News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

How the book you hate can become the book you love most.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 16, 2017literature, reading communities, Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

Fathom: Writing Competition with Falmouth's Maritime Museum

English and Writing at Falmouth are delighted to announce a new creative collaboration with National Maritime Museum Cornwall (NMMC)

newsAdminNovember 15, 2017writing competitions, writing, creative writing, National Maritime Museum, Cornwall, Falmouth

A Life in Books: Guest Lecture by Writer Cathy Retzenbrink

Cathy Rentzenbrink is the author of The Last Act of Love and A Manual for Heartache.

community, events, newsAdminNovember 13, 2017writing, writers, guest lectures, events, Falmouth University

13 Tips for Dissertation Writers, from Someone Who's Done It

Graduate Lizzie Woodbridge shares some shortcuts and helpful hints.

community, newsAdminNovember 9, 2017dissertation, third year, research, tips and tricks, writing

Legacy of a Cornish Playwright

Gabby visits Falmouth's Nick Darke Archive to learn more about the playwright.

community, comment, learn, newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 9, 2017Nick Darke, archive, writers, screenwriting, community, comment, library

Ben Wilson: Writing after Rape

Novelist Benjamin G. Wilson writes about the uneasy relationship he has with discussing sexual violence in his writing.

community, news, commentFalmouth SOWJNovember 8, 2017rape, assault, sex, writing, novelist, Penguin Books

An Interview with Luke Thompson from Guillemot Press

MA student Charlotte Rayment interviews Luke Thompson, Editor of Guillemot Press, on the magic of publishing beautiful books.

newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 6, 2017Guillemot Press, Luke Thompson, Publishing, book launch, poets, writers, artists, Cornwall, Charlotte Rayment

Review: For All the Fires Not Yet Lit, at AMATA

Catherine Ireton, winner of the Brighton Fringe Music Award 2016, performs the story of a very timid bride-to-be who is determined she will not be standing up to make a speech.

events, newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 6, 2017AMATA, theatre, reviews, spoken word

Danielle Barrios-O'Neill: An Interview with Eimear McBride

Danielle interviews the acclaimed Irish author. On the menu: McBride's novels, Irishness, writing sex, and what critics expect from women.

Rupert Loydell's Talking Shadows

We are pleased to announce the publication of Rupert Loydell's new book, Talking Shadows, from The Red Ceilings Press.

news, researchAdminNovember 3, 2017Creative Writing, poetry, Rupert Loydell

Learn: Psychogeography on The River Allen

A group of Falmouth students from the Creative Non-Fiction module brave the elements in Truro for a psychogeography field-trip

student work, news, learnFalmouth SOWJOctober 31, 2017place and space, psychogeography, Cornwall, Creative Writing, non-fiction

Alice Oswald Series: A Nature Poet, Carving Sound

In the first of a series of pieces on our 2017-18 Writer in Residence, Seren and Melissa paint us a picture of her life and work.

newsFalmouth SOWJOctober 23, 2017Alice Oswald, Writer in Residence, creative writing, poetry, Dart, Writers in Cornwall, workshops

Workshop with Phil Parker: Candour, Passion, Pragmatism

Small Creations, Big Audiences was a workshop and lecture series run by Phil Parker at Falmouth University on Tuesday, the 26th of September.

events, news, communityFalmouth SOWJOctober 18, 2017Phil Parker, screenwriting, writing, creative writing, Falmouth, workshops

The Sweet Sally of Words: An Interview with Sally Crabtree

Joana sits down with the poet and creator of Sweetshop of Words.

newsFalmouth SOWJOctober 18, 2017North Cornwall Book Festival, festivals, Sally crabtree, writing, poetry, creative writing

Eight Essential Books for Recent English and Writing Graduates

Jodie makes some recommendations to fill your post-graduation literary void.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJOctober 17, 2017graduates, reading list, writing, graduation, third yearComment

16 Steps to a Stress-free Dissertation

Jordan Stevens's dissertation on The Great Gatsby got a first. Here's how she wrote it, while keeping dissertation anxiety at bay.

newsFalmouth SOWJOctober 11, 2017dissertation, third year, writing, academic writing, essays

Adam Russell: My PhD on Videogame Narrative

PhD student Adam Russell gives an overview of his research on videogame narrative, and a side-angle view into the life of a PhD student at Falmouth.

news, researchFalmouth SOWJOctober 10, 2017research, PhD, gaming, video games

Colouring in Cornwall

Gabby reviews graduate-run Penryn Press's most recent publication, Colour In Cornwall.

news, communityFalmouth SOWJOctober 5, 2017publishing, Penryn Press, Cornwall, Falmouth, illustration

Danielle Barrios-O'Neill: Playspace in Irish Novels

Danielle explores how discourses of play and resistance intertwine to create immersive experiences in the contemporary Irish novel.

news, researchFalmouth SOWJOctober 4, 2017research, Irish literature, Eimear McBride, staff publications

The Writer and the Looming Deadline

Abigail takes on one of the biggest questions for writers: do deadlines make us better, or worse?

community, newsFalmouth SOWJOctober 3, 2017writing, writers, creative writing, university, deadlines

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