seymour

Mary Shelley’s life was as dramatic as her fiction. She wrote Frankenstein aged 19, was the daughter of two of the great radical thinkers of the day - William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft - and was the second Mrs Percy Bysshe Shelley, her companion at Byron’s villa during the ‘haunted summer’ that begat Frankenstein. Drawing on unexplored sources this rich biography penetrates the myth to offer a revealing portrait of this extraordinary woman.
Straight Outta Crawley (matinee) – Romesh Ranganathan

Straight Outta Crawley (matinee) – Romesh Ranganathan

Brand new matinee show just announced! Romesh is the star of Asian Provocateur, Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan and is a regular on A League Of Their Own.
The Confident Choir

The Confident Choir

Evidence-based advice, tips and practical exercises for increasing confidence through group singing activities.
Suffrage Afterlives: What Happened After the Vote Was Won? – Panel Discussion

Suffrage Afterlives: What Happened After the Vote Was Won? – Panel Discussion

How did women use their newly acquired citizenship rights? Who were the women pioneers in Parliament politics? These and other questions will be considered by a panel.
Rise – Gina Miller

Rise – Gina Miller

Gina Miller successfully challenged the government’s right to implement Brexit without approval from parliament. Rise is Gina’s story of fighting injustice in personal, political and professional arenas and how to speak out for what you believe in.
Steel City: An Industrial History – Ian D Rotherham

Steel City: An Industrial History – Ian D Rotherham

Sheffield is the home of major innovations in steel with an enviable reputation for manufacturing quality. Yet the story of Sheffield industry is more than simply the rise of steel manufacturing.

Poetry with Finuala Dowling and Elizabeth Barrett

Poetry with Finuala Dowling and Elizabeth Barrett

South Africa meets Sheffield… Pretend You Don’t Know Me brings together the best of popular South African poet Finuala Dowling’s funny, idiosyncratic poetry from four prize-winning collections with new work. Elizabeth Barrett is the New Writing North award winning author of four collections of poetry, most recently A Dart of Green and Blue. Her work is widely published in journals and anthologies. She lives in Sheffield and teaches at Sheffield Hallam University.
Straight Outta Crawley – Romesh Ranganathan

Straight Outta Crawley – Romesh Ranganathan

Stand-up comedian and actor Romesh Ranganathan is a former maths teacher who made his comedy circuit debut in 2010, won best newcomer at the 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Awards, and quickly established himself as one of UK comedy’s brightest stars. Now, for the first time, he tells the full story of how he got here from the delights of Sri Lankan hospitality to the race riots of Crawley and the horrors of vegan cheese, this is Ranganathan’s hilarious autobiography.
The Happy Brain – Dean Burnett

The Happy Brain – Dean Burnett

In The Happy Brain, neuroscientist Dean Burnett delves into the workings of our minds to explore fundamental questions about happiness - what does it mean to be happy?

Henry VIII and the Men who Made Him – Tracy Borman

Henry VIII and the Men who Made Him – Tracy Borman

Historian Tracy Borman takes us behind the scenes of Henry VIII’s court. Henry VIII is well known for his tumultuous relationships with women and his many marriages. But when we see Henry through the men in his life, a new perspective on this famous king emerges. This fascinating and often surprising new biography reveals Henry’s personality in all its multi-faceted, contradictory glory and reveals the secret history behind the Tudor throne.
Frankenstein: The First 200 Years – Christopher Frayling

Frankenstein: The First 200 Years – Christopher Frayling

A rich and engaging celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, tracing its journey from limited edition literature to the bloodstream of contemporary culture. It looks at the many adaptations - on screen (120 films), stage, in novels, comics, and in advertisements. It explores interpretations of the novel from female gothic to the origin of science fiction and genetic engineering. Christopher Frayling also reveals new research on the novel’s origins.
The Very Selected: Poetry with Mimi Khalvati, Michael Laskey, Michael Schmidt

The Very Selected: Poetry with Mimi Khalvati, Michael Laskey, Michael Schmidt

Enjoy quintessential poems from three renowned poets, Mimi Khalvati, Michael Laskey and Michael Schmidt who read from their Very Selected pamphlets published by Smith/Doorstop.

A 19th Century History of Publishing in Sheffield – Alistair Hodge

A 19th Century History of Publishing in Sheffield – Alistair Hodge

The 19th century history of Sheffield has been documented and described by many distinguished authors from Hunter and Leader to Walton and Hey. In this illustrated talk, local history publisher Alistair Hodge looks at how Sheffield’s very cultural identity came to be defined in the pages of books, journals and newspapers and how the city’s influential place in the county and the world was proudly proclaimed by means of authorship, printing and publishing.

The Women’s Pit Camp – Flis Callow and Caroline Poland

The Women’s Pit Camp – Flis Callow and Caroline Poland

An illustrated talk about the key role played by women in the 1992-1993 struggle to keep the pits open after the Miners’ Strike. Caroline Poland and Flis Callow will be joined by others involved to talk about how they helped set up and sustained a Women’s Pit Camp outside Houghton Main Colliery near Barnsley in January 1993. Miners’ wives, women from surrounding villages and Sheffield women took part in the campaign.
Sight – Jessie Greengrass

Sight – Jessie Greengrass

Jessie Greengrass will discuss her debut novel, Sight, which was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2018. In Sight, a woman recounts her progress to motherhood while remembering the death of her own mother and childhood summers with her psychoanalyst grandmother. Woven amongst these personal recollections are significant events in medical history. This is a novel about how we see others and how we might know ourselves.
The Rise of Digital Politics

The Rise of Digital Politics

Digital tools are the new normal, but is their impact something we should fear?
The Fountain in the Forest – Tony White

