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A Homebody’s Guide To Getting Out Of The House And Into Nature - by Caitlin Lydon

A Homebody’s Guide To Getting Out Of The House And Into Nature - by Caitlin Lydon

A guide to getting out of the house and into nature, written by Caitlin Lydon

Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part IV

Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part IV

In this quiet, delicate and evocative memoir series written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Creative Writing student Jess Henshall, traces her journey through recovery back to the place that waited for her. This is the fourth and final installment.

Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part III

Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part III

In this quiet, delicate and evocative memoir series written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Creative Writing student Jess Henshall, traces her journey through recovery back to the place that waited for her. This is the third installment.

Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part II

Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part II

In this quiet, delicate and evocative memoir series written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Creative Writing student Jess Henshall, traces her journey through recovery back to the place that waited for her. This is the second installment.

Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part I

Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part I

In this quiet, delicate and evocative memoir series written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Creative Writing student Jess Henshall, traces her journey through recovery back to the place that waited for her. This is the first installment.

Time Travel and a Gameboy by Emory Whaley

Time Travel and a Gameboy by Emory Whaley

In this observant, poignant piece travel writing, memoir piece written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year English student Emory Whaley, traces her journey through a life lived amidst travel.

Conversation with James Holden: War Veteran and Grandfather

Conversation with James Holden: War Veteran and Grandfather

As part of her work for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 2nd year English and Creative Writing student Grace Holden, interviews her war veteran grandpa, James Norman Holden.

community, Creative non-fiction, interviews, learn, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJune 26, 2020Lockdown, war veteran, World War I, World War II, creative non-fiction, student, student life, student writing, student work

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.

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

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

A Farewell, A Thank-You, A Confession

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

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

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

Dear Graduates, Keslowena!

Dear Graduates, Keslowena!

A message from our staff to all our 2019 graduates.

Dear Falmouth

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

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

It Runs In the Family

It Runs In the Family

First year English student Niamh Hitchmough illuminates the traditions and influences that have contribute to make her the person she is today.

community, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 2, 2019student life, student, influences, writing community, English, reading communities, Reading

Eleven Questions From the Proust Questionnaire: Cherie Woodhouse

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