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22 Steps - A National Trust Exhibition From Little Acorns: Art Inspired by Sissinghurst

Events, National Trust, Student WritingFalWriting TeamFebruary 3, 2023Jax Purchase, National Trust, Little Acorns

‘Starting from Memory: Playing with Personal Histories’, a workshop lead by Falmouth Lecturer Naida Redgrave

FalWriting attended Naida Redgrave’s ‘Starting from Memory’ workshop and explored new ways to write from the past.

events, EventsFalWriting TeamDecember 20, 2022Falmouth Univeristy Naida Redgrave, FalWriting

A Trip to Newlyn Art Gallery

Third-year students taking the We Have Never Been Human module, led by Amy Greenhough, visited the Newlyn Art Gallery to take part in a writing workshop inspired by Sutapa Biswas’ Lumen exhibition.

Events, eventsFalWriting TeamNovember 22, 2022Falmouth University

'The History of Black History Month' by Archie Lees

Read, Events, eventsFalWriting TeamOctober 10, 2022Falmouth University Falwriting, Black History Month

Interview with Hailey O’Gorman about Clockwork Comfort

Collaborative Project, Events, interviews, LGBT, The LighthouseFalWriting TeamNovember 29, 2021Interview, student work, exhibition, clockwork comfort, undergraduate, cross-disciplinary, art exhibition, event

Content Call For Spectral Visions Press’s New Anthology: PANDEMIC

Spectral Visions Press send out a content call for creative writers to be a part of their new anthology, PANDEMIC.

Creative Writing, Events, publishing, writingFalWriting TeamDecember 2, 2020Jasper Evans, Spectral Visions Press, FalWriting, Falmouth University, School of Writing and Journalism, Anthology, Pandemic, University of Sunderland

Song for the Forgotten: book release and reflections on the National Trust Publishing Project by Juliet Robertson

Juliet Robertson reflects on the 2019/2020 National Trust Publishing Project and announces the release of Song For The Forgotten by Natasha Carthew.

Our June Series of Events: Full Programme

Join us every Wednesday in June for a new event hosted by the School of Communication and our producer-in-residence, Colin Midson.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, events, Events, fiction, Lockdown, reading, publishing, staff, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJune 1, 2020Lockdown, book launch, Event, event, events, jennifer young, staff, writing community, Writing, novel, novelist, novels, Writers, Creative Writing, crime

Event: My Lockdown Book Launch by Jennifer Young

Join us this Wednesday 13th of May at 7pm to celebrate the online launch of our very own Jennifer Young’s second book The Running Lie.

Event: Online BookBound 2020 Festival

This new, free online literary festival, BookBound 2020, takes place from 27 April to 3 May 2020 and it features a host of writers, including our very own Chelsey Flood. The event aims to raise funds for the mental health charity Mind. Find out more here!

community, Creative Writing, events, Events, fiction, staffSherezade Garcia RangelApril 27, 2020Writing tips, writing for children, Writers, Writing, Chelsey Flood, YA, literature, festival, festivals, Literary Festival

Disability Week 2020 with Adam Pearson

Second year Creative Writing student Grace Holden talks about her experience attending and reflecting on Disability Week 2020 with Adam Pearson.

community, Events, learn, student work, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelMarch 20, 2020student experience, student, disability, Disability Week 2020, Falmouth University

Event: Free, Interactive Workshops with Craig Barr-Green and Emily Barr

Join our very own Craig Barr-Green and YA novelist Emily Barr on April 25th at The Writer’s Block to explore building extraordinary new worlds and creating the characters that live in them.

community, Events, events, Creative Writing, fiction, staffFalWriting TeamMarch 11, 2020events, Craig Green, Emily Barr, Creative Writing, workshops, The Writer's Block, The Lit Platform, fantasy, dystopia, Cornwall

Event: Inside the Kremlin Propaganda Machine – with Kate de Pury

Join us for a talk with our very own Kate de Pury about the Kremlin propaganda machine next Tuesday 10th of March at 6pm at The Lighthouse.

community, Events, events, MA in Journalis, Woodlane Campus, The LighthouseFalWriting TeamMarch 6, 2020journalism, School of Writing and Journalism, journalist, Kate de Pury, Russia, events, Woodlane Campus, The Lighthouse

Event: Join us for a talk with novelist, Yara Rodrigues Fowler

Join us this Tuesday 3rd of March for a talk with novelist Yara Rodrigues Fowler about her writing, and reading from her novel, Stubborn Archivist.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, Events, events, learn, literature, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamMarch 2, 2020Yara Rodrigues Fowler, Event, The Lighthouse, Woodlane Campus, Falmouth, Falmouth University

Emma Wright in conversation with Craig Green & Luke Thompson

Join us next Tuesday 3rd March in Lecture Theatre 1 at 6pm for a conversation with Emma Wright, founder of the EMMA PRESS.

community, Creative Writing, Events, events, interviews, reading, staff, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamFebruary 26, 2020Emma Press, Luke Thompson, Craig Green, Independent press, Publishing, The Lit Platform, Stranger Collective, Falmouth University, falmouth

Event: Talk with lecturer Dr Sherezade Garcia Rangel about On The Hill, her unique narrative podcast

Come join us for a talk with lecturer Dr Sherezade Garcia Rangel next Thursday 27 February at 6pm in The Lighthouse. about her unique and innovative podcast, On The Hill.

Event: Reading with Yasmin Rahman, YA Debut Author

Come join us for a reading with YA author Yasmin Rahman next Monday 17 February at 6pm in The Lighthouse. This is a free event, but booking is recommended. Trigger warning: Yasmin will discuss her novel All the Things we Never Said which deals with suicide, sexual abuse and mental health issues.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, Events, literature, reading, Woodlane CampusFalWriting TeamFebruary 12, 2020Yasmin Rahman, All the Things we Never Said, YA, young adult, Woodlane Campus, Falmouth University, Reading, event, Contemporary Writing

Event: What Are Agents Looking For with Kate Johnson

Join us next Thursday 6 February at The Lighthouse for an evening with Kate Johnson and find out from a real expert what literary agents are looking for. We’ll also announce the winner of our Ghost Story Competition!

community, Cornwall, Events, learn, student work, uncanny readings, writing, Woodlane CampusFalWriting TeamJanuary 29, 2020literary agent, event, Mackenzie Wolf, ghost stories, Writing tips, Writing, Writers, writing community

Event: Beyond The Handmaid’s Tale

Join us Monday Dec 9, 2019 at 6.30pm at The Lighthouse for leading Atwood scholar Professor Gina Wisker’s talk about the Man Booker laureate ‘s popular dystopia.