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How Falmouth University Helped Land Me A Great Job by Lauren Sergi

A small catch up with Lauren Sergi about how Falmouth University helped her get a good job shortly after graduating.

alumni, FalWriting, Graduate interviews, interviewsFalWriting TeamAugust 23, 2021Falmouth UniversityLauren Sergi, Falwriting, Graduate Interviews

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.

FalWriting, mental health, poetry, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 9, 2021Falmouth Universitystudent writing, student work, writing, poetry, poems, Jess Buxton, Emily Gough, Falwriting, FalWriting, Mental health

Market Report - Instapoets and the Rise of Online Poetry by Emily Gough

In this instalment of the market report series, Emily Gough explores Instapoetry as a more accessible form of poetry, its reception, and its impact in the publishing market.

'The King of 24/7' and 'Sallow Trite' by Jess Buxton

Second year English with Creative Writing student Jess Buxton pens two poems inspired by a colour page and a closed restaurant, but which invoke images of storms, oceans, oil, texture, and electrifying colour.

FalWriting, poetry, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 26, 2021Falmouth Universitystudent writing, student work, poetry, poet, poems, Jess Buxton, Emil Gough, Falwriting, FalWriting, school of communication

An Interview with the duo behind the winning entry in Penguin's D&AD New Blood Awards by Klaudia Hanssen

MA student Klaudia Hanssen interviews Alasdair Munro and Jimmy Nicholls, two previous graduates of Falmouth University, about their project Find Your Character, which was chosen as one of the winning entries of Penguin’s D&AD New Blood Awards in 2021.

FalWriting, interviews, learn, literature, MA Professional Writing, student work, Graduate interviewsFalWriting TeamJuly 21, 2021Falmouth UniversityInterview, Penguin Books, D&AD New Bloo Awards, Penguin's New Blood Awards, Find Your Character, student work, student writing, Industry Focus, Graduate Interviews

Market Report - Dating Simulation Games by Eleanor Rogers

In her market report, third year Eleanor Rogers writes about the evolution of dating simulation games.

'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

Market Report - Queer Young Adult Literature by Aimee Shaw

In this instalment of the market report series, Aimee Shaw explores queer characters and representations in young adult literature and the publishing industry.

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

Market Report - LGBTQ+ Children's Literature by Georgia Pine

In the first instalment of the market report series, Georgia Pine explores the presence LGBTQ+ themes and characters in children’s books.

'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

Thief is the Thing with Feathers by Bodil Jonsson

Bodil writes about Wyl's experience having his wallet stolen by a crow, which made the national news, and the story was even covered in Russia.

community, Cornwall, FalWriting, interviews, news, Non-FictionFalWriting TeamMay 25, 2021Falmouth UniversityBodil Jonsson, Falwriting, Wyl Menmuir

'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.