The Fountain in the Forest – Tony White

Shifting between Holborn Police Station, rural 1980s France and the Battle of the Beanfield at Stonehenge, The Fountain in the Forest is a crime narrative with a difference. This is an ambitious, iconoclastic novel - an avant-garde linguistic experiment and meditation on liberty. Tony White is the author of five novels, including Foxy-T, former literary editor of the Idler and has written for The Guardian and New Statesman.
The Story of the Suffrage Movement in Ireland – Louise Ryan

The Story of the Suffrage Movement in Ireland – Louise Ryan

Louise Ryan, Professor of Sociology at the University of Sheffield, talks about how The Irish Citizen newspaper provides an important insight into the campaigns and concerns of the Irish suffrage movement. The paper was self-consciously feminist, and covered major events of this tumultuous period, (war, nationalism, 1916 Rising), as well as addressing taboo subjects like domestic violence. Louise’s book brings together extracts from the paper with analysis and fascinating commentary.
Why Marx Was Right – Terry Eagleton

Why Marx Was Right – Terry Eagleton

2018 is the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth. But is Marxism dead and done with?

Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading – Lucy Mangan

Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading – Lucy Mangan

When writer and columnist Lucy Mangan was little, stories opened up new worlds - she was whisked away to Narnia, Kirrin Island and Wonderland. In her beautifully written memoir Bookworm, Lucy revisits her childhood reading with love and gratitude. She relives our best-loved books and looks at the thousand subtle ways they shape our personalities and lives. Bookworm is an enticing window into Lucy’s witty mind as well as nostalgia for childhood reading.
Evan Davis – Post-Truth

Evan Davis – Post-Truth

Never has there been more concern about dishonesty in public life. From President Trump to the Brexit debate, fake news and low level dishonesty is rife. Drawing on behavioural science, economics, psychology and his knowledge of the media, Evan Davis insightfully examines the world of deception and spin with his trademark intelligence and wry humour and charts a route through the muddy waters of the post-truth age.
Verse Matters

Verse Matters

Verse Matters provides a supportive space for poetry, storytelling and music with a mix of new and experienced performers. The event celebrates young people’s voices and features a performance from Hive New Poet Prize winner, Warda Yassin.
Strong Language

Strong Language

Three days of readings, performances, projections, installations and discussions.  Curated by Tim Etchells.
Man Booker Prize 2018 Shortlisted Authors Evening

Man Booker Prize 2018 Shortlisted Authors Evening

Hear some of this year’s shortlisted authors - Daisy Johnson, Robin Robertson and Richard Powers - read from their novels and discuss their work in the run-up to the 2018 winner being announced. 
Death in Ten Minutes Kitty Marion: Activist, Arsonist, Suffragette – Dr Fern Riddell

Death in Ten Minutes Kitty Marion: Activist, Arsonist, Suffragette – Dr Fern Riddell

Kitty Marion was sent by the Pankhurst family to carry out a nationwide campaign of bombings and arson attacks, as women fought for the vote using any means necessary. But in the aftermath of World War 1, the revolutionary actions of Kitty and other militant suffragettes were disowned. Historian Dr Fern Riddell reveals hidden diaries and uses Kitty’s own words to tell the untold story of her sensational life.

Being David Archer – Tim Bentinck

Being David Archer – Tim Bentinck

Tim Bentinck has played the part of David Archer in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers since 1982. He takes us behind the scenes of this British institution - the longest running drama series in the world. Tim has been a successful actor, a voice specialist, inventor, farm worker and crossbencher in the House of Lords. He is also the Earl of Portland and the voice of ‘Mind The Gap’ on the Piccadilly Line.
Can We All Be Feminists? – Soofiya Andry and Selina Thompson

Can We All Be Feminists? – Soofiya Andry and Selina Thompson

In Can We All Be Feminists? 17 diverse writers wrestle with aspects of the question - Why is it difficult for so many women to fully identify with the word feminist? Visual artist and designer Soofiya Andry will discuss their essay Deviant Bodies about gender non-conforming, bodies and feminism. Performance artist Selina Thompson’s work is playful and participatory. Her essay Fat Demands explores the issue of fat and feminism.

Peace at Last – Guy Cuthbertson

Peace at Last – Guy Cuthbertson

November 11, 2018 marks the centenary of the Armistice which ended World War I. This rich portrait by Guy Cuthbertson focuses on the day itself, bringing together news reports, literature, memoirs and letters to show how the people on the street, soldiers and famous figures experienced an extraordinary day of relief and optimism. Guy will also look at how Sheffield and Yorkshire reacted to the news of peace.
Riddle-me-ree

Riddle-me-ree

This fun workshop in English and Bengali will share traditional riddles from any culture and offer the opportunity to write your own riddle.
It’s All a Fiction – Readers’ Afternoon

It’s All a Fiction – Readers’ Afternoon

An afternoon of reading heaven for fiction lovers in the prestigious Town Hall Reception Rooms.
Perfect Your Pitch

Perfect Your Pitch

Getting a manuscript noticed can be difficult. Discover the skills and techniques to get an agent’s attention by perfecting your cover letter, synopsis and face-to-face pitch. Participants can then pitch at a separate Novel Slam event.
Somali Poetry Workshop

Somali Poetry Workshop

We are sorry to announce that this workshop has been cancelled.
Sunny Side Up – Susan Calman

Sunny Side Up – Susan Calman

Susan Calman is known and loved for her stand-up comedy and as a regular on TV and radio shows. She won yet more fans for her enthusiasm on Strictly Come Dancing. Now she has a new aim, to persuade people to be kinder, set out in her book Sunny Side Up. These are difficult times but Susan is a one-woman army of hope ready to lead the nation. Join her for a warm-hearted, funny and truly joyful event!

