News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Psychogeography Walk: Truro, March 2019

Second year students studying Creative Non-Fiction met with Cathy Rentzenbrink and Rupert Loydell in March to talk a walk across Truro and map the city.

community, learn, student workSherezade Garcia RangelApril 13, 2019student experience, mapping, staff, student, student life

Introducing our End of Degree Showcase Committee!

We talk what, when and why with our wonderful End of Degree Showcase Committee.

Events, interviews, student workGuest UserApril 11, 2019student experience, events, collaboration

Gemma and Dan in Tandem: Social Media Poetry

In this reflective, tandem piece, 3rd year students Gemma Oxley and Dan Hunt examine social media poetry, instapoetry and its biggest representative, Rupi Kaur.

Creative Writing, poetry, student workSherezade Garcia RangelApril 7, 2019poetry, poets, instapoetry, Rupi Kaur, instagram, writing, tandem

Nest: Letter Eight

The eighth letter of Nest, our collaborative epistolary project, written by English with Creative Writing undergrad Lucy Welsh.

community, Collaborative Project, Creative Writing, literature, Nest epistolary project, student work, writing, uncanny readingsFalWriting TeamApril 5, 2019Falmouth University, Nest epistolary project, letter, letter eight, student writing, student projects

Our Very Own Marketplace

Creative Writing third year students showcased their writer’s persona in a pop-up marketplace in Woodlane Campus as part of their Transitions: Writers in the Marketplace module.

community, Creative Writing, events, Industry Focus, literature, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamMarch 30, 2019student experience, student life, student projects, Woodlane Campus, Writers in Cornwall, writing

Across the Decades: Life in Uni with Alex Mawson-Harris and Alison Frater

In the first installment of our series of MA student interviews, Alison Frater shares her story of university in the 70s with Alex Mawson-Harris.

interviews, student work, writing, MA Professional WritingSherezade Garcia RangelMarch 20, 2019student experience, mature students, community, MA in Professional Writing, interviews

Dan and Gemma in Tandem: Male vs. Female Writer

In this reflective, tandem piece, 3rd year students Gemma Oxley and Dan Hunt look back at when they understood they were writers and what challenges they face as female and male writers going forward.

community, Creative Writing, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamMarch 14, 2019Creative Writing, Writers, Writers in Cornwall, community, student writing, student

Two Poems by Rupert M Loydell

In the third installment of our two poems series, Rupert M Loydell shares poems about the intimacies of our relationships with other people.

Creative Writing, poetry, student work, writing, uncanny readingsFalWriting TeamMarch 4, 2019poetry, poets, writing, student writing

Woodlane Windows Series: Corey Mahoney and Eileen Walden

In the first installment of our new Woodlane Windows series, poet and 1st year student Eileen Walden reacts to the work of Fine Art student and artist Corey Mahoney.

Creative Writing, poetry, student workSherezade Garcia RangelFebruary 27, 2019Woodlane Campus, Woodlane Windows, Art, poetry, Creative Writing, Falmouth University

Two Poems by Morag Smith

In the second installment of our two poems series, Morag Smith shares poems and one of her sketches about angels.

Creative Writing, poetry, student work, writing, uncanny readingsFalWriting TeamFebruary 10, 2019poetry, poets, writing, student writing

Two Poems by Alfred Coleman

In the first installment of our two poems series, Alfred Coleman shares poems inspired by the view from his window in Falmouth.

community, Creative Writing, literature, poetry, student workFalmouth SOWJFebruary 1, 2019poetry, writing, community, Falmouth University, falmouth

The Earth Bears Witness

In this beautiful short story, our 3rd year student Spencer B, recounts the different stages in which we come to terms with who we are and find our place in this world.

Creative Writing, literature, student workFalmouth SOWJJanuary 30, 2019Creative Writing, student writing, student work, fiction

Pork Floss

MA student writer Evelyn Gascoyne introduces us to an intriguing detail Singaporean snack that takes her back to her childhood.

student work, writingFalmouth SOWJJanuary 20, 2019creative non-fiction, Travel writing, student writing

‘The Radio Faces’, the 9th team in our student-led collaborative project series

In our series of 3rd year students’ collaborative project interviews, we talk to The Radio Faces about their recently broadcast Source FM Cornish Mythology series.

Collaborative Project, community, interviews, student workFalmouth SOWJJanuary 16, 2019Collaborative Project, student work, student projects, student experience

Tender Loving Care

Student writer A. R. Darling investigates the importance of taking care of yourself in this creative interview with Graham Taylor; Adam Mckillop, Stephanie Robertson and Fiona Robertson.

mental health, student work, interviewsFalmouth SOWJJanuary 12, 2019self help, mental health

Top 5 Characters in Victorian Fiction

Third year student Amy Hardman takes us through her five top characters from Victorian fiction.

literature, student workFalmouth SOWJJanuary 10, 2019literature, Victorian literature, book characters

Melting White

First-year students, Sam and Eileen, lead us on a Coover-esque journey with their naughty take on a well known fairytale.

Creative Writing, student work, writing, The LighthouseFalmouth SOWJJanuary 8, 2019writing, Creative Writing, fairytale

Nest: Letter Four

The fourth letter of Nest, our collaborative epistolary project, written by Professional Writing postgrad Alicia Davies.

student work, writing, nestFalmouth SOWJDecember 30, 2018student writing, student work, Nest epistolary project, Nest, fiction, letter, Falmouth University

Shadowy, mopey figures who hang about in the dark: an interview with graduate Anna Cathenka

Rupert Loydell talks to Falmouth graduate and poet Anna Cathenka about her writing, what it means to go in depth into a subject for a range of poems and her two new books.