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Market Report - Queer Young Adult Literature by Aimee Shaw

In this instalment of the market report series, Aimee Shaw explores queer characters and representations in young adult literature and the publishing industry.

National Trust Project: A Trip to Palace Printers

Our National Trust Publishing Team describe their trip to Palace Printers in Lostwithiel.

The Rise in Popularity of Feminist Science Fiction

In this report, Amber Patterson takes an in-depth look at feminist science fiction and its position in the contemporary writing market.

Self-Help Books by Hannah Cartwright

In this market report, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Hannah Cartwright, investigates self-help books and their success in the current market.

Our Very Own Marketplace

Creative Writing third year students showcased their writer’s persona in a pop-up marketplace in Woodlane Campus as part of their Transitions: Writers in the Marketplace module.

A Conversation with Xan Brooks

‘The story picks you, you don’t pick the story.’ Xan Brooks shares his tips on becoming a writer with the Falwriting team.

Finding My Voice

Charlotte Rayment, MA in Professional Writing graduate, shares her top ten tips and exercises for new writers looking to find their voice.

Creative Writing, Industry Focus, writingFalmouth SOWJJanuary 6, 2019careers, skills, professions, creative industries

The Multi-Hyphenate. Why we as writers shouldn't box ourselves in.

Finding it tough deciding whether to be an award-winning poet or an internationally renowned film-director? Daniella Ferguson-Djaba explains why there’s no reason why you can’t have it all.

Creative Writing, Industry Focus, writingFalmouth SOWJDecember 28, 2018careers, skills, professions, creative industries

Industry Focus: A conversation with Cathy Retzenbrink

Cathy Retzenbrink shares her advice for aspiring writers in an interview with MA Professional Writing student Emma Fowle

Industry Focus: New Approaches to Bookselling

Sam Scott explores the approaches of contemporary high street book shops

Industry FocusFalmouth SOWJMarch 1, 2018Industry Focus, bookselling, bookshop, distribution

Industry Focus: Telling Stories for Brands

Amanda Dooley explores why writers make great content marketers

Industry Focus: How Independent Bookstores are Thriving

Katie Smith interviews Mandy Vere Co-Manager of News from Nowhere

Industry FocusFalmouth SOWJDecember 20, 2017bookshop, Industry Focus, industry, books, indie, independent

Industry Focus: The Importance of Literary Awards

Mark Jervis, a fiction writer, explores the practical value of the literary award from the writer's point of view.

Industry FocusFalmouth SOWJDecember 13, 2017literature, Publishing, industry, Industry Focus

Industry Focus: Indie Editors and Indie Authors

MA graduate Stuart Wakefield interviews Roz Morris and Victoria Mixon, two leading Independent Editors

Industry Focus, student workFalmouth SOWJDecember 6, 2017industry, Industry Focus, editing

Hannah Wood: Narrative and Player Agency in Games

Hannah won an award for her research examining how writers can use and adapt dramatic techniques to deliver narrative affect and player agency in video games.

research, Industry FocusFalmouth SOWJDecember 6, 2017Games writing, Narrative, Games and player agency