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

 

 New Sheffield Poetry event!

WaT Radio "Poetry Show" The Red House Solly Street on 29th!

Paul Amber and Ruth Grimsley co-host a special night to be recorded for Words & Things Radio ch-3. This will be part of our new multi stream channel choice starting soon.

Everyone is welcome to come and read their poetry at this informal and cosy event at The Red House , Solly Street Sheffield. Admission is free! and you can be assured of a warm friendly atmosphere where you will be given a chance to read something you have written yourself or maybe from another poet?

This will not be on the scale of the usual Open Mic Roadshows and is intended as a relaxing and entertaining showcase of the spoken word and a chat amongst fellow writers.

This is a new venture conceived by our our very own Bard of Broomhill, Ruth Grimsley who will be also presenting her unique and unmissable poetry readings. Paul Amber will also bend our ears to his diverse writing skills.

Please support us at this new event as it is the hoped we can bring back a regular performance platform for local poets to present to a potential world wide audience.

 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