Somebody I Used to know – Wendy Mitchell

Somebody I Used to know – Wendy Mitchell

At 58, Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with early on-set dementia. Suddenly her career in the NHS, her ability to drive, cook and run were gone and she was faced with profound questions about memory and identity. Somebody I Used to Know confronts the things we think define us. This moving, hopeful memoir is both a tribute to the woman Wendy once was, and a brave affirmation of the woman dementia has seen her become.
Somali Poetry Performance

Somali Poetry Performance

We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled.
Christabel Pankhurst: A Biography – Professor June Purvis

Christabel Pankhurst: A Biography – Professor June Purvis

Christabel Pankhurst, Emmeline’s daughter, co-led the Women’s Social and Political Union and was the driving force behind the militant wing of the women’s suffrage movement. A charismatic and powerful orator, with her cry ‘Rise up women!’, she mobilised thousands of women to become suffragettes and demand their democratic citizenship rights. This major new biography reveals an unrivalled range of previously unpublished research.
Die Suffragette (12A) Film Screening – Introduced by Dr Adity Singh

Die Suffragette (12A) Film Screening – Introduced by Dr Adity Singh

Die Suffragette (12A) Film Screening.
Hearts and Minds – Jane Robinson

Hearts and Minds – Jane Robinson

The history of how women won the vote is dominated by the suffragettes, but there were also thousands of non-militant campaigners, the suffragists. In 1913 they embarked on a six-week protest march, the Great Pilgrimage, culminating in a rally of 50,000 people in Hyde Park. Writer Jane Robinson, who specialises in social history through women’s eyes, tells the story of the courageous women who marched to give us democracy.
The Dragon: Fear and Power – Martin Arnold

The Dragon: Fear and Power – Martin Arnold

In this illustrated talk, Martin Arnold traces the history of ideas about dragons, from the earliest of times to Game of Thrones, and asks what exactly it might be in our imaginations that appears to have necessitated such a creature.

Suffragettes on Film – Dr Adity Singh

Suffragettes on Film – Dr Adity Singh

An exploration of representations of rebel women in the cinema of the time including Urban Gad’s Die Suffragette. A mirror of its times, early cinema reflects the myriad positions that existed in society on the controversial issue of female suffrage. Cinematic depictions of women worked as a powerful propaganda tool and ranged from sensitive portrayals of women and their struggle to crude anti-feminist humour.
Deeds not Words – Helen Pankhurst

Deeds not Words – Helen Pankhurst

Helen Pankhurst, great-granddaughter of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst and a leading women’s rights campaigner, charts how women’s lives have changed over the last century and offers a powerful and positive argument for the way forward. Combining historical insight with inspiring argument, Deeds not Words reveals how far women have come since the suffragettes, how far we still have to go, and how we might get there.
Dummy – The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting – Matt Coyne

Dummy – The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting – Matt Coyne

Matt Coyne is from Sheffield. In 2015 his life was turned upside down by the arrival of his first child. His online posts about surviving the first few months of parenthood became a viral sensation and Facebook blog, Man vs Baby. Dummy was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller and is part memoir, part tell-it-like-it-is parenting book - a funny, inventively foul-mouthed and touching account of his first year of being a parent.
Mapping the Metropolis: The Wonder of Tokyo’s Yamanote

Mapping the Metropolis: The Wonder of Tokyo’s Yamanote

A visual journey around the cosmopolitan Yamanote, Tokyo’s elevated railway line encircling the city
Monster Micro Fiction Competition

Monster Micro Fiction Competition

This competition marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein.
Romani Readings: Stopping, Moving and Writing

Romani Readings: Stopping, Moving and Writing

Damian Le Bas reads from The Stopping Places (a BBC R4 Book of the Week).
Barry Hines and Kes – David Forrest

Barry Hines and Kes – David Forrest

It’s 50 years since Barry Hines wrote A Kestrel for a Knave with 2020 marking the 50th anniversary of its film adaptation, Kes. This illustrated talk traces Hines’ creative journey to the film, and beyond, the political nature of his writing, his lyrical examination of the North and legacy as a working-class writer. The talk draws on research using the Hines Papers at the University of Sheffield Library and the Ken Loach Archive at the BFI.
Desert Island Reads – Jamie Campbell

Desert Island Reads – Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is the subject of the BBC Three documentary, Jamie: Drag Queen at 16. He is the inspiration behind the award winning hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie which premiered at the Crucible Theatre, transferred to the West End and is about to be made into a feature film by Sheffield’s Warp Films. In this collaborative event with Sheffield Doc/Fest he talks about his favourite books, his incredible story and his future plans.
Frankenstein’s Brain – John Sutherland

Frankenstein’s Brain – John Sutherland

On the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s perennially popular and influential gothic tale, literary detective John Sutherland turns his expert eye on Frankenstein and takes a quirky journey through the lesser-known byways of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece. John will unearth a trove of tantalising facts. Topics under the microscope include: Is the monster a fan of Goethe? How does the monster die? And, most importantly, who is the best on-screen Frankenmonster?
Tom J Newell

Tom J Newell

Artist Tom J Newell has exhibited internationally and produced intricately hand-drawn illustrations for a plethora of illustrious outlets. Whether designing record covers or painting large scale murals, Tom works using traditional methods of mark making, finding inspiration in second hand book and record shops, libraries and museums. Tom will discuss his artwork for this year’s Off the Shelf festival and reflect on how some of his favourite books have influenced his own artistic practice.

