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Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part IV
Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part IV

In this quiet, delicate and evocative memoir series written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Creative Writing student Jess Henshall, traces her journey through recovery back to the place that waited for her. This is the fourth and final installment.

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community, Cornwall, Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, learn, poetry, reading, series, writing, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia Rangelcreative non-fiction, creative writing, Writers, Writing, Cornwall, Newlyn, gardens, recovery, writers and gardens, memoir, student life, student, student writing, student work, Dreaming of the Garden, series, Jess Henshall
Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part III
Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part III

In this quiet, delicate and evocative memoir series written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Creative Writing student Jess Henshall, traces her journey through recovery back to the place that waited for her. This is the third installment.

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community, Cornwall, Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, learn, poetry, reading, series, writing, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia Rangelcreative non-fiction, creative writing, Writers, Writing, Cornwall, Newlyn, gardens, recovery, writers and gardens, memoir, student life, student, student writing, student work, Dreaming of the Garden, series, Jess Henshall
Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part II
Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part II

In this quiet, delicate and evocative memoir series written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Creative Writing student Jess Henshall, traces her journey through recovery back to the place that waited for her. This is the second installment.

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community, Cornwall, Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, learn, poetry, reading, series, writing, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia Rangelcreative non-fiction, creative writing, Writers, Writing, Cornwall, Newlyn, gardens, recovery, writers and gardens, memoir, student life, student, student writing, student work, Dreaming of the Garden, series, Jess Henshall
The Curious Brilliance of Fictional Historic Political Fantastic Realism: A review of Daniel Kehlmann’s Tyll by Jasper Evans
The Curious Brilliance of Fictional Historic Political Fantastic Realism: A review of Daniel Kehlmann’s Tyll by Jasper Evans

In this new book review as part of his 2020 International Booker Prize summer series, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Jasper Evans, shares his thoughts on Daniel Kehlmann’s Tyll.

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Book reviews, community, Creative Writing, fiction, literature, reading, series, writingSherezade Garcia RangelInternational booker prize, literary awards, literature, book reviews, books, Book reviews, Booker Prize, international fiction, international, fiction, literary, Gabriela Cabezon Camara, The Adventures of China Iron, Tyll, Daniel Kehlmann
Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part I
Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part I

In this quiet, delicate and evocative memoir series written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Creative Writing student Jess Henshall, traces her journey through recovery back to the place that waited for her. This is the first installment.

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community, Cornwall, Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, learn, poetry, reading, series, writing, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia Rangelcreative non-fiction, creative writing, Writers, Writing, Cornwall, Newlyn, gardens, recovery, writers and gardens, memoir, student life, student, student writing, student work, Dreaming of the Garden, series, Jess Henshall
Perfect Structure, the Journey, Intimacy and Home: A review of Gabriela Cabezón Cámara’s The Adventures of China Iron
Perfect Structure, the Journey, Intimacy and Home: A review of Gabriela Cabezón Cámara’s The Adventures of China Iron

In this new book review as part of his 2020 International Booker Prize summer series, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Jasper Evans, shares his thoughts on Gabriela Cabezón Cámara’s The Adventures of China Iron.

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Book reviews, community, Creative Writing, fiction, literature, reading, series, writingSherezade Garcia RangelInternational booker prize, literary awards, literature, book reviews, books, Book reviews, Booker Prize, international fiction, international, fiction, literary, Gabriela Cabezon Camara, The Adventures of China Iron
Time Travel and a Gameboy by Emory Whaley
Time Travel and a Gameboy by Emory Whaley

In this observant, poignant piece travel writing, memoir piece written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year English student Emory Whaley, traces her journey through a life lived amidst travel.

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community, Cornwall, Creative non-fiction, staff, literature, reading, student work, writing, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelFalmouth University, creative non-fiction, creative writing, student writing, student life, student work, international student, Travel writing, Writing, writing community, Writers, time travel
A Painful Love for Doomed Characters: A review of Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season
A Painful Love for Doomed Characters: A review of Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season

In this new book review as part of his 2020 International Booker Prize summer series, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Jasper Evans, shares his thoughts on Fernanda Melchor’s unforgettable Hurricane Season.

