News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Summer Selections: The Development of Interactive Narrative in Adventure Games

Joshua Williams explores the evolution of interaction within storyworlds in the adventure game genre between 1976 and 2016 in these two extracts from his dissertation.

writing, student work, newsFalmouth SOWJAugust 18, 2017summer selections, critical writing

Summer Selections: The Curious Case of The Murmur in Danell Szabó’s Ear

Read Joana Varandas eerie prose, full of tension and things left unsaid.

news, student work, writingFalmouth SOWJAugust 17, 2017summer selections, Creative Writing

Writers From Cornwall: Charles Causley

Dominic looks back at the Cornish poet’s humble life, his reputation as a children’s poet and his legacy as the Cornish Laureate.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJAugust 16, 2017Charles Causley, writers from Cornwall, writing, Poetry, poets, Cornwall

The Art of Memory and Landscape: An Interview With Illustrator Emma Butcher

Emma Butcher's haunting illustrations are part of what makes 'In Dark Places' so beautiful. Joana Varandas interviews Emma on her process.

in dark placesFalmouth SOWJAugust 14, 2017illustration, publishing, publications, Wyl Menmuir, Emma Butcher

The Boy With One Name by J.R. Wallis is out now!

This week sees the release of the latest novel from Falmouth lecturer Rupert Wallis

news, writingFalmouth SOWJAugust 14, 2017publications, novel

Research: Using Video Games to Support Renewable Energy

Danielle's article in Futures argues that gaming has a pretty big role to play in energy transitions.

community, researchFalmouth SOWJAugust 13, 2017gaming, video games, renewable energy, sustainability, environment, marketing

Summer Selections: Epistemology in Henry James

Jodie Reed discusses the representations of childhood and knowledge in Henry James’s What Maisie Knew.

Falmouth SOWJAugust 10, 2017

Diary of a Student: Reflecting on my First Year

Honeysuckle reflects on what she's felt and learned in her first year away from home.

writing, newsFalmouth SOWJAugust 9, 2017Diary of a Student

Comment: Why Short Stories Matter, by Emma Timpany

An experienced short story writer explains why this much-neglected form is incredibly valuable for emerging writers.

Egyptian Houses: Interview with David Devanny, Andrew Fentham & Jerome Fletcher

Gabby Willcocks interviews David, Jerome and Andy following their reading at the Landmark Trust Egyptian House during Penzance Litfest

writing, newsFalmouth SOWJAugust 7, 2017Cornwall, Penzance Literary Festival, creative writing, Poetry

Summer Selections: Through the Eye of the Ortrix

Charlotte Bown takes us to a fantastical reality in Chapter One of her children’s book.

writing, student workFalmouth SOWJAugust 4, 2017creative writing, summer selections, student work

Writing Rites of Passage: An Interview with YA Novelist Chris Vick

Vick’s YA novels are known to be dark and dramatic, gripping and heartbreaking; he is self-professedly “obsessed with the sea."

You're Accepted! .... Now What?

Amy shares ten things she wish she knew about preparing for uni.

Summer Selections: Lyra and Lucy

Melissa Saryazdi explores the presentation of the female in Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights in reaction to C. S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.

writing, student workFalmouth SOWJJuly 28, 2017critical writing, student work, summer selections

Open Mic: Mould & Stardust with Teige Maddison

Teige Maddison is a lover of the lyrical, the evocative, and the hard hitting. On this Open Mic selection, you'll hear Teige reading in his characteristic powerful style.

Comment: The Reading Years, by Lol Candlin

A recent graduate of English, Lol Candlin considers the last three years, well spent between the pages.

comment, community, news, writing, student workFalmouth SOWJJuly 25, 2017community, reading, English, Falmouth University, books, Comment

Summer Selections: Confidence and Cowardice

Alice Rooney discusses innocence, experience, and knowingness in Margaret Drabble’s The Millstone.

writing, student workFalmouth SOWJJuly 21, 2017critical writing, summer selections, student work

“Perform Like Your Words Deserve to Be Heard”: An Interview with Gee Middleton

Highlighted as an emerging talent at the Penzance Lit Festival, Gee’s debut EP Syzygy is out now. Her follow-up EP Estivation is due for release Autumn 2017.

Lecturer Rupert Loydell's Painting Exhibited at Launceston Gallery

From 20 July to 25 August, Terre Verte Gallery in Launceston will exhibit Loydell's work along with those of three other artists on the theme Layers, Meditation & Memory.