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Headline announces partnership with Off the Shelf Festival for series of ‘inclusive’ events

Headline is partnering with Off the Shelf Festival of Words to create four “diverse and inclusive” author and publishing events at the festival in October. The Sheffield-based festival, delivered by the University of Sheffield, will run from 7th October to 3rd November 2024. Headline will host its…

Off the Shelf Festival of Words announces lineup for its 33rd edition

Off the Shelf Festival of Words, one of the longest running literary festivals in the UK, will return to Sheffield for its 33rd edition from 7 October – 3 November, bringing together the best of local, national and international literary talent for the 2024 programme of events. Delivered…

Arts Council England awards funding to Sheffield’s Off the Shelf Festival of Words

Off the Shelf Festival of Words, one of the UK’s longest running literary festivals, is pleased to announce an award of £75,675 from Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants programme. This crucial funding will empower the festival, delivered by the University of Sheffield, to provide a diverse and an…

Sheffield Short Story Competition: Secrets and Lies

You are invited to enter this year’s Sheffield Short Story Competition. To enter, write a short story of 1000 words or less. The story should be original and previously unpublished. The theme is Secrets and Lies with a Sheffield setting and can be written in any genre. Entrants must be…