He joined aspiring young poets and writers for a masterclass at Dublin's Fighting Words. He is in Dublin for the Lingo Festival
Fighting Words is very excited to have been chosen as one of the charity recipients of a limited number of tickets to the premiere of Brooklyn, the film adaptation of Colm Tóibín's novel, starring Saoirse Ronan and Domhnall Gleeson.
The red carpet premiere takes place on Thursday, October 22nd at the Savoy Cinema in O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 at 7pm.
Tickets to the premiere are €25.00 each. All proceeds will benefit Fighting Words' free creative writing programmes for children and young people.
Whats On - Things To Do in Dublin - Festivals Theatre Music Dance Comedy Visual Art at Smock Alley Theatre.
Congratulations to the writers who took part in a Reading this week, in the beautiful setting of the Chapel Royale, Dublin Castle. The group worked with Caoimhe Creed over the past four months and presented a selection of fiction, non-fiction and song. It was a fantastic evening!
A screening was held in Bow Street on Friday 3rd July 2015 of seven shorts films scripted by writers from Fighting Words. The group met with the teenage actors and directors in Bow Street and wrote short scenes for the cast, which were then filmed and edited. Congratulations to all who took part in this great collaboration!
The Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield hosted a screening of the short animation film 'The Story shall be revealed in the Movie" on Saturday, 6th June 2015. This film was made by children at Fighting Words with our friends from Brown Bag Films. It was brilliant to see the final film on the big screen!
“This is a fantastic collection and it’s one to be savoured – don’t gorge on all the stories at once, spread them out over a long while, like delicacies.
I think we’ll be hearing from many of these new voices again and again and again.” Kevin Barry from the introduction to the anthology.
Brain Storms was launched at CBC Monkstown Park, Dún Laoghaire on Monday 18th May 2015.
Winter is Coming….And so is the Fighting Words Game of Thrones table quiz!
Win honor and glory for your house and gain the Iron Throne*. Losers will not be sent to The Wall, we promise.
Lannisters always pay their debts, and so do we.
We are delighted to advise the schedule of FREE summer camps here at Fighting Words for 2015. Our camps are highly participatory and a lot of fun. Come explore your creativity with us this summer!
Applications closed at 4.00pm on Wednesday, May 20th. Please note that we cannot accept any late applications.
A collection of new writing by children and young adults from Fighting Words, which teaches creative writing to students of all ages in Ireland.
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