Kes Film Screening (PG)

Kes Film Screening (PG)

Ken Loach’s iconic British and Yorkshire film has become a much-loved landmark of European cinema. Using a local and largely non-professional cast and working closely with author Barry Hines, Loach crafted a tough yet tender vision of a boy’s unique friendship with a kestrel, set against a brutal and uncaring industrial landscape devoid of hope and opportunity. Five decades on the film remains as impassioned and as moving as on its release. Screening length: 1 hour 53 minutes.
New Takes on Fallen Women in Global Cinema

New Takes on Fallen Women in Global Cinema

Explore global cinematic representations of the image of the prostitute and debate the repressive and empowering depictions.
Rethinking Right-Wing Women – Dr Julie V Gottlieb and Clarisse Berthezène

Rethinking Right-Wing Women – Dr Julie V Gottlieb and Clarisse Berthezène

An exploration of gender and the Conservative Party from the 1880s to the present. With the establishment of the Primrose League, women were politicised before they had the vote. Women’s suffrage in 1918 played an instrumental role in the Conservative Party’s transformation from elite to mass democratic party - one highly successful with women at party level and within the electorate, and producing the UK’s only female Prime Ministers.
How to Be an Urban Birder – David Lindo

How to Be an Urban Birder – David Lindo

David Lindo is the new face of ornithology. How to Be an Urban Birder is the world’s first guide to the art of urban birding. In this illustrated talk, David will tell you everything you need to know about birds and birding in towns and cities in the UK. He will offer tips on attracting birds to your garden, how to identify them and how to become an accomplished urban birder.

Spun Into Gold: The Secret Life of a Female Magician – Romany Romany

Spun Into Gold: The Secret Life of a Female Magician – Romany Romany

Romany, Diva of Magic, is a successful female magician who performs her award-winning one-woman comedy magic show all over the world. This is the story of a childhood dream come true - not a tale of overnight success but a rollercoaster story of determination. Romany will talk about her life and career, finding a way through the darkest times and holding onto your dreams. Romany will perform some of her amazing magic too.
What is a Green Space Really Worth?

What is a Green Space Really Worth?

We love our parks and green spaces, but how can we give them the investment they need?
Welcome to Sheffield – David Price

Welcome to Sheffield – David Price

David Price, author of Sheffield Troublemakers, will introduce his new book Welcome to Sheffield – a Migration History - published in association with City of Sanctuary Sheffield
Researching Historical Novels – Rebecca Mascull

Researching Historical Novels – Rebecca Mascull

We are sorry to announce that this event is cancelled.  Please contact the box office for a refund.
Route 57 – Loco-Motion

Route 57 – Loco-Motion

Route 57 is the University of Sheffield’s creative writing journal, featuring work from students, staff and alumni. Issue 14 is entitled Loco-Motion, in collaboration with York’s National Railway Museum as part of the Railway Cultures project. This beautiful hand-made book, designed by artist Abi Goodman and printed at La Biblioteka, features poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Hear contributors read from Issue 14 at Sheffield Station Tap.
Sheffield Short Story Competition

Sheffield Short Story Competition

Sheffield-themed short story competition. Shortlisted entries are read at the event with the winner chosen by the audience. Visit sheffieldauthors.co.uk for entry details and rules.
Audacious Mr Astley – Performed by Chris Barltrop

Audacious Mr Astley – Performed by Chris Barltrop

Fresh from the Edinburgh Festival, Chris Barltrop’s one-man play, Audacious Mr Astley, celebrates 250 years of circus. Astley tells his own story, giving an impression of the man as well as sketching his career.
Thinking on My Feet – Kate Humble

Thinking on My Feet – Kate Humble

An ode to the life changing magic of the simple act of walking.
Val McDermid

Val McDermid

Join the queen of crime, award winning, best-selling author Val McDermid as she talks about her gripping, new thriller Broken Ground.
Hinterland – Chris Mullin

Hinterland – Chris Mullin

‘All serious politicians should possess a hinterland, but not all do’. When Chris Mullin entered parliament aged 39 he had reported from wars in Vietnam and Cambodia, was the author of A Very British Coup and had campaigned to free the Birmingham 6 - ‘one of the greatest feats ever achieved by an investigative reporter’. He was a minister, a fearless inquisitor and author of three volumes of acclaimed political diaries. Hinterland is his autobiography.
To Throw Away Unopened – Viv Albertine

To Throw Away Unopened – Viv Albertine

Viv Albertine was the guitarist in cult post punk band The Slits. Her memoir, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys was an acclaimed bestseller in 2014. New work, To Throw Away Unopened, explores her working class life in mid-century London and is a fearless dissection of family, power and her identity as a rebel. With Viv’s inimitable blend of humour, vulnerability, and intelligence it’s a testament to how we can rebuild ourselves.
Stan Tracey: A Jazz Life – Clark Tracey

Stan Tracey: A Jazz Life – Clark Tracey

Jazz drummer and award winning musician Clark Tracey talks about the jazz life of his father. the internationally-acclaimed jazz pianist Stan Tracey [1926-2013].  Clark draws on personal recollections, diaries and interviews, to illustrate Stan's wit and wisdom. Hear what made Stan's music unique in jazz, the trials and tribulations of dedication to art, and something of Stan's relationship with many jazz giants encountered musically in a seventy-year career.
Mary Shelley: The Gothic Tradition – Professor Angela Wright

