News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Being a Modern Female Writer

In this inspiring piece, English and Creative Writing student Maisie Prudames discusses women empowering women through writing.

Creative Writing, writing, student workFalmouth SOWJDecember 22, 2018feminism, writers, female writers

Meet ‘Good Things Never Are’, the 8th team in our student-led collaborative project series

In our series of 3rd year students’ collaborative project interviews, we talk to Good Things Never Are to learn more about their up and coming anthology.

Should Books Have Content Warnings?

Seren explores the role of content warnings in books.

literature, commentFalmouth SOWJDecember 18, 2018books, literature, authors, Writers, controversy, censorship

Nest: Letter Three

The third letter of Nest, our collaborative epistolary project, written by English undergrad Honeysuckle Troubridge.

Falmouth SOWJDecember 16, 2018Nest epistolary project, student writing, student work, letter, Creative Writing, nature writing

Notes from the South West Outdoors Festival

Hannah talks about her experience at this year’s South West Outdoors Festival, for the launch of Holly Corfield Carr’s Subsong.

Falmouth SOWJDecember 12, 2018

Meet the National Trust Project Team, the 7th team in our student-led collaborative project series

This time we catch up with the National Trust Project to find out more about being involved in the publishing of Subsong by Holly Corfield Carr.

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