News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

An Interview with 2017 Graduate Kate Williams

Charlotte Rayment talks to Falmouth graduate Kate Williams about her work experience in the publishing industry, her current role as a Research & Content Writer and her tips for writing compelling content.

community, alumni, newsFalmouth SOWJSeptember 27, 2018graduates, Kate Williams, marketing, content, writing

An Interview with Amy Lilwall - Part 2

On how it took Amy FIVE YEARS from the first draft & edit The Biggerers, and why that process was so rewarding.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJSeptember 25, 2018Amy Lilwall, The Biggerers, fiction, novel, novelist, Writers in Cornwall

An Interview with Amy Lilwall - Part 1

Amy Lilwall’s debut novel about little people that have been designed and created by humans — to keep as pets — is fascinating and completely absorbing.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJSeptember 21, 2018Amy Lilwall, The Biggerers, novelist, novel, fiction, writing, Writers in Cornwall

Diary of a Student: Reflections of a Mature Student

Recent graduate Julia Byrne reflects on her experiences as a mature student at Falmouth University

news, alumniFalmouth SOWJSeptember 17, 2018student experience, Diary of a Student, mature students

Three months with Desperate Literature

Creative Writing Undergrad Dominic Smyth shares his summer experiences of living and working in a bookshop in Madrid

newsFalmouth SOWJSeptember 17, 2018student experience, student work, opportunities, bookshop, bookselling, international

Promiscuous Women in Literature

Seren explores the ups and downs of female sexuality in English literature.

community, comment, newsFalmouth SOWJSeptember 6, 2018sex, literature, English, gender

As Students of the Arts, How do We Deal with Problematic Artists?

Melissa on the difficulties with separating the artist from the work, especially in the digital age.

Book Review: The Biggerers by Lecturer Amy Lilwall

A dystopian dark comedy exploring what happens when pets discover they’re people.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJuly 10, 2018Amy Lilwall, The Biggerers, novelist, novels, fiction, writing, Falmouth University

10 Things ... Writers Can Learn from Trump

A 10 Things I Hate About You- Inspired poem. Maybe there is something we could learn from the 45th President of the United States. Anything is possible, right?

Diary of a Student: Growing with Tremough

Charlotte Rayment looks back through her personal history with Tremough, past her MA, past her BA, all the way back to her days learning to swim in the pool that’s now buried beneath the Media Centre.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJune 28, 2018Tremough, Falmouth University, Cornwall, architecture, MA

Twitter Fiction: Modern Short Stories

Studies suggest a decline in fiction reading. Social media is taking the blame. Can writers reclaim their readership through Twitter?

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJune 26, 2018Twitter, social media, future, writing, fiction, creative writing

Alice Oswald: Nature Poetry and Climate Change

Seren explores the inextricable links between Writer-in-Residence Alice Oswald's poetic worlds, and our changing one.

Stepping into a Dream | An Interview with illustrator Antonia Glücksman.

Antonia’s fifteen gorgeous illustrations form part of the narrative in Holly Corfield Carr's poetry collection Subsong, a response to the coastal environment at East Soar in Devon.

National Trust, community, newsFalmouth SOWJJune 15, 2018National Trust, Holly Corfield Carr

How Film Adaptations Water Down Diversity

Melissa on whitewashing, straightwashing and other ways films curb the richness of the books they're based on.

community, comment, newsFalmouth SOWJJune 5, 2018film, adaptations, film studies, filmmaking, diversity, race, LBGTQ, adaptation

Diary of a Student: My First Year at Falmouth

So that’s it. Just like that it’s over, almost as quickly as it began. My first year of studying English with Creative Writing at Falmouth University has officially come to a close.