Mary Shelley: The Gothic Tradition – Professor Angela Wright

Two hundred years after its publication, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein remains one of the most masterful examples of Gothic literature. Angela Wright reappraises the significance of Frankenstein alongside Shelley’s other works. Studying Shelley’s parental heritage, her infamous relationship with Percy Bysshe Shelley, and her experiences during 1816, when she wrote Frankenstein, Wright offers a thoroughly contextualized appraisal of the author, her works and her importance to the Gothic tradition.
Eat Up! – Ruby Tandoh

Eat Up! – Ruby Tandoh

Eating is one of life's greatest pleasures. In Eat Up!, Ruby Tandoh, (a Great British Bake Off finalist) celebrates food. She will arm you against the fad diets, food crazes and bad science that can make eating guilt-laden. Filled with advice on everything from mental health to recipe ideas and shopping tips, this is a book to help you fall back in love with food and put the pleasure back into eating.
My Tutu Went AWOL - Iestyn Edwards

My Tutu Went AWOL - Iestyn Edwards

On the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, Iestyn Edwards, Bass Baritone, sang at the naval supper on HMS Victory and met Royal Marines Commando Stacks.  They met again when Iestyn turned up to perform in Iraq  - this time in a tutu!   A story of squaddie life in battle and of unlikely friendships.  Iestyn will perform as Madame Galina – a show which headlines at the Barbican, Royal Opera House and Café de Paris.
The Northern Slamhouse

The Northern Slamhouse

Wordlife and Now Then magazine present South Yorkshire’s biggest annual poetry slam – an open competition judged by the audience.
From a Tiny Dream to a Big World

From a Tiny Dream to a Big World

Listen to a story of the flying frog as he travels to China for an adventure. Followed by a writing activity for children to develop their own story.
Making the Monster – Special Effects Make Up Demonstration

Making the Monster – Special Effects Make Up Demonstration

The UCEN Manchester Year 2 FdA Special Effects Make-up Artistry students give a special effects demonstration inspired by Frankenstein. Their work will encompass prosthetic techniques, additional hair effects and advanced airbrush make-up techniques. Enjoy a demonstration and audience Q&A. Drop in any time during the session.
Pop-Up Frankenstein

Pop-Up Frankenstein

Performance students from Sheffield Hallam University perform excerpts from a new play called Mary Shelley and her Frankenstein. Look out for this pop-up performance in the atmospheric surroundings of the General Cemetery.
Bloody Brilliant Women – Cathy Newman

Bloody Brilliant Women – Cathy Newman

A fresh, opinionated history of the brilliant women you should have learned about in school… but didn’t. Cathy Newman writes about the pioneers, revolutionaries and geniuses who defied the odds and altered the course of history but have now faded into oblivion. Women like engineer and motorbike racer Beatrice Shilling, World War 1 journalist Dorothy Lawrence and biologist Anne McLaren. Cathy Newman is an award winning journalist and presenter of Channel 4 News.
The Great Sheffield Deer Park – David Templeman

The Great Sheffield Deer Park – David Templeman

An illustrated look at Sheffield’s 8 mile Medieval and Tudor Deer Park. David Templeman discusses the historic origins of “Ye Great Parke of England”, its buildings, its many commercial uses and the magnificent oak trees and walnut avenues originating from the Castle.   Finally, David explores the modern mapping techniques which been used to recreate the Deer Park boundary on a modern map of Sheffield.
A Monster Read – Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley

A Monster Read – Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley

‘I am by birth a Genevese…’ So begins Mary Shelley’s iconic, ground-breaking gothic novel. Join us for a reading of the text from beginning to end. Each chapter section will have a different reader. Listeners will be admitted as readers change. 

Corbyn: The Resurrection – Steve Bell

Corbyn: The Resurrection – Steve Bell

Award-winning, prolific and much-loved political cartoonist Steve Bell revels in the wild and unexpected oddities of recent UK politics as depicted through the momentous rise of Labour’s leader. In Corbyn: The Resurrection, Steve curates an unmissable selection of caustically witty cartoons creating both an endlessly entertaining account of Corbyn’s ascent and a unique view into an era of exceptional political turmoil.
The Circus: A Visual History – Pascal Jacob

The Circus: A Visual History – Pascal Jacob

A beautifully illustrated history of the circus around the world. Cultural historian Pascal Jacob tells the story of travelling entertainers and their art and trade. From nomadic animal tamers of the Dark Ages to European jugglers and acrobats of the 1800s, from the use of the circus as Soviet propaganda to the 20th century Chinese performance art renaissance. Pascal draws on rare and famous artworks, including 13th century prints and paintings by Picasso and Doré.
Sheffield General Cemetery Guided Walk – Janet Ridler

Sheffield General Cemetery Guided Walk – Janet Ridler

A glimpse into Sheffield’s past on a guided tour of this Grade II* listed historic cemetery. Discover the stories behind some of the cemetery’s burials and the gothic inspired monuments, catacombs and structures. The walk lasts just over one hour.
The Workshop of Filthy Creation: Writing Workshop with Hattie Naylor

The Workshop of Filthy Creation: Writing Workshop with Hattie Naylor

Hattie Naylor is an Olivier nominee and a national and international multi award winning writer. Her work includes Ivan and The Dogs, The Night Watch and The Diaries of Samuel Pepys. She is a Lecturer in Stage and Screen at Sheffield Hallam University. In this Creative Writing Workshop, she will give you expert guidance to help you craft your characters and channel the gothic in your writing.
Frankenstein Adaptations: Jane Webb Loudon’s The Mummy! – Professor Lisa Hopkins

Frankenstein Adaptations: Jane Webb Loudon’s The Mummy! – Professor Lisa Hopkins

The Mummy! (1827) is one of the earliest, most interesting responses to Frankenstein. It explores the idea of atheism in Mary Shelley’s novel, in which a man gives life to a new creature. Lisa Hopkins discusses Loudon’s entertaining novel which includes the reanimation of an Egyptian mummy and is a principled comment on Frankenstein.
The Untold Story of Churchill’s World War II Speeches – Professor Richard Toye

