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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

Time Budgeting for Success

In this piece Holly Farr, third year English and Creative Writing student, shares how she managed her time to achieve a 1st on her dissertation.

community, Creative Writing, learn, research, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJune 20, 2019time management, dissertation, student experience, student writing, student work, study skills, third year

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

Is Serialised fiction Still a Relevant Mode of Publishing? by Maisie Prudames

In this market report, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Maisie Prudames, investigates serialised fiction and its current relevance.

community, Creative Writing, literature, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJune 16, 2019student writing, student work, literature, serialised fiction, market report

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

Interview with 3rd year Illustration student: Padraig Campbell

In this interview, 3rd year student Max Colbourne talks to Illustration student Padraig Campbell about his collaboration with our students and his work.

community, events, interviews, learn, student workSherezade Garcia RangelJune 6, 2019student experience, student life, student work, collaboration, art, artists, illustration, interviews

Climate Fiction by Dominic Smyth

In this market report, 3rd year English student Dominic Smyth, investigates climate fiction.

community, literature, student work, research, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJune 4, 2019literature, climate change, market, student writing

We present the 2019 School of English & Writing Awards

Photos, quotes, advice and notes from our night of glitz and glamour.

Sherezade Garcia RangelMay 27, 2019

Across the Decades: Life in Uni with Alicia Davies and Nicky Van Der Bij

In the second installment of our series of MA student interviews, Alica Davies and Nicky Van Der Bij share their stories about life as undergraduates.

Sherezade Garcia RangelMay 25, 2019

Wyl Menmuir on his Isles of Scilly Residency

We caught up with author and one of our very own lecturers, Wyl Menmuir, to talk about his Walking Stories residency in the Isles of Scilly.

community, Creative Writing, learn, staff, writingSherezade Garcia RangelMay 23, 2019staff, writing community, Writing tips, learn, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, audio

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

John Finnegan on The Script Department

We caught up with senior lecturer and MA in Writing for Script and Screen coordinator, John Finnegan, to discuss his role as the lead of collaborative podcast The Script Department.

staff, news, podcast, writing, MA Writing Script Screen, community, Scriptwriting, ScreenwritingSherezade Garcia RangelMay 7, 2019scriptwriting, podcast, The Script Department, screenwriting, MA in Writing for Script and Screen, collaboration, writers, Writing tips

Nest: Letter Ten

The tenth letter of Nest, our collaborative epistolary project, written by our very own Luke Thompson.

community, Creative Writing, Nest epistolary projectSherezade Garcia RangelMay 3, 2019Nest epistolary project, writing, Writers in Cornwall

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

Two poems by Luke Thompson

In the sixth installment of our two poems series, Luke Thompson takes us to an intricate world of small movements and waggling fingers.

community, staff, poetrySherezade Garcia RangelApril 29, 2019poems, poetry, staff, Luke Thompson, poet

The Long and Short of It: Why Shorthand is More Important Than Ever

In this piece first-year student and journalist Cherrie Woodhouse tells us about her experience learning and writing in shorthand and the continuing importance of this skill.

Sherezade Garcia RangelApril 21, 2019

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

Psychogeography Walk: Truro, March 2019

Second year students studying Creative Non-Fiction met with Cathy Rentzenbrink and Rupert Loydell in March to talk a walk across Truro and map the city.

community, learn, student workSherezade Garcia RangelApril 13, 2019student experience, mapping, staff, student, student life

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