“Written language is once more the supreme mode of communication, of conversation, of reference, of record and of learning... Language is safe and well in the hands of these young writers.” John Banville – Introduction
A Window On The Lane was launched at Mercy College, Coolock on Tuesday, 9 October 2012. The fifteen authors were joined by family and friends at the event.
Fighting Words is published by Stoney Road Press.
It is a handmade letterpress printed book limited to 150 copies. Measuring 28 x 34 cms, it is printed on BFK rives 250 gsm paper and hand bound in linen with a matching slipcase.
“What have we here? Super heroes. Super villains. A Yeti. A lunar corporation hell bent on world domination. A friendship between a mouse, a bird and a sausage. Humans being farmed for their bodily fluids. Biting social satire.....” Paul Howard – Foreword.
We are delighted to announce the publication of the Fighting Words Annual 2011, an anthology of ten stories written by primary school classes at Fighting Words.
“The problem of loving people is on every page of this collection and it is tackled head on, with wit, inventiveness and great courage. This is important work.”Anne Enright from the Introduction
‘Fighting Tuesdays’was launched at Larkin Community College on 25th May 2010.
Jonathan Moore and Marian Ivanov read extracts from their stories and Amanda Miller, Carina Tkachova and Desislava Barimova spoke about their experiences writing the stories.
