Welcome from the WaT Team!

Words & Things is the premier Sheffield based website for creative writing and musical performance including our established Open Mic Roadshow events! If you’re a writer, poet, singer, musician or even a budding comedian, then this is the place for you.

We’ve been in existence since 2007 when the website was built just for a few friends to publish their poems and thoughts. We couldn’t have predicted what was to come in the three years after with all of the adventures, events and interesting and talented people that we’ve come in to contact with, and now with over10,000 visits to this site!

These events have led to us starting a new venture into the world of producing an online radio show. This was originally going to be aimed at promoting and airing unknown and unsigned musical talent from around the Sheffield area. However, due to the power of the internet and networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, we managed to contact, and be contacted by, artists from all over the world. This all serves well for Words And Things’ plan for world domination.

As you can see we have huge plans for the Words And Things project. This also means that we are always on the lookout for people who want to get involved and help us with the running of the organisation. This can be anything from helping to maintain the website, down to designing and distributing promotional literature, to aiding in the organising and running of our live events - and anything in between. If you want to get involved leave a message in the Guestbook or simply, drop us an e-mail

 

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Whats new and coming soon! 

The long awaited 2nd   Words & Things Radio Show is now delayed but will hopefully be on air soon with a long awaited special edition! Mikey T and Leviathan will be presenting some new music and comedy for 2010, including special live sets from local artists and poets recorded at the Sheffield Live studio!

Also we present Ruth Grimsley with another fascinating  educational feature in her own section. This time the legendary "Bard of Broomhill" takes a look at "Aethetics" (the philosophy of the arts). Plus Leviathan Stormrider III has put pen to paper for the first time in ages with a new poem for his frozen wastes!

Its catch up time and any outstanding poetry submissions in our "in box" will be published!
Also we have plans to get present more Open Mic Roadshow audio streams soon and will be arranging the first live recording events at a local venue very soon.

Stay tuned for more information!

 WaT Cinema : The House charity event!  

Click here to enter for this special film presentation by Peter Beeston of the successful Words and Things charity evening held on the 23rd February 2009 in the Roebuck Tavern Sheffield. The event promoted Nick Card's excellent CD album "The House" to help raise money for the international campaign Amnesty International         Gallery