As part of First Fortnight, the annual festival that raises awareness about mental health, challenges prejudice and works to end stigma, Fighting Words is hosting a workshop for young writers aged 14 to 17 years on Saturday, January 18th!
Character Connections
Where: Fighting Words, Behan Square, 12-16 Russell Street, Dublin 1
When: Saturday, 18 January 2020
Time: 11am to 1.00pm
Age Range: 14 to 17 years
Cost: FREE
Fighting Words will publish a magazine of new writing with the Irish Times next year and invite submissions from Secondary School Students.
Submission Guidelines
We are looking for short pieces of fiction (any theme). One prose submission per author, poets may submit 2 poems.
Thank you to everyone who came to the launch of Dublin Port Diaries last night! It was a great evening of story and song. Thanks to our friends at @DublinPortCo
The members and families of DublinDockersPreservationSociety, The staff at @NatPrintMuseum and
all of the Fighting Words volunteers
Noline Blackwell launched the recent Fighting Words and Front Line Defenders publication Yes, We Still Drink Coffee! at a sold out event at the Dublin Book Festival. The event also included readings by some of the writers involved in the publication.
‘Reading these remarkable essays is a jolt to the conscience. The women interviewed for this collection have chosen activism over apathy. They live with threats and fear, and confront them with courage. They are committed to highlighting injustices, campaigning for changes, often at great personal risk.’ - Monica McInerney, Foreword
Fighting Words & Dublin Port Company cordially invite you to attend the launch of:
Dublin Port Diaries, Dockland Stories, Nicknames & Dictionary
Date: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Time: 6pm – 8.30 pm
Venue: Dublin Port Company, Port Centre, Alexandra Rd, North Dock, Dublin, D01 H4C6
By invitation only if you are interested in attending please contact colm@fightingwords.ie
We are seeking volunteers interested in working with secondary school students in Dublin and Wicklow. Working with teens is incredibly rewarding - be a part of it!
Registered volunteers can help out any at any of our workshops, but we are particularly keen to find people interested in working with teens in Dublin and Wicklow.
Contact info@fightingwords.ie for more information or click on the link!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TRANSITION YEAR STUDENTS: The activities related to attaining your Gaisce Award at Fighitng Words have been suspended until January 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Gaisce – The President’s Award is a self-development programme that encourages you to get active, find your passion, be part of a team and make a difference in your community while having fun and making new friends! It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins to all young people to dream big and realise your potential.
You can rise to the Gaisce challenge by identifying which award level you want to aim for (Bronze, Silver and Gold ) and then achieving your goals across the following challenge areas:
Fighting Words is delighted once again to host a workshop as part of this year's Jonathan Swift Festival!
The workshop will start with a brief talk about the buildings of the Georgian period with Ruth Kenny, Education Officer at Christ Church Cathedral. We will then start a story together - who or what is behind the facade of these old buildings? There will also be time to work individually. As always, Fighting Words writing tutors will be on hand to lend a hand.
Fighting Words is delighted to be a part of the 2019 Dublin Book Festival! We have two events at the festival this year:
We are absolutely thrilled that Ghost Quest received Honourable Mention in the Social Recognition category at the @dublinanimationfestival on Saturday 19th October!
A huge congratulations to the young writers and illustrators who created the story and the brilliant animation team at @bouldermedia - a fantastic achievement.
Pictured are Fighting Words Executive Director Seán Love, director Aidan McAteer and Boulder CEO Rob Cullen.
