H. F. Speirs

I am a freelance journalist, poet, theatre-maker and visual artist from Hertfordshire.

I have written news, features and reviews for The Telegraph, The Cold Magazine, London Pub Theatre’s Magazine and Era Journal.

Currently, I am studying MA Magazine Journalism at City, University of London, specialising in data driven research, arts and culture journalism and humanitarian reporting.

I graduated University College London (UCL) in English Literature, serving as President and Chair of Poetry of UCL Writers Society between 2022 – 2024, alongside Theatre Editor at Era Journal for over a year. .

In 2022, I founded The Wistful Company, innovating with physical theatre and spoken word to make poetry more accessible to younger audiences. Wistful: An Experimental Revival of Poetry on Stage was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022. Currently we are working on new shows to perform around the United Kingdom.

My own poetry has been published in GTFO Mag, Dusk Magazine, Twisted Ink, Era Journal and UCL’s Writer’s Block.