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Meredith Miller's Little Wrecks Out This Month!
Meredith Miller's Little Wrecks Out This Month!

Debut novel by lecturer Meredith Miller, a story of girls growing up in 1970s Long Island, will be out on 13 June.

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community, newsFalmouth SOWJJune 6, 2017writing, creative writing, Meredith Miller, Little Wrecks, YA, fiction, social realism, New York
Third Year Awards Dinner *All the Photos*
Third Year Awards Dinner *All the Photos*

On May 18th, we held our annual Third Year Summer Awards Dinner, celebrating our graduating students' amazing achievements this year.

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community, events, newsFalmouth SOWJMay 31, 2017third year, dissertation prizes, events, english, creative writing
How a Career in Marketing Found Me, by Kate Williams
How a Career in Marketing Found Me, by Kate Williams

Third year Kate was selected for our Outstanding Industry Collaborator award for 2016-17.

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news, communityFalmouth SOWJMay 30, 2017community, careers, writing, publishing, industry, marketing, Kate Williams, Penguin Books
PhD Student Duncan Yeates on the Poetry of John Harris
PhD Student Duncan Yeates on the Poetry of John Harris

Danielle interviews Duncan about Harris's poetry and his mysterious disappearance.

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news, community, researchFalmouth SOWJMay 24, 2017poetry, Cornwall, writing, research, PhD, John Harris, writers from Cornwall
BBC Michael Palin Documentary, Written/Directed by Eleanor Yule
BBC Michael Palin Documentary, Written/Directed by Eleanor Yule

Screenwriting lecturer Eleanor Yule's 2015 documentary Michael Palin's Quest for Artemesia is, for a short time, available on BBC iPlayer.

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community, news, researchFalmouth SOWJMay 18, 2017Michael Palin, screenwriting, BBC, documentary, filmmaking, creative writing
Encyclopaedia Fantastica: A Mystical Cornish Journey
Encyclopaedia Fantastica: A Mystical Cornish Journey

First year Creative Writing student Joana Varandas has published another quirky and exciting tribute to Cornish culture.

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community, news, student work, writingFalmouth SOWJMay 16, 2017Cornwall, Cornish language, mythology, fantasy, history, creative writing, writing, student work, student projects
Uncanny Readings: Walking out/Walking with
Uncanny Readings: Walking out/Walking with

Third year James Kaffenberger talks about the companionship he found on a walk from Falmouth along the Cornish coastal path back to his home in Brighton.

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community, uncanny readings, writingFalmouth SOWJMay 16, 2017podcast, creative writing, writing, place and space, psychogeography, walking, Cornwall, Falmouth, flaneur, Brighton
Comment: A Writer's Landscape, by Gabby Willcocks
Comment: A Writer's Landscape, by Gabby Willcocks

Gabby reflects on how the dramatic landscapes and seascapes of Cornwall shape our writing.

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comment, student work, writingFalmouth SOWJMay 11, 2017writing, Creative Writing, Cornwall, ecology, environmental writing, environment, literature
HUMAN: A Photo Essay
HUMAN: A Photo Essay

Third year Lydia Hounat's latest photographic project explores the vulnerability of humans living and working in Falmouth.

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student work, communityFalmouth SOWJMay 10, 2017photography, humans, human condition, vulnerability, routines
Staff Publication: Ruth Rendell Special Journal Issue
Staff Publication: Ruth Rendell Special Journal Issue

Dr Ruth Heholt has edited a special issue of Contemporary Women’s Writing Journal on Ruth Rendell along with Dr Fiona Peters (Bath Spa) and Professor Gina Wisker (Brighton) 

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news, researchFalmouth SOWJMay 9, 2017research, journals, crime, Ruth Rendell
First Year's Cornish Comic Book up for Award
First Year's Cornish Comic Book up for Award

Fresher Joana Varandas gets a publishing deal for the first ever Cornish language comic book.

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community, news, student work, writingFalmouth SOWJMay 4, 2017writing, creative writing, Cornwall, Cornish language, Falmouth, graphic novel, illustration
30 Things to Know about Getting Published
30 Things to Know about Getting Published

Wondering what getting published is really all about? Our lecturers weigh in.

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community, newsFalmouth SOWJMay 2, 2017writing, creative writing, publishing, advice for writers
Aesthetica Creative Writing Award Call for Entries
Aesthetica Creative Writing Award Call for Entries

The Aesthetica Magazine Creative Writing Award is open for entries, celebrating excellence in poetry & short fiction.

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Falmouth SOWJApril 29, 2017
Rupert Loydell's Latest from Shearsman Books
Rupert Loydell's Latest from Shearsman Books

Lecturer Rupert Loydell's newest book of poems Dear Mary takes on the intersections of poetry, art and life.

