News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Top 5 Characters in Contemporary Fiction

Katniss Everdeen, Harry Potter, Starr Carter…

Here are Yage’s top five contemporary fiction characters. Who are yours? Maybe you share a few?

communityFalmouth SOWJDecember 8, 2018literature, book characters, lists, fiction

Anxiety surrounding hand-ins

Amy discusses some of the things that help her get through deadline season, without too much stress.

community, mental healthFalmouth SOWJDecember 6, 2018anxiety, deadlines, mental health

Wait, that's English Literature, too?

Daniella, our 3rd year student and Falwriting’s student Editor, explores what British Literature means in the context of multiple voices from diaspora communities.

Meet 'Don't Drink and Dive', the 6th team in our student-led collaborative project series

On this new interview in our series of 3rd year students’ collaborative projects, we talk to ‘Don’t Drink and Dive’ to learn more about their campaign.

Nest: Letter Two

The second letter of Nest, our collaborative epistolary project, written by English undergrad Amy Hardman.

Falmouth SOWJNovember 30, 2018Nest, creative writing, community, student work

Event: Alan Hook talks about 'Designing Empathy: Understanding Non-Human Animals'

You are invited to a talk by Alan Hook on 'Designing Empathy: Understanding Non-Human Animals', on Wednesday 12th December 2018, 5pm–7pm in The Lighthouse. Free tickets can be booked here.

Falmouth SOWJNovember 28, 2018

Cornish Backgrounds: Writing in the South West

Joe Bagshaw explores what it means to write from Cornwall and how the southern county has influenced his writing.

Falmouth SOWJNovember 26, 2018

Meet Sleepeeps, the 5th team in our student-led collaborative project series

Next in our series of 3rd year students’ collaborative projects, this time we talk to Sleepeeps for a closer look at everything sleep!

Event: International Short Story Book Club – 5th Dec at The Lighthouse

Join us on our inaugural session of the new International Short Story Book Club where we will discuss Ken Liu’s The Paper Menagerie on Wednesday 5th of December in The Lighthouse at 2:00pm.

Seeing ‘Subsong’ Soar | Notes from Holly Corfield Carr’s Book Launch

Daniella talks about the launch of ‘Subsong’ at the National Trust’s South West Outdoors Festival.

Falmouth SOWJNovember 20, 2018Holly Corfield Carr, Subsong, National Trust

An Ode to Friendship (of the quieter kind)

MA Professional Writing student Alicia Davies shares a touching tale of friendship in this second-person future tense experiment.

Creative WritingFalmouth SOWJNovember 19, 2018Creative Writing, creative writing, pets, MA professional writing

Meet For Book's Sake, the 4th team in our student-led collaborative project series

Next in our series of 3rd year students’ collaborative projects, this time we talk to For Book’s Sake about literary pet-peeves and everything podcast.

Event: Join us at the Cornwall Contemporary Poetry Festival 22–25 Nov

Join us at the Cornwall Contemporary Poetry Festival which takes places in different venues around Falmouth and showcases the most exciting contemporary poetry talent from Cornwall and the rest of the UK.

Falmouth SOWJNovember 16, 2018

In The Lighthouse

Dan and Gemma got together to write about The Lighthouse, our new writers’ room in Tannachie House, Woodlane Campus. Read this evocative piece here.

Mental Health Portrayal in TV – How 'Bojack Horseman' Does It Right

In the first of our mental health articles, Abigail Martin discusses how depression and anxiety are portrayed in her favourite Netflix show, and what this means for those who watch it.

student work, writing, mental healthFalmouth SOWJNovember 12, 2018student writing, mental health, bojack horseman

Nest: Letter One

The very first letter of ‘Nest’, our epistolary project. Written by our brilliant writer and lecturer, Amy Lilwall.

Meet Re: Collective, the 3rd team in our student-led collaborative project series

Next in our series of 3rd year students’ collaborative projects, this time we talk to Re: Collective to learn more about what they’re up to.

You Are Invited to the Gallery Launch of Holly Corfield Carr's Subsong, a Public Poetry Reading

You are invited to a Public Poetry Reading and Gallery Launch of Holly Corfield Carr’s new book of poems Subsong. Register for a free ticket here.

Nest: Our Upcoming Epistolary Project

Find out more about Nest, our upcoming series of letters written by students and academics!

Falmouth SOWJNovember 6, 2018

Meet The Wandering Heath Project, the next in our student-led collaborative project series

New in our series of 3rd year students’ collaborative projects, this time we talk to The Wandering Heath Project team to learn more about what they’re up to.

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