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Read our latest Christmas submission:

A short story about a community's curious December tradition

ReadFalWriting TeamDecember 21, 2022Falmouth UniversityFalmouth university, Creative Writing, Christ, Christmas, Story, Birthplace, Fox Miller

Reflections on Khadar Ahmed's The Gravedigger's Wife by Faye Cano Valadez

One of our editors shares her reflections on Khadar Ahmed’s The Gravedigger’s Wife; part of Cornwall Film Fest at the Falmouth Poly

reviewFalWriting TeamDecember 2, 2022Falmouth Univeristy FalWriting, Cornwall Film Fest, Falmouth Uni, Creative Writing, Film review

An Interview with Falmouth Lecturer, Eoin Murray

Creative Writing lecturer Eoin Murray discusses the presence of creative writing within video game development.

interviewsFalWriting TeamNovember 30, 2022Falmouth University Eion Murray, Games, Creative Writing, FalWriting, Falmouth university

'My Hands' by Alexis Darbyshire

Loosely based on ghost sightings in Falmouth in 1849, Alexis Darbyshire’s story My Hands has won the 3rd place in our Halloween Writing Contest.

Horror, ReadFalWriting TeamOctober 31, 2022Falmouth UniversityFalwriting, Falmouth Unversity, halloween, ghost stories, Creative Writing

“It’s not all about shouting WILLIES“ - a suggestive afternoon at Falmouth Book Festival

Falmouth Uni @ Falmouth Bookfestival

One of our editors attended The Love Formula - a workshop on writing erotica,

put together by Jennifer Young and Jo Parsons

eventsFalWriting TeamOctober 27, 2022Falmouth UniversityFalWriting, Falmouth Book Festival, Creative Writing, Jo Parsons, jennifer young, Falmouth University, Writing Eoritca

'Lego Star Wars Interview' by Josh Roff

It's a Warning - The Batman Review by Conrad Gardner

Third year Creative Writing student Conrad Gardner reviews Matt Reeves’s The Batman.

film review, FalWritingFalWriting TeamMarch 16, 2022Falmouth UniversityThe Batman, Film Review, Conrad Gardner, Tia Jade Woolcock, Third Year, Creative Writing, Falwriting

An Evening with ... Dawn French

Cornwall, Creative non-fiction, FalWriting, eventsFalWriting TeamOctober 22, 2021Jon Cox, Falwriting, Falmouth University, Creative Writing, review, Dawn French

The Spur of the Moment by Klaudia Hanssen

A short story by Klaudia Hanssen

Welcome Message from Our New Staff Editor, Marshall Moore

staff, Creative Writing, writingFalWriting TeamOctober 9, 2020Marshall Moore, Falmouth University, English and Creative Writing, Creative Writing, FalWritingComment

Winner of the 500-words Love Story Contest: Tell me the Truth about Limpets by Athene Farrington

This excitingly original story by 3rd Creative Writing student Athene Farrington, is the winner of our inaugural 500-Words Love Story Contest. It’ll teach you to look at the sea differently.

500-words Love Story, community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, fiction, series, student work, uncanny readings, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJuly 22, 2020love story, prose poem, short story, short fiction, creative writing, 500-words Love Story Contest, writing, writers, Creative Writing

Battery Rocks by Merriel Gardiner – Winner of the 500-words Ghost Story Competition

This utterly haunting story by MA in Professional Writing student, Merriel Gardiner, is the winner of our inaugural 500-Words Ghost Story Contest. Caution, it lingers in your mind.

Ignoring Shiny Things by Wyl Menmuir

If you ever wondered what does the creative process looks like for our very own and established writer, Wyl Menmuir, come read this tale of a magpie.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, fiction, How I Write, staff, writing, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelJune 15, 2020how I write, Writers, writing tips, writers from Cornwall, writing community, Writer in Residence, Writing, literature, Creative Writing

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

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.

Steren – Entry 13

1st year Creative Writing student, Hailey O’Gorman, writes the 13th entry of the Steren series.

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.

Steren – Entry 12

2nd Year English with Creative Writing student, Nicky Peters, writes the 12th instalment of the Steren series.

Children's Storytime with Craig Barr-Green

Join us this Friday 24th at 7pm on Teams for a SOWJ exclusive! Our very own Craig Barr-Green will read us from two of his latest picture books. This isn’t one to miss!

community, Creative Writing, events, learn, literature, publishing, reading, staff, writingSherezade Garcia RangelApril 22, 2020writing community, Writing, Writers, Creative Writing, creative industries, festivals, events, staff

Baner Peran by Nadia Leigh-Hewitson

Read this haunting, unforgettable ghost story by 2nd year Journalism and Creative Writing student Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, shortlisted for our inaugural 500-words Ghost Story competition.