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research, writingFalmouth SOWJApril 26, 2017writing, poetry, Rupert Loydell, ekphrasis, painting, Italy
Diary of a Student: The End of the Beginning, by Abigail Martin
Diary of a Student: The End of the Beginning, by Abigail Martin

Abigail reflects on what she's learned in the first year of her degree, about writing and herself.

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news, student work, writingFalmouth SOWJApril 25, 2017Diary of a Student
Telltales: Artists Afloat at the Falmouth Art Gallery
Telltales: Artists Afloat at the Falmouth Art Gallery

First year Dominic Smyth reviews Falmouth's longest running storytelling night, with nautical-themed stories and poetry.

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events, newsFalmouth SOWJApril 20, 2017arts in society, performance, reviews, Falmouth Art Gallery
Art & Science Converge at the Festival of Deep Time
Art & Science Converge at the Festival of Deep Time

In Orkney, our Head of Subject is directing the Deep Time Festival, merging geology, paleoecology, natural history, poetry & storytelling.

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events, newsFalmouth SOWJApril 19, 2017deep time, ecology, storytelling, environment, environmental writing, poetry, Orkney, research, festivals
Summer Brain Food: Nutritious, Delicious, and Totally FREE
Summer Brain Food: Nutritious, Delicious, and Totally FREE

Getting bored yet? Lucky for you, there are a lot of free readerly & writerly resources to keep your mind happy this summer.

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news, learn, communityFalmouth SOWJApril 17, 2017online learning, learn, summer, free resources, teaching, mobile, coursera, futurelearn, writing, screenwriting, fiction, literature
Uncanny Readings: The White Lighthouse at Southwold
Uncanny Readings: The White Lighthouse at Southwold

Associate Prof Jerome Fletcher kicks off our Uncanny Readings series with this new podcast. The series explores the relationship between place, memory and reading.

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news, podcast, uncanny readingsFalmouth SOWJApril 12, 2017place and space
Off the Beaten Track: A Wander on the Penryn Campus
Off the Beaten Track: A Wander on the Penryn Campus

What does a wander around our campus look like? MA student Holly Challinor takes a stroll and uncovers a few hidden gems.

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news, writing, student workFalmouth SOWJApril 11, 2017Penryn, Falmouth, Falmouth University, uni, on campus, community, environmental writing, location-based writing, place and space
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A Hiker’s Guide to Haunted Forests by Eleanor Rodgers - click link in bio to read this uncanny ghost story 👥 #falwriting #ghoststory #creativewriting
If I’d Have Known... In this poem, 2nd year English student Cherie Woodhouse, explores what life was like before lockdown and the losses we experience because of it 🌫 click link in bio to read #poetry #faluni #lockdown
Lost Ticket: Bladderwracky by Sam Tempest... go to falwriting.com to read second year Creative Writing student Sam’s poetry response to David Devanny’s inaugural poem 🖋🖋 #poetry #faluni #creativewriting
The Safdie Brothers and Their Leading Men 🎬 First year Conrad Gardner examines a decision by Hollywood’s hottest new filmmakers and takes a lesson for his own creative practice - click link in bio to read more... #faluni #safdiebrothers #filmm
Hyperbole, Exaggeration and Conjecture by Rupert Loydell ~ follow the link in our bio to read Rupert’s book review of a new text written by Casey Rae❕❕❕ #bookreview #faluni #creativewriting
How to Practice Gratitude and Stay Connected with your Loved Ones ~ click the link in bio to read Chelsea Flood explaining the art of gratitude and the positive benefits it can bring 😌 #falwriting #gratitude #positivity
WE’RE RECRUITING!!! Head to falwriting.com for more information on the three new internship spots for the new academic year, many great opportunities coming 💥 #faluni #falwriting #internship
Eighty One Minutes in the Life of Craig Barr-Green 💫💫💫 If you’ve ever wondered what’s goes on in the wonderful mind of one of our own, click the link in bio #childrenswriter #lockdown #falmouthuni
Baner Peran by Nadia Leigh-Hewitson 🌊 follow link in bio to read one of our shortlisted stories for our inaugural 500-word ghost story competition #ghoststories #faluni #creativewriting
Lost Ticket by David Devanny! Our very own poet and lecturer initiates this new poetry collaboration with the first poem... click the link in our bio for more #poetry #collaboration #faluni
EVENTS!!! Click the link in our bio to learn about The Writers Block online Summer Season 📚✒️ many events are free or for donation, and many can be shared with friends and family! #summer #writing #faluni #writersblock
Hunting for Golf Balls - Part IV 🍂 Tom Velterop’s fourth and final instalment of the memoir about the loss of his father, following the paths they had once taken through a golf course and it’s last refuge of wilderness. Head to falwritin

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