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Book reviews, community, Creative Writing, fiction, literature, reading, series, writingSherezade Garcia RangelInternational booker prize, literary awards, literature, book reviews, books, Book reviews, Booker Prize, international fiction, international, fiction, literary
Chasing the Paper Dragon by Caitlin Stimpson
Chasing the Paper Dragon by Caitlin Stimpson

In this piece written as a response to the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Journalism and Creative Writing student Caitlin Stimpson, revisits a childhood experience at the Dawlish Chinese New Year celebration.

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community, Creative non-fiction, Journalism students, reading, student work, writingSherezade Garcia Rangelcreative non-fiction, Writers, Writing, memoir, memories, Dawlish, Chinese New Year, student, storytelling, student work, student writing, Journalism and Creative Writing
Squirming from the First to Last Page: A review of Marieke Lucas Rejneveld’s The Discomfort of Evening
Squirming from the First to Last Page: A review of Marieke Lucas Rejneveld’s The Discomfort of Evening

In this new book review as part of his 2020 International Booker Prize summer series, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Jasper Evans, shares his thoughts on acclaimed Marieke Lucas Rejneveld’s The Discomfort of Evening.

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Book reviews, community, Creative Writing, fiction, literature, reading, series, writingSherezade Garcia RangelInternational booker prize, literary awards, literature, book reviews, books, Book reviews, Booker Prize, international fiction, international, fiction, literary
Ghosts in the Plum Groves: A review of Shokoofeh Azar’s The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree
Ghosts in the Plum Groves: A review of Shokoofeh Azar’s The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree

In this book review as part of his 2020 International Booker Prize summer series, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Jasper Evans, shares his thoughts on Shokoofeh Azar’s The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree.

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Book reviews, community, Creative Writing, fiction, literature, reading, series, writingSherezade Garcia RangelInternational booker prize, literary awards, literature, book reviews, books, Book reviews, Booker Prize, international fiction, international, fiction, literary
Steren – Entry 15
Steren – Entry 15

Joe Clarke-Skinner graduated this summer and now he brings us the penultimate Steren entry!

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Cornwall, community, Creative Writing, epistolary, fiction, literature, Nest epistolary project, reading, series, steren, student work, writingFalWriting TeamSteren epistolary project, steren, Steren Series, creative writing, Cornwall, Woodlane Campus, falmouth, Falmouth University, student, student projects, student writing, student work, Writing, writing community, Writers
A Look at the 2020 International Booker Prize
A Look at the 2020 International Booker Prize

In this new summer series, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Jasper Evans, reads and reviews the International Booker Prize shortlist.

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Book reviews, community, Creative Writing, fiction, literature, reading, series, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelInternational booker prize, literary awards, literature, international fiction, creative writing, fiction, reviews, book reviews, Book reviews, Man Booker Prize, Booker Prize
Our Statement Against Racism
Our Statement Against Racism

As many in our community, we have been appalled by the continuous violent presence of racism in the world. This is our anti-racism statement about how we reflect, learn, stand up and work to continue to create a community in which we are all truly free and equal.

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community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, Creative non-fiction, fiction, learn, literature, reading, research, staff, The Lighthouse, Woodlane Campus, writingSherezade Garcia RangelBlack Lives Matter, George Floyd, reading list, recommendations, Falmouth University, Woodlane Campus, The Lighthouse, anti-racism, decolonising, decolonizing, university life, university, UK
 A Hiker’s Guide to Haunted Forests by Eleanor Rodgers
 A Hiker’s Guide to Haunted Forests by Eleanor Rodgers

This uncanny ghost story by 2nd year English and Creative Writing student Eleanor Rodgers, will make you think twice about taking a walk alone in a forest. It was shortlisted for our inaugural 500-words Ghost Story competition.

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500-words Ghost Story, community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, fiction, literature, reading, student work, The Lighthouse, Woodlane Campus, uncanny readings, writingSherezade Garcia Rangel500-words Ghost Story Contest, ghost stories, forest, forests, Writers, writers, Writers in Cornwall, writing community, Writing, Creative Writing