Off the Shelf Festival of Words
@otsfestival.bsky.social
Celebrating books, words, and ideas. We’re one of the UK’s longest-running literary festivals, delivered by @sheffielduni.bsky.social
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What an exhilarating journey Off The Shelf 2025 has been!
A heartfelt THANK YOU to our cherished audiences, incredible authors, speakers & presenters, your passion made the stories shine!
The ink is flowing for 2026. Get your bookmark ready... more literary magic is coming!📚
A heartfelt THANK YOU to our cherished audiences, incredible authors, speakers & presenters, your passion made the stories shine!
The ink is flowing for 2026. Get your bookmark ready... more literary magic is coming!📚
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
What an exhilarating journey Off The Shelf 2025 has been!
A heartfelt THANK YOU to our cherished audiences, incredible authors, speakers & presenters, your passion made the stories shine!
The ink is flowing for 2026. Get your bookmark ready... more literary magic is coming!📚
A heartfelt THANK YOU to our cherished audiences, incredible authors, speakers & presenters, your passion made the stories shine!
The ink is flowing for 2026. Get your bookmark ready... more literary magic is coming!📚
Join @rachelcdailey.bsky.social in conversation with @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social to explore 100 years of disability activism in the UK.
Blending investigative journalism, social history & a call to action, this powerful talk shows how disabled people have fought and won.
With BSL interpretation.
Blending investigative journalism, social history & a call to action, this powerful talk shows how disabled people have fought and won.
With BSL interpretation.
October 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Join @rachelcdailey.bsky.social in conversation with @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social to explore 100 years of disability activism in the UK.
Blending investigative journalism, social history & a call to action, this powerful talk shows how disabled people have fought and won.
With BSL interpretation.
Blending investigative journalism, social history & a call to action, this powerful talk shows how disabled people have fought and won.
With BSL interpretation.
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage will read from his new work at Off the Shelf before a second half of brilliant live music with band LYR on 15 Oct, 7pm The Octagon Centre, Sheffield Info and tickets here: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/an-ev...
October 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage will read from his new work at Off the Shelf before a second half of brilliant live music with band LYR on 15 Oct, 7pm The Octagon Centre, Sheffield Info and tickets here: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/an-ev...
Join Poet Laureate Simon Armitage for a reading of his books, Dwell and New Cemetery, then enjoy the incredible band LYR! Experience their unique blend of spoken word and classical pop.
Book here: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/an-ev...
Book here: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/an-ev...
October 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Join Poet Laureate Simon Armitage for a reading of his books, Dwell and New Cemetery, then enjoy the incredible band LYR! Experience their unique blend of spoken word and classical pop.
Book here: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/an-ev...
Book here: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/an-ev...
Explore Africa’s long and complex history of slavery with @martinplaut.bsky.social.
In this powerful talk, the former BBC World Service Africa Editor examines the lasting impact of enslavement across the continent.
Book here: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/unbro...
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
In this powerful talk, the former BBC World Service Africa Editor examines the lasting impact of enslavement across the continent.
Book here: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/unbro...
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Explore Africa’s long and complex history of slavery with @martinplaut.bsky.social.
In this powerful talk, the former BBC World Service Africa Editor examines the lasting impact of enslavement across the continent.
Book here: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/unbro...
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
In this powerful talk, the former BBC World Service Africa Editor examines the lasting impact of enslavement across the continent.
Book here: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/unbro...
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
Remember hippy Neil from The Young Ones? 🌻
Join Nigel Planer in conversation with Nick Ahad for a funny and heart-warming evening as he talks about his new memoir Young Once: A Life Less Heavy.
🎟️ Book now: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/young...
Join Nigel Planer in conversation with Nick Ahad for a funny and heart-warming evening as he talks about his new memoir Young Once: A Life Less Heavy.
🎟️ Book now: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/young...
October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Remember hippy Neil from The Young Ones? 🌻
Join Nigel Planer in conversation with Nick Ahad for a funny and heart-warming evening as he talks about his new memoir Young Once: A Life Less Heavy.
🎟️ Book now: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/young...
Join Nigel Planer in conversation with Nick Ahad for a funny and heart-warming evening as he talks about his new memoir Young Once: A Life Less Heavy.
🎟️ Book now: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/young...
The wait is over! 🎉 The new programme for @sheffielduni.bsky.social Off the Shelf Festival of Words is out!
Highlights: ✍️ Poet Lemn Sissay 🏰 Historian Lucy Worsley 🎭 and the brilliant Alison Steadman and many, many more!
Book your tickets👇
bit.ly/3UZOuGL
Highlights: ✍️ Poet Lemn Sissay 🏰 Historian Lucy Worsley 🎭 and the brilliant Alison Steadman and many, many more!
Book your tickets👇
bit.ly/3UZOuGL
August 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The wait is over! 🎉 The new programme for @sheffielduni.bsky.social Off the Shelf Festival of Words is out!
Highlights: ✍️ Poet Lemn Sissay 🏰 Historian Lucy Worsley 🎭 and the brilliant Alison Steadman and many, many more!
Book your tickets👇
bit.ly/3UZOuGL
Highlights: ✍️ Poet Lemn Sissay 🏰 Historian Lucy Worsley 🎭 and the brilliant Alison Steadman and many, many more!
Book your tickets👇
bit.ly/3UZOuGL
Summer of Skandar - Rhyme & Reason bookshop are welcoming bestselling YA author A.F. Steadman who will be signing books on Saturday 14 June at 4.45pm in The Workstation
June 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Summer of Skandar - Rhyme & Reason bookshop are welcoming bestselling YA author A.F. Steadman who will be signing books on Saturday 14 June at 4.45pm in The Workstation
📣📚 BIG NEWS, OFF THE SHELFERS! 📚📣
Tickets for some of our events are going on sale EARLY!
We're giving you the chance to snag your spots for our events before the full programme launch! Check who's coming👇😍
Book your tickets now! offtheshelf.org.uk
Tickets for some of our events are going on sale EARLY!
We're giving you the chance to snag your spots for our events before the full programme launch! Check who's coming👇😍
Book your tickets now! offtheshelf.org.uk
June 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
📣📚 BIG NEWS, OFF THE SHELFERS! 📚📣
Tickets for some of our events are going on sale EARLY!
We're giving you the chance to snag your spots for our events before the full programme launch! Check who's coming👇😍
Book your tickets now! offtheshelf.org.uk
Tickets for some of our events are going on sale EARLY!
We're giving you the chance to snag your spots for our events before the full programme launch! Check who's coming👇😍
Book your tickets now! offtheshelf.org.uk