Write Club: The Community for Teen Writers
[The first rule of Write Club is do not talk about Write Club, but this rule really makes it hard to tell people what we’re up to so we’ve had it temporarily lifted to allow us to share the following – ]
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Write Club is supported by Amazon Literary Partnership.
Click below to complete our registration form. Parental consent is required.
What is Write Club?
Exactly what it sounds like: a club for writers, and other creators! In this case, young writers between the ages of 13 and 18.
Write Club members meet online twice per month and in-person in various locations around Ireland.
At Write Club sessions we support our members in their own creative projects, whatever they are. We provide a safe and encouraging environment to help you find your passion through writing, provide writing prompts, host guest speakers and give everyone time and support. Write Club members work on independent projects and are supported by other writers and Fighting Words mentors.
Once you are registered, members are welcome to join both our in-person and our online sessions.
Who’s it for?
For anyone aged 13-18 who loves to write or wants to spend some time writing. You don’t need to be ‘good at writing’, or have been published, or have a ready-made story in mind (although you’re welcome if any of those things are true). All you need is a curiosity, an interest or an inkling that writing is something you’d like to do.
Our members write short stories, long stories and very long stories; poems and spoken word performances; graphic and flash fiction; scripts for plays, theatre and radio... the list goes on. In short: any form of writing that captures your imagination. If you have the words, we have the expertise to help you hone your craft.
When - and where - is it on?
Dublin: Write Club runs weekly in our Dublin centre in Behan Square, Russell Street, Dublin 1 on two days during the school year: Wednesdays from 2pm to 4:30pm and Saturdays from 11.00am to 1.00pm.
Online: There is also an Online Write Club that meets on the first and third Wednesday every month online via Google Meet from 5pm to 6pm. Much like in-person, we host writing sessions and guest speakers. Google Meet links are emailed the day of meetings.
The dates of Dublin based meetings and online Write Club for this year can be found HERE.
Mayo: For more information about Write Club in Mayo, please contact Paul: paul@fightingwords.ie. Write Club Mayo is based in Castlebar Library.
Cork: For more information about Write Club in Cork, please contact Ann Marie: cork@fightingwords.ie or complete Application Form
Kerry: For more information about Write Club in Kerry, please contact Cara on kerry@fightingwords.ie. Write Club Kerry is based at the Kerry Writers Centre in Listowel.
Teen writers are welcome to join both in-person and online Write Club – they will overlap in a lot of ways.
What’s so special about it?
As a member of Write Club, you’ll have access to:
- A community of writers your own age from all around Ireland
- In-person and online feedback and support from professional writers and Fighting Words mentors
- Q&A sessions with professional writers, hosted by Fighting Words and our colleagues at Fighting Words NI
- Publication opportunities, including the annual New Irish Writing supplement by The Irish Times and the Write Club anthology Analecta
Join Write Club and Work Toward Your Gaisce Bronze Award!
Are you in Transition Year? Interested in developing your personal skills? Join Write Club and develop your creative writing skills as you work toward your award.
More Information and Links
- Questions? Contact Mark Davidson for more information
- Read Write Club members' stories, poems, scripts and more in our online literary journal Analecta in Stories & Creative Work