The Untold Story of Churchill’s World War II Speeches – Professor Richard Toye

The full story of Winston Churchill’s war time speeches told for the first time. This book, The Roar of the Lion, is a dramatic new take on the politics of the 1940s, that offers radical insights and looks at how the speeches were received at home and worldwide. Richard Toye uses survey evidence and the diaries of ordinary people for the first systematic, archive based examination of Churchill’s WWII rhetoric as a whole.
The Life and Times of a Very British Man – Kamal Ahmed

The Life and Times of a Very British Man – Kamal Ahmed

In this honest, comic coming-of-age story Kamal Ahmed, economics editor of BBC News, explores what it means to be British. Half English, half Sudanese he was raised in 1970s London, at a time when being mixed-race meant being told to go home, even when you were born down the road. Heartfelt, witty and profound, this is a candid, valuable contribution to the ongoing conversation about race and identity in the UK.
Franken-futures: The Unlikely Wanderings of a Literary Creature – Dr Kaley Kramer

Franken-futures: The Unlikely Wanderings of a Literary Creature – Dr Kaley Kramer

When Mary Shelley bid her ‘hideous progeny’ to ‘go forth’ she could not have predicted the extent of her work’s influence 200 years after its appearance. The hapless scientist gives his name to a bewildering array of objects and phenomena, from Franken-foods to ‘frankensteining’. A look at cultural interpretations of the text and where Shelley’s creature might appear in our future.
Gothic Yorkshire – Fiona Mozley and Michael Stewart

Gothic Yorkshire – Fiona Mozley and Michael Stewart

An afternoon of bleak and beautiful Gothic Yorkshire fiction with two stellar writers. Fiona Mozley was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017 for her exquisite and impressive debut novel Elmet which was critically acclaimed for its lyrical beauty and clever construction. Michael Stewart will discuss III Will which explores the untold story of Heathcliff and authentically captures the earthy tone of Emily Bronte’s classic Wuthering Heights.
Circus of Horrors (15) Film Screening - Introduced by Martin Carter

Circus of Horrors (15) Film Screening - Introduced by Martin Carter

Circus of Horrors (15) Film Screening - Introduced by Martin Carter.
Sheffield General Cemetery Guided Walk – Janet Ridler

Sheffield General Cemetery Guided Walk – Janet Ridler

A glimpse into Sheffield’s past on a guided tour of this Grade II* listed historic cemetery. Discover the stories behind some of the cemetery’s burials and the gothic inspired monuments, catacombs and structures. The walk lasts just over one hour.
Young Frankenstein (AA)

Young Frankenstein (AA)

Made in 1974 and directed by Mel Brooks, this comedy version of Frankenstein was nominated for two Oscars. Starring Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn and Marty Feldman.
Bride of Frankenstein (A)

Bride of Frankenstein (A)

Made in 1935 and directed by James Whale, this is one of the most iconic representations of Frankenstein on film. Starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester.
A Life in Death – Sue Black

A Life in Death – Sue Black

As Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, Sue Black confronts death daily in her lab, at burial sites, at murder scenes and when investigating mass fatalities due to war or natural disaster. Her expertise has been crucial to high-profile cases including war crimes investigations in Kosovo. She reveals the many faces of death she has come to know and what her work in forensic science has taught her.
The Woolly Mammoth: A Visual Icon for De-Extinction Science

The Woolly Mammoth: A Visual Icon for De-Extinction Science

Why has the woolly mammoth become an icon for de-extinction science?
Romani Readings: Papusza Film Screening (15) Subtitled

Romani Readings: Papusza Film Screening (15) Subtitled

This Romani and Polish language film provides a powerful context though which to consider Roma history, culture and the interface with the Gadjo (non-Roma) world.
My Life with John Steinbeck – Bruce Lawson

My Life with John Steinbeck – Bruce Lawson

2018 is the 50th anniversary of John Steinbeck’s death. This memoir delivers a unique, controversial portrait of the American literary giant. This is the story of John Steinbeck’s forgotten second wife Gwyn, as told to journalist Douglas G Brown. Lost since 1972 and recently found in Wales, My Life with John Steinbeck allows Gwyn Steinbeck to tell her story. Editor Bruce Lawson discusses this significant literary discovery using vintage images.
The Life and Adventures of Harvey Teasdale

The Life and Adventures of Harvey Teasdale

An illustrated talk by Rosie Whitcombe, Professor Dawn Hadley and Dr Vicky Crewe about the 1867 memoir of Harvey Teasdale and his fascinating theatrical life. Harvey Teasdale was a Sheffield performer, famous for his clown and man-monkey acts. He attempted to murder his wife and served two years in Wakefield Prison where he converted to Methodism. A historically informative and entertaining picture of working-class Sheffield and the city’s theatrical underbelly.
WTF – Robert Peston

WTF – Robert Peston

Journalist, presenter, and founder of education charity Speakers for Schools, Robert Peston takes on all the biggest issues of the day in his passionate and witty WTF. From Brexit to social mobility, Grenfell, Trump and austerity, Peston brings his own piercing analysis to bear, calling for radical changes in education, economic policy and how workers are empowered, all geared to rebuilding understanding, tolerance and, ultimately, optimism.
What Would Boudicca Do? – E Foley and B Coates

What Would Boudicca Do? – E Foley and B Coates

A witty, inspiring look at some of history’s superwomen. Women like Rosa Parks, Cleopatra, Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Seacole will help you conquer the modern world. With advice from Frida Kahlo on finding your style, Rosalind Franklin on being difficult and Hedy Lamarr on being underestimated, this book will get you fired up and ready for anything. E Foley and B Coates are the authors of bestseller Homework for Grown-Ups.
What’s in Our Water?

