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The Darkness Hums, Part Three by Elise Peyrat

A Gothic short-story about a mysterious forest on the outskirts of a back-of-the-yards town and the strange beasts that roam in it, by 3rd year Undergraduate Elise Peyrat.

Creative Writing, FalWriting, UndergraduateFalWriting TeamNovember 8, 2021short story, horror, fiction, creative writing, student writing

The Darkness Hums, Part Two by Elise Peyrat

A Gothic short-story about a mysterious forest on the outskirts of a back-of-the-yards town and the strange beasts that roam in it, by 3rd year Undergraduate Elise Peyrat.

Short StoryFalWriting TeamNovember 1, 2021horror, gothic, creative writing, short story, short fiction, undergraduate, Falmouth University, Falwriting, Elise Peyrat

'Ship's Log' By Conrad Gardner

A sci-fi horror story told through text logs, written by third-year Creative Writing student Conrad Gardner

Creative WritingFalWriting TeamOctober 27, 2021Falwriting, creative writing, short story, Falmouth University, space horror

The Darkness Hums, Part One by Elise Peyrat

A Gothic short-story about a mysterious forest on the outskirts of a back-of-the-yards town and the strange beasts that roam in it, by 3rd year Undergraduate Elise Peyrat.

Creative WritingFalWriting TeamOctober 25, 2021Elise Peyrat, Falwriting, Falmouth University, creative writing, fiction, horror, short story, short fiction, gothic

MA student Caitlin Lydon has work published in Passengers Journal

MA Professional Writing student Caitlin Lydon has a short story published in the online literary publication Passengers Journal.

Creative Writing, FalWriting, fiction, MA Professional Writing, publishing, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamJune 7, 2021Falmouth Universitystudent work, publications, student writing, MA professional writing, Passengers Journal, short story, short fiction, Writing, school of communication

Underground City by Nick Peters

Underground City is the third and final installation in a series of short fiction by BA English with Creative Writing student Nicky Peters.

Cornwall, Creative Writing, FalWriting, fiction, literature, series, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamMay 14, 2021short story, short fiction, falmouth, FalWriting, English, English and Creative Writing, creative writing, Falmouth University, fiction

Hill Goddesses by Nicky Peters

‘Hill Goddesses’ is the second installation in a series of short fiction by BA English with Creative Writing student Nicky Peters.

Housewives by Nicky Peters

‘Housewives’ is the first in a series of short stories by writer Nicky Peters.

The Spur of the Moment by Klaudia Hanssen

A short story by Klaudia Hanssen

Owl Canyon Press’s Hackathon Writing Competition 2021

A writing competition

Creative Writing, publishing, writingFalWriting TeamFebruary 10, 2021Falmouth Universitywriting competitions, fiction, short story, Jasper Evans, Owl Canyon Press

Flat Pack by Kate Whittington

A short story by Kate Whittington.

FalWriting, fiction, literature, MA Professional Writing, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamFebruary 5, 2021Falmouth university Kate Whittington, Tillie Holmes, short story, short fiction, fiction, student writing, FalWriting, Falmouth University, falmouth, creative writing

Samhain by Rebecca Penfold

Prepare to be frightened in this Halloween horror story by 3rd Year Creative Writing student, Rebecca Penfold.

FalWriting TeamOctober 30, 2020FalWriting, fiction, halloween, short story, Emily Gough, Rebecca Penfold, Falmouth University, student writing

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

Marbles

A blue marble box holds the key to a chilling tale written by Jess Buxton

Creative Writing, fiction, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamFebruary 21, 2020writing, short story, student work, marbles

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

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

Java Wakes

In this piece, MA in Professional Writing student Geraldine Hamblin-Deere, explores a timely escape from a remote island. Content warning: this story contains some graphic and upsetting scenes including references to sexual violence and abuse within the context of pregnancy.

Creative Writing, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJune 2, 2019Creative Writing, short story, fiction, student writing, student work

Event: International Short Story Book Club – 5th Dec at The Lighthouse

Join us on our inaugural session of the new International Short Story Book Club where we will discuss Ken Liu’s The Paper Menagerie on Wednesday 5th of December in The Lighthouse at 2:00pm.