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Rupture 2 by Kitto Maddrell

The second entry in Rupture, a series about queerness, the body and everything that waits in the middle.

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

'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

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

'You!' and 'conputruerunt Iumenta in cerebrum/ his brain is rotten' by Olivia Caldwell

In the second instalment of a two-part poetry series, Olivia Caldwell pens two poems packed full of anatomical imagery.

Creative Writing, FalWriting, poetry, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 12, 2021Falmouth UniversityFalwriting, POETRY, student work, student writing, poetry, Olivia Caldwell, Emily Gough

Consider Me by Olivia Caldwell

‘Consider Me’ is a poem full of contrasts by second year creative writing student Olivia Caldwell, and is the first of a two-part poetry series.

Creative Writing, FalWriting, poetry, student work, writing, Woodlane CampusFalWriting TeamJune 28, 2021Falmouth UniversityFalwriting, student writing, student work, poetry, POETRY, Olivia Caldwell, Emily Gough

'she shouldn't bake' and 'leave it to the birds' by Amy Barrett

2nd year Creative Writing student Amy Barrett writes about life and love in two poems, exploring turbulent childhoods and the image of a florist, selling dying flowers to blooming lovers, each with its own surface of positivity that can be unpicked and unravelled.

Creative Writing, FalWriting, poetry, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamJune 14, 2021Falmouth UniversityFalwriting, FalWriting, poetry, poems, Amy Barrett, Emily Gough, student writing, student work

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

'Ashes, Ashes' by Nicky Peters

‘Ashes Ashes’ is a poem celebrating a huge coppiced ash tree known amongst the Tregoniggie Woodland community as the ‘Tregoniggie Titan’. Ash trees in the UK are under threat from disease, ash dieback, which threatens to wipe out the entire ash population, and third year student Nicky Peters writes with this in mind, creating a poem that is an homage and a possible farewell to a fascinating member of the woodland community.

Creative Writing, FalWriting, poetry, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamMay 28, 2021Falmouth UniversityFalwriting, POETRY, poem, Nicky Peters, Emily Gough, student writing, student work, series

'Below Densham’s Delight: Fungus Symbiosis' and 'Other Apples in the Orchard 2' by Nicky Peters

Inspired by a residency at the Roger and Laura Farnworth Arts Residency in Bodmin, Nicky Peter’s poems ‘Fungus Symbiosis’ and ‘Other Apples in the Orchard 2’ are an inquiry into the disgusting, surreal, and warped version of tree life that is often ignored in favour of more romantic readings of the natural world. The poems explore the symbiotic relationship between tree root and fungus, and the moments of decay that aesthetic images of apple orchards omit.

Creative Writing, FalWriting, poetry, student work, writingFalWriting TeamMay 21, 2021Falmouth University student writing, POETRY, Poetry, student work, Nicky Peters, Emily Gough, FalWriting

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

Marshall Moore Interview About His New Book The Place and the Writer by Klaudia Hanssen

Interview with Dr Marshall Moore about his new book, The Place and the Writer, and how it was to organise and work with the authors featured in the book.

Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, FalWriting, interviews, publishingFalWriting TeamMay 10, 2021Falmouth University Marshall Moore, Interview, Klaudia Hanssen

Win It All by Leonora Ellis

First year student Leonora Ellis writes about anxiety and finding someone to weather the storm with you in her poem ‘Win It All’.

Creative Writing, FalWriting, poetry, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamMay 7, 2021Falmout University POETRY, poems, student work, student writing, creative writing, Leonora Ellis, Emily Gough, FalWriting

The Memory iii by Hailey O'Gorman

In the final part of her Memories series, 2nd year creative writing student Hailey O’Gorman explores illness and things that scare her through poetry and collage. When she was 16, she suffered with scurvy - these are small snippets of memory from that time.

Creative Writing, FalWriting, poetry, series, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamApril 30, 2021Falmouth University poetry, poetry series, the memory, writing, student writing, student work, FalWriting, Hailey O'Gorman, Emily Gough

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.

The Memory ii by Hailey O'Gorman

In the second instalment of her three part series, 2nd year creative writing student Hailey O’Gorman explores illness and things that scare her through poetry and collage. When she was 16, she suffered with scurvy - these are small snippets of memory from that time.

The Shepherd by Joseph Cobb

First year student Joe Cobb explores the world’s dangers and being pulled down two equally unsavoury paths in this allegorical poem about wolves, sheep, and shepherds.

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