Fighting Words
Young Irish Writing
Classmates laughed on my first day but now I help tutor younger pupils
A story by Umayma Yasin, age 11, Grade 4, Yibaayil School, Yibaayil village, Nugal region, Somalia
The Cat that Played for Offaly
An extract from a story by fourth class, St Mary’s National School, Edenderry, Co Offaly
Poachy and the Gorilla
An extract from a story by P4, St Paul's Primary School, Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh
The Snapped Pencil
An extract from a story by fourth class, St Mary's Senior National School, Blessington, Co Wicklow
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Princess Alissa and the Evil Mother
An extract of a story by first class, Scoil Aoife Community National School, Co Dublin
The Lesson for Stacey and Stella
An extract from a story by third and fourth class, Rosenallis National School, Rosenallis, Co Laois
An Muc Eitilte: Fealladh Taylor
An extract from a story by rang a sé at St Louis Senior Primary, Ráth Maonais, Baile Átha Cliath
Timmy, Billy Billy Bob agus an Teach Nua
An extract from a story by ranganna a trí agus a ceathair, Scoil Mhuire, An Tuairín, Béal an Daingin, Co na Gaillimhe
Lost and found: ‘Who else would you expect him to look like?’
Fighting Words: A radio play written by students of the VT and RT classes at National Learning Network, Community Development Project, Letterkenny
Cross Border Story Seeds Project: Teleportation
An extract from stories by three primary schools in Ulster
The Otter, the Fish and the Big Wish
An extract from a story by sixth class, Scoil Bhride Primary School, Edenderry, Co Offaly
I dream of becoming a surgeon – and school is my favourite place to be
A story by Saamiya Cali, age 12, Grade 4, Baragah-qol School, Baragah-qol town, Sanaag region, Somalia
Finding equality: My journey as a disabled student
A story by Sakariye Ahmed, age 11, Grade 3, Taageer School, Dangoroyo town, Nugal region, Somalia
Dr Dejection’s Ghost Detections
An extract from a story by Creative Writing Club, Bloomfield Collegiate School, Belfast
Fighting Words Northern Ireland launches new magazine for young writers
Write Up Your Street, a free publication available in Belfast, looks at the everyday through a new lens
Fighting Words fosters creativity in new Belfast writing hub
Fighting Words NI aims to expand support for children and young people who are most seldom heard
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