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Dear FalWriting, A Message from Sherezade Garcia Rangel, our Outgoing Staff Editor

In this letter, our Staff Editor for the past two years, Dr Sherezade Garcia Rangel, reminisces about all the team has accomplished during this time and opens the path for a new vision for FalWriting.

We're Recruiting for Three New Internships!

We are recruiting for three new posts for the new academic year. Interns will focus on building more great content, expanding our audience and bringing new energy to FalWriting. Starting in September 2020, these roles are designed to work as part of the Collaborative Project module.

Fighting the Fraud: Combating Imposter Syndrome at University

MA student, Isabella Alldred, shares a couple of ideas on how to handle Imposter Syndrome at university.

community, Creative non-fiction, Cornwall, mental health, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelNovember 15, 2019student experience, mental health, imposter syndrome, anxiety, student, student life, community, writing community, university life, university

Misyow yn Kernow: October (mis Hedra)

Third year English with Creative Writing student Juliet Robertson shares her experience of learning Kernewek, the Cornish language.

community, student work, writing, Creative non-fiction, Cornish CultureFalWriting TeamOctober 31, 2019Writers, Writers in Cornwall, community, student writing, student, Kernow, Kernewek, Cornwall, Cornish language, Cornish, Cornish culture

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.

alumni, community, Collaborative Project, Creative Writing, poetry, research, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelOctober 4, 2019Collaborative Project, climate change, climate crisis, global warning, call for submissions, alumni, community, Falmouth University

Join us for the official launch of The Lighthouse

We are very happy to invite our alumni to join us in a networking event on Wednesday 25 September from to launch our writer’s space, the Lighthouse.

alumni, community, Cornwall, Events, news, The Lighthouse, writingSherezade Garcia RangelSeptember 12, 2019events, community, writing community, writing, Writers in Cornwall, Writers, writers from Cornwall, The Lighthouse, Falmouth University, alumni

A Farewell, A Thank-You, A Confession

In this moving and heartwarming Goodbye Letter, alumna Honeysuckle Troubridge reflects on her experience of studying and living in Falmouth.

community, Cornwall, Graduation 2019, learn, mental health, poetry, student work, The LighthouseFalWriting TeamSeptember 3, 2019graduation, reflection, community, self-improvement, student life, poetry, poetry nights, The Lighthouse, Falmouth, Cornwall

Goodbye Falmouth

Recent graduate Alice continues the ‘Goodbye Falmouth’ letter series as she looks back on her university experience and everything she has learnt.

alumni, community, Cornwall, Creative non-fiction, Graduation 2019, learn, student workFalWriting TeamAugust 20, 2019Graduation 2019, graduation, graduates, student experience, student life, community, Cornwall

Two poems by Adriana Ciontea

In the ninth installment of our two poems series, third year English and Creative Writing alumna Adriana Ciontea illustrates an intimate world of reflection that draws in the body.

community, Creative Writing, poetry, student work, writing, Two Poems seriesFalWriting TeamJuly 30, 2019poetry, poets, Writers, writing, community

Dear Falmouth

In this evocative piece, 3rd year graduate and our Student Editor-in-chief, writes her letter of goodbye to us at Falmouth.

community, alumni, Cornwall, learn, Screenwriting, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 18, 2019community, student life, student, screenwriting, Falmouth University, Falmouth, School of Writing and Journalism, graduates, graduation

Two poems by Louis James

In the eight installment of our two poems series, third year English and Creative Writing student and poet Louis James takes us to a world where humans and dandelions are slightly closer.

community, Creative Writing, poetry, student work, writing, Two Poems seriesSherezade Garcia RangelJune 18, 2019poetry, poets, Writers, writing, community

Eleven Questions From the Proust Questionnaire: Cherie Woodhouse

To get to know our first years, we decided to ask them eleven questions from the famous Proust Questionnaire. First year English student Cherie Woodhouse, shares her answers in this second installment of the series.

community, interviews, student work, Proust QuestionnaireSherezade Garcia RangelJune 8, 2019community, interviews, student life, student experience, student, first year

Eleven Questions From the Proust Questionnaire: Niamh Hitchmough

To get to know our first years, we decided to ask them eleven questions from the famous Proust Questionnaire. First year English student Niamh Hitchmough shares her answers in this first installment of the series.

community, interviews, student work, Proust QuestionnaireSherezade Garcia RangelMay 19, 2019community, interviews, student life, student experience, student, first year

Two poems by Jess Henshall

In the seventh installment of our two poems series, first year student Jess Henshall draws us to dark nights where unspoken destruction provides nesting grounds for rooks.

community, Creative Writing, poetry, student work, writing, Two Poems seriesSherezade Garcia RangelMay 9, 2019poetry, poets, Writers, writing, community

The Post-Ironic Writer's Manifesto

Top 30 unmissable tips from the post-ironic writer’s manifesto by The Japanese Scouser.

community, Creative Writing, staff, writingSherezade Garcia RangelMay 1, 2019Writers, writing, community, Manifesto, Writing tips

Girly Gurls Presents: Body Confidence Event

In this recap by third-year student Amy Hardman we learn more about body confidence and a range of experience from an even hosted in The Lighthouse by Daniella Ferguson-Djaba’s Girly Gurls.

community, events, learn, student work, The Lighthouse, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelApril 17, 2019student experience, community, student life, Body image

Two poems by Sarah Cave

In the fifth installment of our two poems series, alumna Sarah Cave takes us out of this world and helps us explore what’s out there.

community, alumni, Creative Writing, poetry, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelApril 15, 2019poems, poetry, poet, community, Writers, writing, alumnae

Wyl Menmuir on The Writers’ Block

We caught up with author and lecturer Wyl Menmuir to discuss his role at The Writers’ Block and learn more about their latest bid for funding with The People’s Projects.

Creative Writing, literature, staff, Writer in Residence, writingSherezade Garcia RangelApril 3, 2019The Writer's Block, writers from Cornwall, writing for children, Writers, community, Creative Writing

Across the Decades: Life in Uni with Alex Mawson-Harris and Alison Frater

In the first installment of our series of MA student interviews, Alison Frater shares her story of university in the 70s with Alex Mawson-Harris.

interviews, student work, writing, MA Professional WritingSherezade Garcia RangelMarch 20, 2019student experience, mature students, community, MA in Professional Writing, interviews

Xan Brooks on Writing by Charlotte Rayment

MA in Professional Writing alumna Charlotte Rayment caught up with our 2019 Writer in Residence Xan Brooks about why is important to demistify writing.