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13 Tips for Dissertation Writers, from Someone Who's Done It
13 Tips for Dissertation Writers, from Someone Who's Done It

Graduate Lizzie Woodbridge shares some shortcuts and helpful hints. 

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community, newsAdminNovember 9, 2017dissertation, third year, research, tips and tricks, writing
Legacy of a Cornish Playwright
Legacy of a Cornish Playwright

Gabby visits Falmouth's Nick Darke Archive to learn more about the playwright.

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community, comment, learn, newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 9, 2017Nick Darke, archive, writers, screenwriting, community, comment, library
Ben Wilson: Writing after Rape
Ben Wilson: Writing after Rape

Novelist Benjamin G. Wilson writes about the uneasy relationship he has with discussing sexual violence in his writing.

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community, news, commentFalmouth SOWJNovember 8, 2017rape, assault, sex, writing, novelist, Penguin Books
Anna Kiernan: Being a Digital Critic
Anna Kiernan: Being a Digital Critic

Anna Kiernan has a chapter coming out, exploring the changing nature of literary criticism in the digital age.

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Industry Focus, researchFalmouth SOWJNovember 8, 2017digital criticism, research, publications, Anna Kiernan, publishing, criticism, digital
Book Review: Clay Phoenix
Book Review: Clay Phoenix

Dom Smyth reviews Falmouth Lecturer Luke Thompson's biography of Jack Clemo

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writingFalmouth SOWJNovember 7, 2017book reviews, writers from Cornwall, Cornwall, staff publications
An Interview with Luke Thompson from Guillemot Press
An Interview with Luke Thompson from Guillemot Press

MA student Charlotte Rayment interviews Luke Thompson, Editor of Guillemot Press, on the magic of publishing beautiful books.

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newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 6, 2017Guillemot Press, Luke Thompson, Publishing, book launch, poets, writers, artists, Cornwall, Charlotte Rayment
Review: For All the Fires Not Yet Lit, at AMATA
Review: For All the Fires Not Yet Lit, at AMATA

Catherine Ireton, winner of the Brighton Fringe Music Award 2016, performs the story of a very timid bride-to-be who is determined she will not be standing up to make a speech.

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events, newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 6, 2017AMATA, theatre, reviews, spoken word
Danielle Barrios-O'Neill: An Interview with Eimear McBride
Danielle Barrios-O'Neill: An Interview with Eimear McBride

Danielle interviews the acclaimed Irish author. On the menu: McBride's novels, Irishness, writing sex, and what critics expect from women.

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podcast, community podcast, newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 4, 2017Eimear McBride, Irish literature, writing, Port Eliot Festival, interviews, A Girl is a Half Formed Thing, James Joyce, sex
Rupert Loydell's Talking Shadows
Rupert Loydell's Talking Shadows

We are pleased to announce the publication of Rupert Loydell's new book, Talking Shadows, from The Red Ceilings Press.

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news, researchAdminNovember 3, 2017Creative Writing, poetry, Rupert Loydell
Punky stuff from Rupert Loydell and Kingsley Marshall
Punky stuff from Rupert Loydell and Kingsley Marshall

Rupert Loydell and Kingsley Marshall's third collaborative paper on the work of Brian Eno will be published this autumn in Musicology Research.

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research, music writingFalmouth SOWJNovember 2, 2017Research, popular music, punk, post-punk, Brian Eno, criticism, touchscreens
Portrait of the Academic as a Student: John Finnegan
Portrait of the Academic as a Student: John Finnegan

Screenwriting Lecturer John Finnegan shares his own experience of Higher Education

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communityFalmouth SOWJNovember 1, 2017portraits, scriptwriting, screenwriting, industry
Learn: Psychogeography on The River Allen
Learn: Psychogeography on The River Allen

A group of Falmouth students from the Creative Non-Fiction module brave the elements in Truro for a psychogeography field-trip

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student work, news, learnFalmouth SOWJOctober 31, 2017place and space, psychogeography, Cornwall, Creative Writing, non-fiction
Josh Williams: How an English Degree Opened a Career Path in Gaming
Josh Williams: How an English Degree Opened a Career Path in Gaming

Graduate Josh Williams had no idea that his degree in English would lead directly into his dream job working the games developer Creative Assembly. 

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community podcast, podcastFalmouth SOWJOctober 29, 2017
Book Review: The Boy with One Name
Book Review: The Boy with One Name

Hannah Cartwright reviews the latest novel from former Falmouth Lecturer Rupert Wallis

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writingFalmouth SOWJOctober 27, 2017reviews, book reviews, Creative Writing, novel, YA
Portrait of the Academic as a Student: David Devanny
Portrait of the Academic as a Student: David Devanny

David reveals what he was like as an English & Writing undergraduate

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communityFalmouth SOWJOctober 26, 2017portraits, community, interviews
Book Launch: Bringing You In Dark Places by Wyl Menmuir
Book Launch: Bringing You In Dark Places by Wyl Menmuir

It's a sort of pleasant shock, that moment of the uncanny when you realise the person you are isn't the person you thought.

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in dark placesFalmouth SOWJOctober 25, 2017books, Wyl Menmuir, Falmouth University, National Trust, In Dark Places
Industry Focus: How Waterstones Survived Amazon & eBooks
Industry Focus: How Waterstones Survived Amazon & eBooks

MA student Sarah Eddy interviews James Daunt, managing director of Waterstones, on competing with eBooks and Amazon

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Industry Focus, student work, writingFalmouth SOWJOctober 25, 2017publishing, books, industry, interviews
Our Story Comes to Life On the Cliffs of Cheddar Gorge
Our Story Comes to Life On the Cliffs of Cheddar Gorge

It’s now when we finally see what an amazing experience this has been.

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in dark placesFalmouth SOWJOctober 23, 2017
Alice Oswald Series: A Nature Poet, Carving Sound
Alice Oswald Series: A Nature Poet, Carving Sound

In the first of a series of pieces on our 2017-18 Writer in Residence, Seren and Melissa paint us a picture of her life and work.

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newsFalmouth SOWJOctober 23, 2017Alice Oswald, Writer in Residence, creative writing, poetry, Dart, Writers in Cornwall, workshops
Industry Focus: What Writers Should Know About Patreon
Industry Focus: What Writers Should Know About Patreon

Rachael Tierney interrogates the value of creative platform Patreon for emerging writers. 

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community, Industry FocusFalmouth SOWJOctober 19, 2017Patreon, writers, writing, creative writing, crowdfunding, tech, Industry Focus
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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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