News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Portrait of the Academic as a Student: Eleanor Yule

Screen-writing lecturer Eleanor Yule shares her experiences as a student

communityFalmouth SOWJFebruary 22, 2018portraits, screenwriting, staff

Philip Pullman & the Art of Storytelling

Children's book author Philip Pullman is a master of the craft; read The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage and you may agree.

New Collaboration with Holly Corfield Carr and the National Trust

Award-winning poet Holly Corfield Carr will be collaborating with the National Trust and Falmouth University to bring together a collection of poems inspired by the rich history and natural beauty of East Soar, Devon.

writing, National Trust, newsFalmouth SOWJFebruary 21, 2018National Trust, Holly Corfield Carr

Fictional Selves: Social Media and Mental Health

Is social media getting you down? Charlotte lays bare the facts and fictions of what we put online, and how it affects us.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJFebruary 21, 2018social media, fiction, university life, mental health

What Tuck Everlasting Taught Me About Life

Carly details her love for a YA classic.

communityFalmouth SOWJFebruary 18, 2018Tuck Everlasting, books, reviews, movies, literature, YA

Focus: Tips & Tricks for Better Productivity

Focus is one of the most important skills to learn, and yet an undeniably tricky thing to master. With term two revving its engine and preparing to throw us all headfirst back into studying with reading lists longer than your forearm, it is important to get back into the zone.

communityFalmouth SOWJFebruary 15, 2018focus, tips, help, academic, new term

Call for Submissions from Powerful New Voices

Interview with Hannah Vaughan, the Falwriting graduate who helped found MARGO, on what they're looking for, and how the anthology speaks to current conversations on women in society.

events, community, newsAdminFebruary 8, 2018Falmouth, writing, creative writing, opportunities, women, marginalised voices, MARGO Collective

Writing Fiction in a Post-Truth World

Can our relationship with fiction help us make sense of a post-truth society?

community, writingFalmouth SOWJFebruary 8, 2018post-truth, literature, storytelling, fiction, novels

10 Ways to Keep Your Writing Resolutions in February

If you're like the rest of us, your New Year writing resolve is starting to ebb.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJFebruary 7, 2018writing, creative writing, new year, goals

The Listening Page: Writing for Mental Health

Jane Moss on how writing can be a way to think, a way to let go, a way out of the dark

community, news, student work, writingAdminFebruary 6, 2018mental health, writing, creative writing, student work

Students Published: Galatea Resurrects

Work by Falmouth students from last year’s Writing as a Reader module has been published in the online journal Galatea Resurrects.

community, news, writingAdminFebruary 2, 2018publications, staff publications, Rupert Loydell, poetry, visual poetry

Portrait of the Academic as a Student: Rupert Loydell

Rupert Loydell, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, shares his experiences as a student

communityFalmouth SOWJFebruary 2, 2018portraits, staff, community, creative writing, student experience

How Writing Has Changed Me

On the transformative power of the written word.

community, news, student work, writingFalmouth SOWJFebruary 1, 2018writing, creative writing, poetry, mental health

Events: Cancelled | An Evening with Alice Oswald

The School of Writing and Journalism is delighted to host an evening with our Writer in Residence, the internationally acclaimed poet Alice Oswald, on Friday 23 February

events, newsFalmouth SOWJJanuary 31, 2018Writer in Residence, Poetry, Alice Oswald, events