Who are we?

Guthanna Óga - Young Voices is the youth advisory panel for Fighting Words and Fighting Words Northern Ireland. These young people are the most important advisors to our staff and board, not only because they are responsible for bringing the voices of young people into a room of adults, but also because they are our only official panel that spans the whole island of Ireland. Guthanna Óga - Young Voices brings together the perspectives and experiences from all of Fighting Words centres.

Guthanna Óga Panel Manifesto: Fight for the Write!

"We will empower young writers on the island of Ireland and nurture their creative self-expression, especially as they grow up with decreasing opportunities to do creative things. We will connect up young writers and provide a supportive, positive atmosphere that protects creative headspace, where everyone can be different, can be themselves; where success is not academic or economic, but on their own individual terms; where creative writing is not just a dream or a fantasy but an enriching, empowering and important path through life."