Fermanagh Creative Writing Group

Impartial Reporter Series Breezes To A Close

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Mags O’Reilly’s poem, The Wind, published in the Impartial Reporter this week, concludes the newspaper’s series featuring FCWG members’ writing. The poem vividly captures this force of nature in all its moods.

Mags, a native of Fermanagh, attended Queen’s University, Belfast and spent her career teaching English and Religion in Enniskillen schools. She worked as a volunteer in a Romanian orphanage after she finished teaching. She has a deep concern for the disadvantaged and improving mental health provision.

Ian Butler Recalls Britain’s Irish Hero

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A Fine Bright Day Today, Ian Butler’s rousing account of events during the Battle Of Britain and Irish pilot, Brendan Finucane’s contribution to the Allied victory is in this week’s Impartial Reporter.

Ian, vice-chairman of Fermanagh Creative Writing Group, arrived in Fermanagh in 2008. Originally from England, he is a former social worker who is recuperating from a stroke. He runs Handibooks, an online bookshop, and he is inspired to write by the beauty and tranquillity of the Fermanagh lakes.

Wayne’s Winter

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Impartial Reporter readers will forget about summer this week as Wayne Hardman’s piece, Winter In Canada, sweeps them away from green fields and bubbling streams to Canada’s frozen back gardens, rivers and lakes and the joys of winter sport.

Retired ice hockey player Wayne, a native of Canada, is a sports broadcaster and journalist. He is a regular commentator for Belfast Giants, Team Ireland and Irish women’s ice hockey matches. In his spare time, when not helping his wife run Wove In Hove, he writes fiction and enjoys Fermanagh country life.

An Alien Viewpoint

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Peter Byrne reading at the Fermanagh Arts Festival mini-fest

In this week’s Impartial Reporter short story, A Take On Living In Enniskillen, Peter Byrne offers an insight into the complexity of living in the town to a perplexed tourist who has ancestral connections to Northern Ireland.

As a native of Dublin who has lived in Fermanagh for many years Peter has had ample opportunity to observe his adopted home. His natural storytelling ability makes it difficult to tell where the truth stops and fiction begins.

Mariette Evokes Dancehall Days

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Harry’s Band by Mariette Connor is this week’s story in the Impartial Reporter. Mariette takes readers back to the days of the dancebands in Ireland and one unusual gig.

Mariette is a native of Blackrock, Co Dublin and moved to Enniskillen in 2003. She lived for several years in Spain and has had stories and articles published in newspapers, magazines and anthologies in Ireland, UK and  Spain.

Diane Jardel Reflects On 2009

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Our Chairperson, Diane Jardel’s story, Essence of 2009, is featured in this week’s edition of the Impartial Reporter. Diane’s personal reflection captures the highlights of her first year in Enniskillen and the growth of trust between she and her grandson.

Diane, a further education lecturer originally from Dorset, and her husband moved to Fermanagh 13 months ago. They have travelled extensively over the years and she draws on her experiences for her writing.

The Impartial Reporter’s series featuring our group continues next week.

Impartial Reporter Continues Their Series Featuring FCWG Writing

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Anthony Viney reading at Fermanagh Arts Festival mini-fest

The Impartial Reporter today presents the second part of their series featuring our members’ writing. The story is Anthony Viney’s powerful piece, Blind Faith. This short story evokes a scene in Hitler’s Europe where Jewish people were stuffed into an overcrowded train destined for a concentration camp. The story follows them from the train to the camp and into the gas chambers where the lingering smell of bitter almond fills their last moments.

Anthony, originally from London, is a social worker in the Enniskillen area. He has a particular interest in writing stories with a historical angle.

Over the next few weeks the Impartial Reporter will continue to print our stories and poems. If you are in the Fermanagh area why not pick up a copy of the newspaper and read Anthony’s full story?

Impartial Reporter Begins FCWG series

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FCWG is kicking off online and in print this week. We’ve launched this blog today and the Fermanagh newspaper, the Impartial Reporter, is beginning a series about the group, featuring our stories and poems.

Our secretary, Dianne Trimble’s story Just A Cough begins the series today. If you are in the Fermanagh area during the next few weeks, you can pick up a copy of the newspaper on Thursdays then sit back and enjoy some of our writing.

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