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'Threadworks' by Ceda Parkinson: Lighthouse Talk

Author Talk, Student Writing, FalWriting, EventsFalWriting TeamDecember 13, 2024FalWritingBook Review, student writing, spiders, author talk

This Night I Go

Cornwall, Creative Writing, FalWriting, poetry, Student WritingFalWriting TeamDecember 11, 2024FalWritingPOETRY, Cornwall, student writing, Creative writing

Chinese Takeout

Creative Writing, Student Writing, Short StoryFalWriting TeamDecember 6, 2024FalWritingshort story, student writing, Falwriting

Strangers at the Bus Stop

Strangers at the Bus Stop by Robin Ellison

Creative Writing, Student Writing, Short StoryFalWriting TeamNovember 27, 2024FalWritingstudent writing, Creative writing, falmouth

Book Review - 'The Orange and Other Poems' by Wendy Cope

A review of Wendy Cope’s poetry, written by Rose Westrip.

Book reviews, Student Writing, poetryFalWriting TeamNovember 25, 2024FalWritingBook Review, poems, student writing

Rib and Mouth

Rib and Mouth by Daniel Birch

Creative Writing, Student Writing, Short StoryFalWriting TeamNovember 22, 2024FalWritingstudent writing, Creative writing, falmouth

Slug Boy

Slug Boy by Robin Ellison.

Short Story, Student Writing, Creative WritingFalWriting TeamNovember 20, 2024FalWritingstudent writing, falmouth, Creative writing

'A Grief Observed' by C.S. Lewis - Review

Review of A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis, written by Maisie Milward.

Book reviews, Student WritingFalWriting TeamNovember 15, 2024FalWritingReview, student writing, grief

The Wave

Creative Writing, poetry, Student WritingFalWriting TeamFebruary 6, 2023POETRY, student writing

Generational Trauma, Time Shenanigans and Jewish Ghosts: Why You Should Watch Russian Doll by Elise Peyrat

3rd Year Elise Peyrat tells us why we should watch Netflix’s bizarre gem Russian Doll.

TV Review, Student Writing, reviewFalWriting TeamApril 25, 2022Woodlane Campusstudent writing, Review, Elise Peyrat, Conrad Gardner

'Pride: A VR Film Experience' by Tabby Smith

2nd Year Tabby Smith’s peer-voted work for Post-Digital Content is an idea for a Pride-based VR film experience.

Creative Writing, Post-Digital Content, student workFalWriting TeamApril 13, 2022Falmouth Campusstudent writing, Tabby Smith, Conrad Gardner, student work

'The Biggest Heist in Pirate History: VR Experience' by Matt Anderson

2nd Year Matt Anderson’s peer-voted piece displays an idea for an immersive VR experience that is sure to both educate and entertain.

student work, Student Writing, Creative WritingFalWriting TeamApril 11, 2022Woodlane Campusstudent writing, Matt Anderson, Conrad Gardner

'Digi-Journal: Take Your Creativity to the Digital' by Immy Moore

Immy Moore writes a post-digital press release for the Digi-Journal, following on from Monday’s Diji-Journal poster…

Creative Writing, literature, Post-Digital, Post-Digital Content, Undergraduate, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamMarch 23, 2022Woodlane Campus, Falmouth Universitypost-digital content, writing, student writing, student, digital arts, digital, fiction, creative writing, speculative

Tiktok & Poetry by Morwenna Tripp

2nd Year student Morwenna Tripp’s peer-voted piece provides a look at Tiktok Poetry in her response to the theme of ‘Writers and Hope’.

Post-Digital Content, student workFalWriting TeamMarch 4, 2022post-digital content, Falwriting, Morwenna Tripp, Conrad Gardner, student writing

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

Hammer and Sickle, Part III by Andrew McLarney

Creative WritingFalWriting TeamSeptember 20, 2021Andrew McLarney, fiction, student writingComment

Hammer and Sickle, Part II by Andrew McLarney

Creative WritingFalWriting TeamSeptember 13, 2021Andrew McLarney, fiction, student writingComment

Hammer and Sickle, Part I by Andrew McLarney

Powerful short fiction from one of our recent third year’s, Andrew McLarney.

Creative WritingFalWriting TeamSeptember 6, 2021Andrew McLarney, fiction, student writingComment

Stop Stigmatising Fanfiction – You Are Ruining Everybody’s Fun by Emily Gough

MA Professional Writing student Emily Gough writes a brief defence of fanfiction, its uses, and its existence in our literary canon.

FalWriting, MA Professional Writing, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 16, 2021Falmouth UniversityFalwriting, student writing, student work, Emily Gough, blog, blogging, fanfiction, creative writing, nonfiction, non-fiction

'Empty Kitchen' and 'Expiration Date' by Jess Buxton

In another poetry instalment, second year student Jess Buxton writes about an encroaching monotony in ‘Empty Kitchen’ and a bunch of flowers, wilting in a vase, that sat on her kitchen table during lockdown. Jess likens these images to mental health, exploring the idea that we often only realise in hindsight that we have not been kind to ourselves.