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Steren – Entry Seven

Second year English with Creative Writing student, Dylan Dawson, writes the Seventh entry to the Steren series.

Collaborative Project, Cornwall, Creative Writing, epistolary, fiction, literature, steren, series, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJanuary 31, 2020Steren epistolary project, steren, writing, space, letter, epistolary, student writing

Woodlane Windows Series: Luke Hamel-Cooke and Eileen Walden

Eileen Walden reacts to the artwork of Luke Hamel-Cook in this latest edition to the Woodlane Windows series.

Cornwall, Creative Writing, literature, poetry, series, student work, Woodlane Campus, Woodlane WindowsFalWriting TeamJanuary 24, 2020Woodlane Windows, Woodlane Campus, poems, poetry, writing, art

Spontaneous, energetic, beautiful: An Interview with Illustrator Steve Buckler

The illustrator behind the National Trust's new book Song for the Forgotten speaks with Juliet Robertson, part of the National Trust Project team about his style, influences and how he feels to be a published artist.

Collaborative Project, Cornwall, Creative Writing, literature, National Trust, news, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJanuary 20, 2020National Trust, illustration, Falmouth University, Collaborative Project, National Trust Books, storms, Steven Buckler, Juliet Robertson

Steren – Entry Six

Second year Creative Writing student, Sam Goward, writes entry six of the Steren series.

Collaborative Project, Cornwall, Creative Writing, epistolary, fiction, literature, series, steren, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJanuary 17, 2020Steren epistolary project, steren, lizards, letter, six, writing

Until Next Time, Sweden

Time has flown for Erasmus student Niamh Hitchmough who is looking back on her semester studying in Sweden, immersing herself in the culture, discovering new places and enjoying countless cups of coffee

Cornwall, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJanuary 15, 2020Writing, Sweden, study abroad, coffe, home, travel, Falmouth

Steren – Entry Five

Second year students Sam Tempest and Eileen Walden write the fifth entry to the Steren collaborative piece.

community, Creative Writing, literature, steren, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamJanuary 3, 2020Steren epistolary project, Steren Series, steren, Collaborative Project, Creative Writing, WRITING

Steren – Entry Four

Lecturer and author Amy Lilwall writes the fourth entry to our Steren collaborative epistolary project.

community, Creative Writing, epistolary, fiction, literature, steren, writingFalWriting TeamDecember 20, 2019Steren Series, steren, epistolary, Steren epistolary project, letters, Entry Four, writing, writing community, writers, Creative Writing

Event: Beyond The Handmaid’s Tale

Join us Monday Dec 9, 2019 at 6.30pm at The Lighthouse for leading Atwood scholar Professor Gina Wisker’s talk about the Man Booker laureate ‘s popular dystopia.

community, Events, in dark places, learn, literature, news, press, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelDecember 7, 2019events, Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale, dystopia, dystopian, Dark Economies

Nature, Family and A Place for Everything: An interview with writer Anna Wilson

Family, love and grief are all entwined in the work of writer Anna Wilson as she explains to 2nd year Creative Writing student Jasper Evans.

Creative Writing, interviews, literature, news, student work, writingFalWriting TeamNovember 25, 2019Anna Wilson, writing, children's books, writing for children, falmouth, interview, Avron Foundation

Steren – Entry Two

Amy Hardman writes the second entry in our new collaborative epistolary project – Steren.

Collaborative Project, Cornwall, Creative Writing, epistolary, fiction, literature, series, steren, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamNovember 22, 2019literature, writing, Creative Writing, fiction, steren, letter, epistolary

On Seeing My Friend in a Wedding Dress

Following a phone call from her friend back home, 2nd year Creative Writing and Erasmus student Ema Nemcovicova imagines what the future could be like, and how hard it could be to let go of life as she knows it.

Creative Writing, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamNovember 20, 2019fiction, nonfiction, writing, Erasmus, Creative Writing

Read, Write, Pass

Genius or nonsense? Check out the final piece on this collaboration by seven writers.

literature, student work, writingGuest UserNovember 11, 2019student writing, collaboration, MA professional writing

The North Cornwall Book Festival

Eileen Walden, second year Creative Writing student, explains her experience at the 2019 North Cornwall Book Festival.

Cornwall, Creative Writing, Events, literature, news, reading, student work, writingFalWriting TeamOctober 28, 2019North Cornwall Book Festival, festival, literary, review, student, events, writing

Savage Lovely Cornish Homes Launch

Third year student, Juliet Robertson, celebrates the launch of the new National Trust and Falmouth University publication, Savage Lovely Cornish Homes.

Cornwall, Creative Writing, Events, literature, National Trust, news, Writer in Residence, Xan BrooksFalWriting TeamOctober 21, 2019National Trust, English & Writing, English, english

FalWriting's Ghost Stories: Enter our 500-Word Ghost Story Contest

Enter our inaugural 500-words Ghost Stories contest. Judged by Ruth Heholt, Sherezade Garcia Rangel and Chelsey Flood, this contest is open to current students and alumni. Deadline 18th November.

alumni, community, Creative Writing, events, literature, MA Professional Writing, writingSherezade Garcia RangelOctober 10, 2019Creative Writing, ghost stories, halloween, falwriting, The Lighthouse, student writing, alumni, writing community, writing, writing competitions

Read, Write, Pass

Genius or nonsense? Check out Check out the fifth installment of this collaboration piece written (very quickly) by seven writers.

literature, student work, writingGuest UserSeptember 30, 2019student writing, collaboration, MA professional writing

Read, Write, Pass

Genius or nonsense? Check out Check out the fourth installment of this collaboration piece written (very quickly) by seven writers.

literature, student work, writingGuest UserSeptember 10, 2019student writing, collaboration, MA professional writing

Virginia's Lighthouse: A Cornish View

FalWriting’s Student Editor-in-chief, Cherie Woodhouse, takes us on a Cornish journey with Virginia Woolf.

community, Cornwall, Creative non-fiction, literature, student work, The Lighthouse, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 27, 2019To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf, Cornwall, Cornish, literature, landscape, student writing, student

Read, Write, Pass

Genius or nonsense? Check out the third installment of this collaboration written (very quickly) by seven writers.

literature, student work, writingGuest UserAugust 15, 2019student writing, collaboration, MA professional writing

Read, Write, Pass – Part two: the hypergraph

Part two of this MA collaborative story. Check out this piece written collaboratively (and very quickly) by seven writers and decide, genius or nonsense?

literature, student work, writingGuest UserJuly 28, 2019student writing, collaboration, MA professional writing

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