What’s in Our Water?

Learn how engineers safely modify drinking water quality to control public health risks.

250 Years of Circus Poster Art – Steven B Richley

250 Years of Circus Poster Art – Steven B Richley

Steven B Richley is a collector of circus posters who has written extensively on the subject. In this beautifully illustrated event, he will take you through 250 years of circus posters tracing the evolution of the designs and the entertainment. From the first woodcut bills for Astley’s circus in the 1800s, to the exquisite lithographs of the 1900s and the bright, dynamic post-war designs for Bertram Mills, Billy Smart’s and more.
In My Life – Alan Johnson

In My Life – Alan Johnson

Labour Party stalwart and former Home Secretary Alan Johnson delves lovingly into his life-long devotion to music, adding to his biography through a soundtrack that swings from Bing Crosby to Bruce Springsteen and always returning to his beloved Beatles. His nostalgia-filled memoir In My Life transports us to a world of Dansettes and jukeboxes. Relive the music and learn more about the man, as revealed by his musical passions.
Writing Matters

Writing Matters

A relaxed literary evening in the company of Sheffield Hallam University creative writers and others including prose and poetry readings from Matter Magazine. Get a sneak preview of The Anthill, the latest novel from Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year shortlisted Julianne Pachico. We will also be announcing the winning entry from Sheffield Hallam University’s Monster Micro Fiction competition. Hosted by Conor O’Callaghan.
Thomas Cromwell: A Life – Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch

Thomas Cromwell: A Life – Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch

Thomas Cromwell was a fixer for Cardinal Wolsey in the 1520s - by the end of the 1530s he was running the country for Henry VIII. This major biography is a masterclass in historical detective work, overturning many received interpretations about this elusive figure. MacCulloch reveals Cromwell’s true place in the making of modern England and Ireland.
Medication to Delay Illness in Later Years

Medication to Delay Illness in Later Years

New research is uncovering promising new drugs, allowing us to live healthier for longer.
BFI NETWORK and Film Hub North Scratch Night

BFI NETWORK and Film Hub North Scratch Night

BFI NETWORK and Film Hub North present a showcase of rehearsed readings from short films and selected scenes from feature films by strong new writing voices from the North.
The Fashion Chronicles – Amber Butchart

The Fashion Chronicles – Amber Butchart

The history of fashion is a story of style, power, grace and propaganda. From Eve and her fig leaf, via Joan of Arc, Louis XIV, Lord Byron, Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Malcolm X and Beyoncé, Butchart examines the best-dressed people the world has ever seen. She explores their individual style, how they have influenced today’s fashion and used their clothing to change the world. Amber Butchart is a fashion historian and broadcaster.
Municipal Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Council Housing – John Boughton

Municipal Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Council Housing – John Boughton

John Boughton gives a history of council housing from Victorian slums to Grenfell Tower. He offers an architectural tour of some of our remarkable housing estates including Sheffield. He considers the ideologies for and against state housing, the crisis wrought by Right to Buy and the controversies around regeneration. He shows how the loss of the dream of good housing for all is a danger for the whole of society.
Girl with a Dove – Dr Sally Bayley

Girl with a Dove – Dr Sally Bayley

Author Sally Bayley discusses her literary memoir, Girl with Dove: A Life Built by Books - the story of a young girl escaping from an all-female household by reading. In this interactive session, Sally discusses the relationship between childhood reading and verbal memory and the associations of particular words she encountered in reading Jane Eyre, Miss Marple and David Copperfield and draws you into a world of imaginative etymology and word plots.
Iain Sinclair and M. John Harrison

Iain Sinclair and M. John Harrison

Iain Sinclair is the award-winning writer of numerous acclaimed books on London. The Last London is the final brilliant chapter in his life-long odyssey through the streets of the Big Smoke. John Harrison reads from his first collection of short fiction for over 15 years You Should Come With Me Now. His work crosses boundaries between horror, Sci Fi, fantasy and travel writing - weird stories for weird times.
Unexplained – Richard Maclean Smith

Unexplained – Richard Maclean Smith

Richard MacLean Smith is the researcher, writer and producer of the internationally successful podcast Unexplained with over 10 million listens to date. His book Unexplained features all-new material, uncovering ten of the most astonishing unsolved mysteries from around the world, from demonic possession to UFOs, that persistently defy explanation. Richard ventures into the space between the possible and seemingly impossible and explores our universal fascination for mysteries and the unknown.
Online Health Forums – A Place for Sharing and Empathy

Online Health Forums – A Place for Sharing and Empathy

The importance of shared stories for people living with life-threatening or long-term health conditions.
Science Squad – Professor Robert Winston

Science Squad – Professor Robert Winston

Join Professor Robert Winston as he explores how the world works in his new book Science Squad. The Science Squad are made up of the five STEAM subjects - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths, Robert explains how they work together, why they are so important and how they relate to the world around us. From the solar system to evolution, children will discover how machines work, where lightning comes from and more.

