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Punkey the Monkey arrives in Belfast

Glenn Patterson helps celebrate Crosswords – a cross-community, cross-border creative writing project by Fighting Words Belfast and Fighting Words Dublin in North Belfast.

On Friday 3rd June children from Belfast and Dublin gathered at the Girdwood Community Hub with acclaimed author Glenn Patterson to launch an exciting new publication produced collaboratively with five schools participating in the Crosswords project.

Crosswords

Calling all writing mentors, illustrators and story-makers! Fighting Words Belfast volunteers required ...

For a cross-community, cross-border creative writing project by Fighting Words Belfast and Fighting Words Dublin.

Crosswords is a programme of sustained engagement in creative writing and shared reading of poetry for children aged 9-10.

EASON OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES SPONSORSHIP OF FIGHTING WORDS BELFAST

Eason invites schools, community groups and volunteers to get involved with Fighting Words.

Eason’s & Son Ltd, are proud to announce a three year sponsorship to support the Fighting Words project in Belfast and invite schools, community groups and volunteers to get involved.

Based in the heart of East Belfast at Skainos, Fighting Words is rapidly establishing itself as a leading creative writing centre for children and young people. 

Towering Tales Creative Writing Competition

Have you a passion for writing? Ever dreamed of getting your stories recognised?

 It is time to unleash your creative writing skills, put pen to paper or get tapping on those keyboards and get involved in an exciting new competition.

Herbert Smith Freehills in association with National Trust, Young at Art and Arts & Business Northern Ireland, are thrilled to announce that the Towering Tales Creative Writing Competition 2015 is open for entries. 

Big Thank you to Business in the Community

The Fighting Words Belfast team would like to say a massive thank-you to all the Business in the Community members who kindly contributed to the project at the awards ceremony in the Waterfront Hall last Thursday.

The generous donations raised during the raffle of six handwritten framed artworks containing 'first words' pieces by Northern Irish writers and a set of nine signed novels by NI author David Park totalled £4,288.

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