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The Emerging Genre of Cli-Fi by Chloe Francis

In this market report for the Contemporary Writing module, 3rd English student Chloe Francis constructs an overview of the emerging climate fiction genre.

community, learn, literature, Market Report Series, publishing, reading, research, student workSherezade Garcia RangelJuly 15, 2020climate change, climate crisis, cli fi, cli-fi, global warming, fridays for future, climate change literature, market report, genres, student work

Reflective Journal: Giving the Green Light to 'The Green Line'

Third-year student Denisa Folea sheds light on the process of planning, editing and launching the recent collaborative project The Green Line series.

Collaborative Project, Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, literature, series, student work, The Green LineFalWriting TeamFebruary 17, 2020The Green Line, Collaborative Project, collaboration, student writing, student, writing, climate change

After The Floods

In this short fiction piece, third year student Freya Campbell explores how flooding has altered the world.

Creative Writing, fiction, series, student work, The Green Line, writingFalWriting TeamJanuary 6, 2020floods, environment, climate crisis, climate change, short story, fiction, Collaborative Project, The Green Line, TGL

Atlantis and The Great Flood: More than Mythology?

In this article, Andrew McLarney explores the mythology behind the great floods and how that links to modern day climate change. This is the eighth piece in The Green Line series.

The Green Line, student work, writing, seriesFalWriting TeamJanuary 4, 2020mythology, flood, climate crisis, climate change, global warming, atlantis, ice age, article, The Green Line, TGL

My Extinction Rebellion

In this poem, MA student Will Hazell recounts his experience at the London Extinction Rebellion protests.

The Green Line, writing, student work, poetry, Collaborative ProjectFalWriting TeamDecember 27, 2019poem, The Green Line, TGL, Extinction Rebellion, climate crisis, climate change

The Winter Sun is Blinding

In this short story, third year Creative Writing Student, Amber Newton, explores a future in which climate change has altered the world forever.

writing, The Green Line, Creative Writing, Collaborative ProjectFalWriting TeamDecember 23, 2019future, climate crisis, climate change, short story, short fiction, dystopia, The Green Line, TGL, Collaborative Project

Eco-Anxiety

In this article, MA student Will Hazell explores what impact eco-anxiety has had on his life.

TGL, The Green Line, Collaborative Project, mental health, seriesFalWriting TeamDecember 18, 2019article, The Green Line, TGL, Collaborative Project, climate crisis, anxiety, climate change

The Last Tiger / Roche Moutonnee

In this poem, third year Creative Writing student Morag Smith pictures the desolate life of the last tiger on Earth.

writing, The Green Line, poetry, Creative Writing, Collaborative ProjectFalWriting TeamDecember 16, 2019tiger, extinction, climate crisis, climate change, poetry, poems, The Green Line, TGL, Collaborative Project

How a Romanian Recycles

In this editorial, third year Creative Writing student Denisa Folea, explores her journey with recycling, from her home country of Romania to England.

Collaborative Project, series, The Green LineFalWriting TeamDecember 11, 2019recycling, The Green Line, TGL, climate change, climate crisis, student writing, Collaborative Project, international, green living

The Green Line – An Introduction

The Green Line is a student-led series about our personal interaction with the current climate crisis. Find out more about the series here.

Collaborative Project, series, TGL, The Green Line, student workFalWriting TeamDecember 9, 2019The Green Line, TGL, Collaborative Project, climate change, climate crisis, student writing, student work

Meet The Green Line, the third team on our 2019 collaborative project series

On the third installment of our Collaborative Project series, we talk to The Green Line who are putting together a series for FalWriting on our community’s personal experiences with climate change.

community, Collaborative Project, Creative Writing, interviews, student work, The Green Line, writingSherezade Garcia RangelNovember 4, 2019Collaborative Project, writing community, student projects, climate change, climate crisis, falwriting, student writing, student experience

Meet Forgotten Planet, the first team on our 2019 collaborative project series

To inaugurate 2019 Collaborative Project Series, we talk to our 1st team about their Forgotten Planet project to find out more about their poetry anthology.

interviews, student work, Collaborative Project, communityFalmouth SOWJOctober 16, 2019university life, Collaborative Project, The Pompeii Project, student projects, climate crisis, climate change, endangered species, student writing

How has climate change affected you? Call for Interest for a special FalWriting series

‘The Green Line’ one of our 3rd years Collaborative Projects, is looking for short 50-word creative or critical pitches for a special FalWriting series on your personal experiences with climate change.