Volunteers wanted for creative writing workshops

The Central Library in Letterkenny is looking for volunteers for its Fighting Words creative writing workshops which will start  later this year.
Established in Dublin in 2009 by Roddy Doyle and Séan Love, Fighting Words is hugely successful creative writing programme which aims to help children and young people to discover and harness the power of their own imaginations and creative writing skills. Now operating in locations all over the island of Ireland, Fighting Words is coming back to Donegal.
While introducing children and young people to the magic of writing, Fighting Words is also about something much broader and more inclusive. It is about using the creative practice of writing and storytelling to strengthen our children and teenagers to be resilient, creative and successful shapers of their own lives.

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Fighting Words offers free two-hour workshops to classes of primary school children. The class starts a story as a group and each student writes their own individual ending.
Anyone can be a Fighting Words volunteer tutor - from third-level students to retirees and everyone in between, regardless of what you do - you don’t have to be a writer or a teacher.
If you enjoy working in a creative environment and are a good listener, you are welcome to volunteer.
If you are interested and would like to know more about this project, register for the online information event which takes place on Tuesday, February 15 from 7pm to 9pm.
To register please send your details to central@donegallibrary.ie with “Fighting Words Donegal” in the subject line. Find out more at www.fightingwords.ie.