The Meaning of Home – Victoria Hennison and Harriet Tarlo

The Meaning of Home – Victoria Hennison and Harriet Tarlo

Original work from two Yorkshire based writers. In The Island on the Moor for Hometown Tales Yorkshire, Victoria Hennison traces a powerful journey from a carefree childhood to dark periods of depression in a small Yorkshire village. Harriet Tarlo is a poet and Reader in Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University. She will read from her Lincolnshire and Yorkshire found poems created from interviews with people about their relationship to place.
A Life in Pattern – Orla Kiely

A Life in Pattern – Orla Kiely

We are sorry to announce that, due to circumstances beyond our control, this event has been cancelled.  We apologise for any disappointment this may cause.
Mary Shelley and her Frankenstein – The Play

Mary Shelley and her Frankenstein – The Play

Mary Shelley and her Frankenstein is a thrilling piece of immersive theatre featuring Performance students from Sheffield Hallam University (SHU). This new adaptation is written by Hattie Naylor (lecturer in Stage and Screen at SHU) whose credits include Olivier nominated Ivan and the Dogs, recently released as a film. Hattie weaves together Mary Shelley’s letters, what is known about her tragic life and the ground breaking novel Frankenstein itself to create this unmissable piece of theatre.
The Youth Word Up! A Spoken Word Performance by Young People and Andy Craven-Griffiths

The Youth Word Up! A Spoken Word Performance by Young People and Andy Craven-Griffiths

Local young people perform pieces written during workshops with Hive, exploring their experiences and hopes. Sharing the stage is poet Andy Craven-Griffiths. Andy has performed poetry at Glastonbury and on Radio 1.
Dark Sacred Night – Michael Connelly

Dark Sacred Night – Michael Connelly

A former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Connelly is the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Harry Bosch thriller series. His writing has won awards all over the world and Bosch is one of the most watched TV series. Hear the master of the crime thriller genre talk about his craft and his new book, Dark Sacred Night, which will thrill and delight fans old and new.
Running for My Life – Rachel Cullen and Dare To Tri – Louise Minchin

Running for My Life – Rachel Cullen and Dare To Tri – Louise Minchin

From teenage non-runner to London Marathon finisher. Running For My Life is Rachel Cullen’s funny, heartfelt story of her journey through mental illness and how she ‘built a better me one step at a time’. BBC presenter Louise Minchin went from Breakfast Time sofa to representing GB at the World Triathlon Championships. Dare to Tri charts her amazing journey. The authors met through their mutual love of sport, in particular, running!
Mary Shelley and her Frankenstein – The Play

Mary Shelley and her Frankenstein – The Play

Mary Shelley and her Frankenstein is a thrilling piece of immersive theatre featuring Performance students from Sheffield Hallam University (SHU). This new adaptation is written by Hattie Naylor (lecturer in Stage and Screen at SHU) whose credits include Olivier nominated Ivan and the Dogs, recently released as a film. Hattie weaves together Mary Shelley’s letters, what is known about her tragic life and the ground breaking novel Frankenstein itself to create this unmissable piece of theatre.
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs – Dr Steve Brusatte

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs – Dr Steve Brusatte

A major re-evaluation of the creatures that ruled the earth for 150 million years by one of the world’s leading palaeontologists. Using fossil clues gathered with new technology, Brusatte traces these magnificent creatures from their evolution in the Triassic period, through the Jurassic to their final catastrophic days in the Cretaceous. Discover what it means to be a dinosaur hunter. This is the thrilling untold story of a lost world.
Celebrating the Harry Potter Books

Celebrating the Harry Potter Books

Join Fleurble Laffalot for a family friendly journey through JK Rowling’s much loved books.

Off the Shelf at The Spirit of Africa Festival Looking Forward, Looking Back: Somali Poetry

Off the Shelf at The Spirit of Africa Festival Looking Forward, Looking Back: Somali Poetry

Cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances
Migration Stories

Migration Stories

Come and share your story in a friendly group and hear Vibha Shanbhag and Madhu Davda tell their own migration stories.
Slow Travel Peak District – Helen Moat

Slow Travel Peak District – Helen Moat

Slow down and let expert, award-winning local author Helen Moat guide you to not just the well-known places, but away from the crowds to uncover the hidden corners.
Yorkshire Folk Tales for Children – Carmel Page

Yorkshire Folk Tales for Children – Carmel Page

Carmel Page is a storyteller and artist who has combined her skills to write and illustrate a book of Yorkshire Folk Tales for Children. Listen to her bring the stories alive and then create your own Yorkshire characters whilst feasting on Dragon-Slaying Parkin.
Whatever Your Story – Self Publish it

Whatever Your Story – Self Publish it

Is there a book in you? Want to publish it independently? Find out how in this interactive workshop.

The Cigarette Card History of Popular Fiction – Professor Chris Hopkins

The Cigarette Card History of Popular Fiction – Professor Chris Hopkins

This beautifully illustrated talk and accompanying workshop explores the history and art of cigarette cards with introductions to the once best-selling authors featured on them.
Northern Book Prize Winner 2018 – Amy Arnold

Northern Book Prize Winner 2018 – Amy Arnold

Slip of a Fish by Amy Arnold is the first winner of the inaugural Northern Book Prize.

Mary Shelley and her Frankenstein – The Play

Mary Shelley and her Frankenstein – The Play

Mary Shelley and her Frankenstein is a thrilling piece of immersive theatre featuring Performance students from Sheffield Hallam University (SHU). This new adaptation is written by Hattie Naylor (lecturer in Stage and Screen at SHU) whose credits include Olivier nominated Ivan and the Dogs, recently released as a film.

Sheffield Hallam University’s Class of 2018 – Anthology Launch

Sheffield Hallam University’s Class of 2018 – Anthology Launch

A night of new writing from Sheffield Hallam University’s graduating Class of 2018 English students as they launch their anthology showcasing their work.
And Other Stories Party & 2019 Northern Book Prize Launch

And Other Stories Party & 2019 Northern Book Prize Launch

Toast another great Off the Shelf at the And Other Stories celebration.