Fighting Words and the National Museum of Ireland Decorative Arts and History (National Museum of Ireland) have come together to offer a series of creative writing workshops to a number of groups, inspired by the upcoming 20th & 21st century history exhibition opening at the end of the year!

✅Going into Transition Year in 2024/2025?
✅Do you like to read, write or draw?
✅Interested in working with primary school students in a creative environment?

Then a Transition Year placement at Fighting Words is for you!!🎉🎉

Check it out here! fightingwords.ie/get-involved/v… 📝

We are so excited to announce the launch of our newest Story Seeds web pages!!

Check it out now at fightingwords.ie or fightingwords.co.uk

With thanks to Creative Ireland , Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media and Fighting Words NI for supporting us!

Tá muid ar thóir Ghaeilgeoirí i mBéal Feirste!

Beidh togra nua ar siúl againn trí Ghaeilge i mí Aibreáin. Más gaeilgeoir thú agus má tá suim agat a bheith páirteach, seol ríomhphost chuig [email protected].

We are pleased to announce the newest issue for Illustoria: Past & Future has launched!!

Illustoria Issue #23: Past & Future is currently available to order on the McSweeneys website at store.mcsweeneys.net!!

Cover Artist: Charlotte Ager
Magazine: illustoria

Listen to our new Story Seeds podcast episodes at fightingwords.ie/publications/f… OR at the bottom of our publications page at fightingwords.co.uk/anthologies

The Story Seeds Cross Border Project is generously supported by Creative Ireland

With thanks to Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media and Fighting Words NI

Read our new zine, Story Seeds: Adventures Across the Border, on our publications page
fightingwords.ie/publications

Story Seeds is generously supported by Creative Ireland

With thanks to Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media & Fighting Words NI

Check out this teaser of our new zine 'Story Seeds: Adventures Across the Border' with Fighting Words NI

A collection of short stories written by primary students across six counties in Ireland and Northern Ireland!

Generously supported by Creative Ireland & Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media

Check out this teaser of our new zine 'Story Seeds: Adventures Across the Border' with Fighting Words NI

A collection of short stories written by primary students across six counties in Ireland and Northern Ireland!

Generously supported by Creative Ireland & Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media

Check out this teaser of our new zine 'Story Seeds: Adventures Across the Border'. A collection of short stories written by primary students across six counties in Ireland and Northern Ireland

Come back on 15 March for the release!!🎉🎉

#writetoright ✏️✅
#storyseeds

Check out this short film by Vivienne Byrne, capturing the magic of our Story Seeds project in partnership with Fighting Words NI!

youtube.com/watch?v=M2Nt5k…

The Story Seeds Project is generously supported by Culture_Ireland & Creative Ireland

#writetoright #storyseeds

Thank you to all the young writers, facilitators, and volunteers who helped make the Gothic Zine possible!

With thanks to Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media , Fighting Words NI and Creative Ireland

Read it now at:
fightingwords.co.uk/anthologies OR fightingwords.ie/publications

Thank you to everyone who came to our Story Seeds Celebration event yesterday at Fighting Words NI's creative writing hub in Belfast!

Story Seeds is generously supported by Creative Ireland. With thanks to Culture_Ireland and Fighting Words NI

#writetoright #storyseeds

Due to popular demand, we are offering these two workshops again next term. Visit our website creativity.oide.ie to sign up for Writing Memoir with Poetry Ireland featuring Pat Boran, and Teacher Write Club with Fighting Words. Register early to secure your place!

The creativity is always on fire 🔥with the students from Chanel College!

Our Wicklow team had the best time with the students from JCSP Library Selskar - thanks for the creativity and so glad you enjoyed the day in Bray!

We’re supporting Show Up an Arts Council campaign that encourages young people to find the arts events and experiences that feel safe, inclusive and that allow them to connect with creativity and their community - #ShowUp The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

We had a tremendous day with Concern Global Citizenship yesterday - thanks a million for a fantastic session with the students on this important day.

#InternationalDayofEducation

Bí linn do Spreagadh don Scríbhneoireacht Chruthaitheach. Glac páirt i gceardlann Fighting Words agus tapaidh deiseanna do léiriú cruthaitheach sa seomra ranga. Cláraigh linn anseo chun áit a chur in áirithe: creativity.oide.ie

Our team had a brilliant morning this week with the Transition Year students from Ardscoil Rís in Limerick!
A big thank you 🙏 to our friends International Rugby Experience for an amazing morning of playwriting and inspiring performances in their amazing space! 🏉🎭🎉
Ardscoil Rís Limk