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  • Cathleen Young Announced as Inaugural...

    Fighting Words Northern Ireland and Fighting Words are delighted to welcome Cathleen Young as our...
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  • Right To Love

    On Wednesday 3rd February 2021, Fighting Words volunteer mentors worked with students from the...
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  • Fighting Words Northern Ireland Appoints New...

    Fighting Words is delighted to share the news that Fighting Words Northern Ireland, the creative...
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  • Creative Writing Group for Educators

    Are You A Teacher or Trainee Teacher Interested in Creative Writing? Whether it comes from a love...
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  • What Lives In Your Imagination?

    Tell Us A Story About An Animal or Creature - Real or Imagined! Fighting Words is asking young...
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  • Céard a chónaíonn i do shamhlaíocht?

    Inis Scéal Faoi Ainmhí Dúinn - Fíor-Ainmhí nó Ainmhí Samhailteach! Tá Fighting Words ag iarraidh...
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  • The 5x5 Project - Five Is No Limit

    What is inside the 5km boundary where you are? Engage your five senses and discover the stories...
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  • An Togra 5x5 Níl Aon Teorainn le Cúig

    Céard atá laistigh den teorainn 5km san áit ina bhfuil tusa? Cuir do chúig chéadfa ag obair agus...
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  • Young Storykeeper - Volume Five Is Here!

    Fighting Words and Great Lighthouses of Ireland are excited to launch the fifth and final volume of...
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  • "Be The Change You Want To Be" - A...

    In October 2020, Fighting Words delivered three online songwriting workshops for teenagers as part...
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  • Lighthouse Storybook: Purchase Your Copy...

    Support children's charities and children's writing, put our Lighthouse Storybook on your...
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  • That One Time

    Fighting Words and Fighting Words NI are honoured to share the stories, poems and illustrations...
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  • Write Club is Going Virtual!

    ​We may not be able to meet up in the real world at the moment... so Write Club is going online....
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  • Fighting Words Chonamara!

    Cuireann Fighting Words Chonamara ceardlanna scríbhneoireachta as Gaeilge ar fáil do dhaoine óga!...
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  • Near and Far Are All the Same These Days

    Earlier this year, Fighting Words and Fighting Words NI were invited by Ordskælv, our friends and...
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  • Visions & Revisions: An Anthology of New...

    Visions & Revisions is a collection of writing by twenty junior cycle teachers. A partner...
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  • Fighting Words - New Irish Writing!

    Now in its 10th year, this year's supplement in The Irish Times features stories from all over...
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  • Volunteering at Fighting Words: A Snapshot

    The Fighting Words volunteers scurry to set up the screen and the data projector in the Bundoran...
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  • The Fighting Words Un-School Club!

    Welcome To The Fighting Words Un-School Club! All the work included here has been produced by...
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  • We Want Your Stories! Send Your Creative...

    During this time when we might find ourselves with more time, it's time for more stories!...
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  • Listen to the stories

    We have invited our fantastic team of volunteer tutors to read some of the primary school...

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  • Analecta - Online Anthology for Young Writers

    Analecta is a dedicated digital anthology of writing by teen writers. The latest edition features...
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Un-School Club!

Welcome To The Fighting Words Un-School Club!

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Learn more about writing stories and songs with our videos...

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Fighting Words is a creative writing centre established by...

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Young Storykeeper - Volume Five Is Here!

Fighting Words and Great Lighthouses of Ireland are excited to launch the fifth and final volume of the Young Storykeeper digital magazine! We are delighted to now share every lighthouse-inspired story, poem, comic, animation and song with you.

We received over 1,300 submissions and are grateful to each and every young author for sharing their creativity with us!

In May 2020, Fighting Words and Great Lighthouses of Ireland invited submissions of original writing inspired by lighthouses from young writers aged 7-12.

  • Read more about Young Storykeeper - Volume Five Is Here!

The 5x5 Project - Five Is No Limit

What is inside the 5km boundary where you are? 

Engage your five senses and discover the stories within your 5km! What is special about the area where you live that you would like the world to know? 

Fighting Words invites you to explore the world around you and share your creativity with us!

Take a photograph of something within your 5km limit and write its story in five...five what? It’s up to you! 

  • Read more about The 5x5 Project - Five Is No Limit

What Lives In Your Imagination?

Tell Us A Story About An Animal or Creature - Real or Imagined!

Fighting Words is asking young authors aged 7-12 to send us stories about animals.

In this celebration of creativity, ALL the stories will be published on the Fighting Words website and several of the stories will be animated by our team of volunteers!

  • Read more about What Lives In Your Imagination?

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Fighting Words Northern Ireland Appoints New Director!
Tuesday, 9 February, 2021 - 10:23
Creative Writing Group for Educators
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