News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

45 Things I Wish I Knew as an English Undergraduate

Danielle reflects back on being an undergraduate, painting a picture of her student days.

community, newsAdminNovember 22, 2017portraits, Danielle Barrios-O'Neill, lists, literature, writing, student life

3rd Year Poet Wilhelmina Denness Supports Neil Hilborn on Tour

Last summer Wilhelmina Denness earned a coveted support slot on Neil Hilborn's UK Tour. Here's what it was like.

newsAdminNovember 20, 2017spoken word, poetry, performance, Neil Hilborn, writers

Profile of a Writer: Matt Haig

Clare explores the work and public figure of Matt Haig, our former Writer in Residence and author of How to Stop Time.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 17, 2017Matt Haig, Writer in Residence, Writers in Cornwall, Cornwall, writing

Wuthering Heights, Life and Growth

How the book you hate can become the book you love most.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 16, 2017literature, reading communities, Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

Meredith Miller: Two Novels

Next year sees two new publications from Meredith Miller, lecturer and Course Coordinator for the MA in Professional Writing.

research, writingFalmouth SOWJNovember 16, 2017novel, sexual identity, narrative

Industry Focus: A New Wave in British Nature & Travel Writing

MA graduate Matt Borne investigates the new wave in UK Nature Writing

Fathom: Writing Competition with Falmouth's Maritime Museum

English and Writing at Falmouth are delighted to announce a new creative collaboration with National Maritime Museum Cornwall (NMMC)

newsAdminNovember 15, 2017writing competitions, writing, creative writing, National Maritime Museum, Cornwall, Falmouth

A Life in Books: Guest Lecture by Writer Cathy Retzenbrink

Cathy Rentzenbrink is the author of The Last Act of Love and A Manual for Heartache.

community, events, newsAdminNovember 13, 2017writing, writers, guest lectures, events, Falmouth University

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

Graduate Lizzie Woodbridge shares some shortcuts and helpful hints.

community, newsAdminNovember 9, 2017dissertation, third year, research, tips and tricks, writing

Legacy of a Cornish Playwright

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

community, comment, learn, newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 9, 2017Nick Darke, archive, writers, screenwriting, community, comment, library

Ben Wilson: Writing after Rape

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

community, news, commentFalmouth SOWJNovember 8, 2017rape, assault, sex, writing, novelist, Penguin Books

Anna Kiernan: Being a Digital Critic

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

Book Review: Clay Phoenix

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

writingFalmouth SOWJNovember 7, 2017book reviews, writers from Cornwall, Cornwall, staff publications

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.

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

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.

events, newsFalmouth SOWJNovember 6, 2017AMATA, theatre, reviews, spoken word

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.

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.

news, researchAdminNovember 3, 2017Creative Writing, poetry, Rupert Loydell

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.

research, music writingFalmouth SOWJNovember 2, 2017Research, popular music, punk, post-punk, Brian Eno, criticism, touchscreens

Portrait of the Academic as a Student: John Finnegan

Screenwriting Lecturer John Finnegan shares his own experience of Higher Education

communityFalmouth SOWJNovember 1, 2017portraits, scriptwriting, screenwriting, industry

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

student work, news, learnFalmouth SOWJOctober 31, 2017place and space, psychogeography, Cornwall, Creative Writing, non-fiction

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