News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Mastering the Art of Fika

Second year English student Niamh Hitchmough takes us for a coffee and cinnamon bun as she enjoys her study abroad in Sweden.

writing, community, Creative non-fiction, student workFalWriting TeamOctober 14, 2019Erasmus, English, literature, writing community, European Union, study abroad, student experience, student life, fika, Sweden

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

Interview with Ray Slater Berry

Ray Slater Berry, published novelist and Falmouth alumnus, reflects on his publication pathway and his experience as a Creative Writing student at Falmouth University.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, events, writing, Woodlane CampusFalWriting TeamSeptember 27, 2019university life, university, student experience, falmouth, cornwall, alumni, The Lighthouse

Yours Sincerely,

In this piece which commemorates the end of Nest’s first run, Sam Tempest gathered the voices of those involved in this collaborative epistolary project.

community, alumni, Cornwall, Creative Writing, nest, Nest epistolary project, podcast, student work, writingFalWriting TeamSeptember 19, 2019Nest epistolary project, Nest, letter, letter writing, student experience, student writing, staff

Join us for the official launch of The Lighthouse

We are very happy to invite our alumni to join us in a networking event on Wednesday 25 September from to launch our writer’s space, the Lighthouse.

alumni, community, Cornwall, Events, news, The Lighthouse, writingSherezade Garcia RangelSeptember 12, 2019events, community, writing community, writing, Writers in Cornwall, Writers, writers from Cornwall, The Lighthouse, Falmouth University, alumni

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

My First Year at Uni

Grace Holden, one of our second years, reflects on her experience as a first year Creative Writing student at Falmouth University

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, events, student work, writing, Woodlane CampusFalWriting TeamSeptember 5, 2019freshers, university life, university, student experience, first year, falmouth, cornwall

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

My Dissertation Experience

Alumna Daniella Ferguson-Djaba shares the transformative experience of writing her dissertation.

alumni, community, Creative non-fiction, Graduation 2019, learn, research, student work, Screenwriting, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 13, 2019dissertation, third year, undergraduate, Graduation 2019, graduates, student experience, student work, learn, writing tips

First Year Commuting Blues

In this insightful piece, first year Creative Writing student Will Kevern describes how he found his place in Falmouth University as an undegraduate student.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, student work, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 7, 2019first year, student experience, student life, undergraduate, Creative Writing, writing, non-fiction

Self-Help Books by Hannah Cartwright

In this market report, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Hannah Cartwright, investigates self-help books and their success in the current market.

community, Creative non-fiction, Industry Focus, research, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelAugust 6, 2019critical writing, market report, self help, writing

Tyr

Inspired by Celtic Mythology, Creative Writing student Samuel Tempest tells the tale of a fallen warrior meeting his Gods.

community, Creative Writing, student work, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 1, 2019Creative Writing, Writers, writing, student, student writing, student work, undergraduate

Two poems by Adriana Ciontea

In the ninth installment of our two poems series, third year English and Creative Writing alumna Adriana Ciontea illustrates an intimate world of reflection that draws in the body.

community, Creative Writing, poetry, student work, writing, Two Poems seriesFalWriting TeamJuly 30, 2019poetry, poets, Writers, writing, community

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

Across the Decades: Life After Uni with Evelyn Gascoyne and Nicola Wheeler

In the fourth installment of our series of MA student interviews, Evelyn Gascoyne interviews Nicola Wheeler about her life as an undergraduate in the 80s.

community, MA Professional Writing, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJuly 24, 2019student experience, undergraduate, university, university life, Falmouth University, MA students, MA

Penzance Literary Festival 2019

First year English with Creative Writing student Trilby Morgan, shares her experience of the Penzance Literary Festival.

community, Creative Writing, events, literature, news, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 20, 2019Penzance Literary Festival, Penzance, literature, festival, Cornwall, Writers in Cornwall

Dear Falmouth

In this evocative piece, 3rd year graduate and our Student Editor-in-chief, writes her letter of goodbye to us at Falmouth.

community, alumni, Cornwall, learn, Screenwriting, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 18, 2019community, student life, student, screenwriting, Falmouth University, Falmouth, School of Writing and Journalism, graduates, graduation

University's Only For Clever People

In this reflective piece, first year Creative Writing student Sam Goward describes how he overcame the “clever people” hang-up that first kept him away from uni.