The young writers in Fighting Words are not future writers – they’re already contributing to the literary community, writes Jan Carson
Jan Carson: 'I can tell from this impressive selection of poems and stories that these Fighting Words writers are seeking a similar sense of more'Growing up I wanted to be a football commentator. Jackie Fullerton lived across the road. I saw him on TV discussing the Saturday afternoon fixtures and sometimes in Spar buying milk. I didn’t know any writers. Ballymena in the 1980s wasn’t a very literary place.
Most importantly, I’d identified the lack in myself. The first time I finished a short story, , I could tell I’d finally found the best version of myself. Julia Pimenta Galiza de Freutas, in her story,, sums this feeling up when she writes, “I knew I wanted to write because I wanted more.” And here, I must pay tribute to the incredible work of Fighting Words, who offer so many emerging writers the essential support system teenage me would have adored. Generous and regular access to established writers through workshops, talks and mentorship, so young writers have a name and ‘sort of’ shape for what they are and want to become.
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