News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Cornish Ghost Stories

It’s no surprise that a past rich with swashbuckling pirates and daring smugglers has resulted in a lot of nautical themed supernatural incidences in the south of England…

communityFalmouth SOWJAugust 2, 2018Cornwall, Falmouth, Daphne du Maurier, ghost stories, ghosts, fiction, folklore

The Writer Isn't Well

Is there any truth to the stereotype of the mad writer?

communityFalmouth SOWJJuly 31, 2018mental health, writing, writers, advice for writers, creative writing

Summer Reading List: Height-of-Summer Edition

Seren's novel selections, perfect for long, lazy days in the sun.

communityFalmouth SOWJJuly 25, 2018summer, reading, reading communities, reading list, seasons

Writers in Cornwall: Thomas Hardy

On how the author of classics including Jude the Obscure and Far from the Madding Crowd began his own love story in Cornwall.

communityFalmouth SOWJJuly 19, 2018Thomas Hardy, Writers in Cornwall, Cornwall, classics

Diary of a Student: Reflections on the First Year

Yagmur on her first year at Falmouth, and the transition into university life.

communityAdminJuly 17, 2018Diary of a Student, first year, student life

Portrait of the Academic as a Student: Tom Scott

Senior Lecturer Tom Scott recalls his life as a student at Oxford.

communityAdminJuly 12, 2018portraits, Tom Scott, Oxford, student life

Celebrations at the 2018 English & Writing Awards Ceremony

On 17th May our third year students gathered to celebrate their achievements at the 2018 English & Writing Awards. Here is a gallery of the glittering evening’s events!

Falmouth SOWJJuly 10, 2018awards, winners, celebration, English & Writing

Book Review: The Biggerers by Lecturer Amy Lilwall

A dystopian dark comedy exploring what happens when pets discover they’re people.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJuly 10, 2018Amy Lilwall, The Biggerers, novelist, novels, fiction, writing, Falmouth University

10 Things ... Writers Can Learn from Trump

A 10 Things I Hate About You- Inspired poem. Maybe there is something we could learn from the 45th President of the United States. Anything is possible, right?

Diary of a Student: Growing with Tremough

Charlotte Rayment looks back through her personal history with Tremough, past her MA, past her BA, all the way back to her days learning to swim in the pool that’s now buried beneath the Media Centre.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJune 28, 2018Tremough, Falmouth University, Cornwall, architecture, MA

Best Books for Summer: Coastal Edition

The coastal life is the good life, especially if you're a bookworm--making Cornwall the perfect summer reading spot. Wherever you might be, here's a list of perfect reads to set the summer mood.

communityFalmouth SOWJJune 26, 2018summer, reading, reading list, reading communities, coastal, Cornwall

Twitter Fiction: Modern Short Stories

Studies suggest a decline in fiction reading. Social media is taking the blame. Can writers reclaim their readership through Twitter?

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJune 26, 2018Twitter, social media, future, writing, fiction, creative writing

Alice Oswald: Nature Poetry and Climate Change

Seren explores the inextricable links between Writer-in-Residence Alice Oswald's poetic worlds, and our changing one.

Stepping into a Dream | An Interview with illustrator Antonia Glücksman.

Antonia’s fifteen gorgeous illustrations form part of the narrative in Holly Corfield Carr's poetry collection Subsong, a response to the coastal environment at East Soar in Devon.

National Trust, community, newsFalmouth SOWJJune 15, 2018National Trust, Holly Corfield Carr

An Interview with Holly Corfield Carr

Award-winning poet Holly Corfield Carr joins second-year Falmouth student Melody Gillett to discuss her upcoming collection, Subsong.

Six Great Literary Dads

For Father's Day, Aine recalls some of the best dads ever, in some of the best books ever.

communityFalmouth SOWJJune 14, 2018Father's Day, literature, family, Harry Potter, E.M. Forster, Jane Austen

Where to Find the Best Writing Prompts

Are you lacking inspiration for a story? Something to spark your imagination? Here are writing prompt resources gleaned over many years, just for you.

How Film Adaptations Water Down Diversity

Melissa on whitewashing, straightwashing and other ways films curb the richness of the books they're based on.

community, comment, newsFalmouth SOWJJune 5, 2018film, adaptations, film studies, filmmaking, diversity, race, LBGTQ, adaptation

Diary of a Student: My First Year at Falmouth

So that’s it. Just like that it’s over, almost as quickly as it began. My first year of studying English with Creative Writing at Falmouth University has officially come to a close.