This Wednesday, our newest visiting authors' Q&A is with two very talented authors, Sheila Armstrong, and Olivia Fitzsimmons! ✨✏️

All Write Club members are welcome to join! To find out more about Write Club and how to join visit our website at fightingwords.co.uk/write-club

Thank you to St Teresa’s Primary School, Belfast for joining us yesterday for a story-making workshop. The kids were all wonderfully creative and hard working and wrote an amazing story which you can read here
fightingwords.co.uk/.../marvellous…
Illustration by Siobhan Dignan

We’re hiring an Administrator – come join
our team!

If you are a brilliant organiser who wants to work at an
amazing creative education charity that has a positive
impact on young people every day, then see our
website for how to apply

fightingwords.co.uk/news/were-hiri…

This week’s rock is an adorable collection of FWNI ducks and your clue to find it is 🪻🏋️‍♀️🏛️
We’re hiding these rocks in parks and popular running routes across Belfast in the ‘run up’ to the 2024 Belfast marathon.
If you find one take a photo of it and tag us on social media!'

Check out our new Story Seeds web pages!
fightingwords.co.uk/story-seeds-20…
The Story Seeds Cross Border Project is generously supported by Creative Ireland
Fighting Words NI is generously supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs
With thanks to Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media and Fighting Words

Listen to our new Story Seeds podcast episodes at fightingwords.co.uk/anthologies
The Story Seeds Cross Border Project is generously supported by Creative Ireland
FWNI is generously supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs
With thanks to Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media and Fighting Words

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].

Our next relay runner is Julie (Julie Sherlock). Thank you so much for running for us again, Julie!

You can sponsor Julie in the marathon. Any amount helps us reach the young people who need us most, so please give what you can at fightingwordsni.enthuse.com/cf/4f4a/Belfas…

Today's rock is my favourite because it reminds me of the wonderfully whacky characters and stories we get in our workshops. It's a 1950's Scuderia Ferrari F1 car being driven by a cat aka a 'furrari' F1 car...

If you want to try and find it, your clue is 🚢🧊💎.

Our next visiting author is Rachel Connolly! 📷 📷
This joint Q&A session of the Write Clubs in FWNI and Fighting Words runs from 5pm to 6pm on Zoom on Wednesday 20th March.
fightingwords.co.uk/write-club
Fighting Words NI is generously supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs

This week's painted rock hidden during our training session for the marathon. If you want to find it, your clue is 🦁🧙‍♀️🚪
If you have a fun, creative way to fundraise for us, then email [email protected] or support us by donating directly at fightingwordsni.enthuse.com/cf/4f4a/Belfas…

Read our new zine, Story Seeds: Adventures Across the Border, on our publications page fightingwords.co.uk/anthologies
Story Seeds is generously supported by Creative Ireland
FWNI is generously supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs
With thanks to Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media & Fighting Words

Congratulations to our young writers and performers after last night’s AMAZING Megaphone performances as part of Young at Art's 2024 Belfast Children’s Festival.
Thank you to Belfast City Council, Backstage Trust, Hope for Youth NI, and Lyric Theatre Belfast for making Megaphone possible

Check out this teaser of our new zine 'Story Seeds: Adventures Across the Border'.

Story Seeds is generously supported by Creative Ireland

Fighting Words NI is generously supported by the
Department of Foreign Affairs

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

Introducing our second runner for the 2024 Belfast Marathon- Sam!

If you want to run a leg of the relay for us (or even the full marathon!) email Emma at [email protected]

Or you can support us by donating to us directly at fightingwordsni.enthuse.com/cf/4f4a/Belfas…

Applications close in two weeks for the 2024 Thomas Devlin Fund.
Learn more or submit your application at communityfoundationni.org/grants/the-tho…
The application deadline is Monday 25th March at 1.00pm.
This fund is organised by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland

Check out this short film by Vivienne Byrne for our Story Seeds project in partnership with Fighting Words
youtube.com/watch?v=P_Z2VM… Story Seeds is generously supported by @creativeireland
With thanks to Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media and @FightingWords
#writetoright #storyseeds

If you’re out walking in the spring air, or training hard for the marathon, keep an eye out for our painted rocks!
If you can think of a fun, creative way to fundraise for Fighting Words NI, email [email protected].
Or you can donate to us at fightingwordsni.enthuse.com/cf/4f4a/Belfas…