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We're Recruiting for Three New Internships!

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.

Journalism Students Spread Positivity Via the Airwaves

Journalism Students Spread Positivity Via the Airwaves

Falmouth Journalism students have teamed up with Cornish radio station Source FM to provide daily news about the impact of Coronavirus in the area. It is on air at 8am and repeated at 1pm every day, with a compilation at the weekend and they are looking for Creative Writing and English students to join in.

Disability Week 2020 with Adam Pearson

Disability Week 2020 with Adam Pearson

Second year Creative Writing student Grace Holden talks about her experience attending and reflecting on Disability Week 2020 with Adam Pearson.

community, Events, learn, student work, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelMarch 20, 2020student experience, student, disability, Disability Week 2020, Falmouth University

Fighting the Fraud: Combating Imposter Syndrome at University

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

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

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

Interview with Lydia Hounat

Interview with Lydia Hounat

She’s back! Writer, poet, photographer, alumna and friend of Falwriting Lydia Hounat shares her thoughts and memories with us.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, events, writing, Woodlane CampusFalWriting TeamOctober 29, 2019university life, university, student experience, falmouth, cornwall, alumni, The Lighthouse, alumnae

Mastering the Art of Fika

Mastering the Art of Fika

Second year English student Niamh Hitchmough takes us for a coffee and cinnamon bun as she enjoys her study abroad in Sweden.

writing, community, Creative non-fiction, student workFalWriting TeamOctober 14, 2019Erasmus, English, literature, writing community, European Union, study abroad, student experience, student life, fika, Sweden

The Lighthouse Launch

The Lighthouse Launch

We hereby declare this Lighthouse open! The Falwriting team takes us through the September Lighthouse Launch events.

community, events, staff, The LighthouseGuest UserOctober 9, 2019The Lighthouse, alumni, student experience

Interview with Ray Slater Berry

Interview with Ray Slater Berry

Ray Slater Berry, published novelist and Falmouth alumnus, reflects on his publication pathway and his experience as a Creative Writing student at Falmouth University.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, events, writing, Woodlane CampusFalWriting TeamSeptember 27, 2019university life, university, student experience, falmouth, cornwall, alumni, The Lighthouse

Yours Sincerely,

Yours Sincerely,

In this piece which commemorates the end of Nest’s first run, Sam Tempest gathered the voices of those involved in this collaborative epistolary project.

community, alumni, Cornwall, Creative Writing, nest, Nest epistolary project, podcast, student work, writingFalWriting TeamSeptember 19, 2019Nest epistolary project, Nest, letter, letter writing, student experience, student writing, staff

My First Year at Uni

My First Year at Uni

Grace Holden, one of our second years, reflects on her experience as a first year Creative Writing student at Falmouth University

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, events, student work, writing, Woodlane CampusFalWriting TeamSeptember 5, 2019freshers, university life, university, student experience, first year, falmouth, cornwall

Tips and Tricks for Preparing to Study Abroad (AKA Feel Free to Learn From My Mistakes)

Tips and Tricks for Preparing to Study Abroad (AKA Feel Free to Learn From My Mistakes)

Niamh Hitchmough, second year English student, shares her experience and tips about preparing to go study abroad.

community, Cornwall, learn, student workFalWriting TeamAugust 29, 2019Erasmus, student experience, study abroad, student, student life, tips to study abroad

Goodbye Falmouth

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

My Dissertation Experience

My Dissertation Experience

Alumna Daniella Ferguson-Djaba shares the transformative experience of writing her dissertation.

alumni, community, Creative non-fiction, Graduation 2019, learn, research, student work, Screenwriting, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 13, 2019dissertation, third year, undergraduate, Graduation 2019, graduates, student experience, student work, learn, writing tips

First Year Commuting Blues

First Year Commuting Blues

In this insightful piece, first year Creative Writing student Will Kevern describes how he found his place in Falmouth University as an undegraduate student.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, student work, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 7, 2019first year, student experience, student life, undergraduate, Creative Writing, writing, non-fiction

Across the Decades: Life After Uni with Evelyn Gascoyne and Nicola Wheeler

Across the Decades: Life After Uni with Evelyn Gascoyne and Nicola Wheeler

In the fourth installment of our series of MA student interviews, Evelyn Gascoyne interviews Nicola Wheeler about her life as an undergraduate in the 80s.

community, MA Professional Writing, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJuly 24, 2019student experience, undergraduate, university, university life, Falmouth University, MA students, MA

Dear Graduates, Keslowena!

Dear Graduates, Keslowena!

A message from our staff to all our 2019 graduates.

University's Only For Clever People

University's Only For Clever People

In this reflective piece, first year Creative Writing student Sam Goward describes how he overcame the “clever people” hang-up that first kept him away from uni.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, learn, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 16, 2019student experience, student life, Creative Writing, university, undergraduate, writing, Writers, Falmouth University

Writing an Undergraduate Dissertation

Writing an Undergraduate Dissertation

In the second installment of our Dissertation Station series, third year Creative Writing student Jessica Gajadharsingh, shares useful tips on how to make the most out of your dissertation.

community, Creative Writing, learn, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJuly 6, 2019dissertation, undergraduate, thrived years, student writing, student work, student life, student experience, advice, academia, academic writing, Writing tips

Across the Decades: Life After Uni with Lauren Webb and Tillie Corlett

Across the Decades: Life After Uni with Lauren Webb and Tillie Corlett

In the third installment of our series of MA student interviews, Lauren Webb and Tillie Corlett share their stories about life as undergraduates.

community, MA Professional Writing, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJune 24, 2019student experience, undergraduate, university, university life, Falmouth University, MA students, MA