News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

‘The story picks you, you don’t pick the story.’ Xan Brooks shares his tips on becoming a writer with the Falwriting team.

Tender Loving Care

Student writer A. R. Darling investigates the importance of taking care of yourself in this creative interview with Graham Taylor; Adam Mckillop, Stephanie Robertson and Fiona Robertson.

mental health, student work, interviewsFalmouth SOWJJanuary 12, 2019self help, mental health

Top 5 Characters in Victorian Fiction

Third year student Amy Hardman takes us through her five top characters from Victorian fiction.

literature, student workFalmouth SOWJJanuary 10, 2019literature, Victorian literature, book characters

Melting White

First-year students, Sam and Eileen, lead us on a Coover-esque journey with their naughty take on a well known fairytale.

Creative Writing, student work, writing, The LighthouseFalmouth SOWJJanuary 8, 2019writing, Creative Writing, fairytale

Finding My Voice

Charlotte Rayment, MA in Professional Writing graduate, shares her top ten tips and exercises for new writers looking to find their voice.

Creative Writing, Industry Focus, writingFalmouth SOWJJanuary 6, 2019careers, skills, professions, creative industries

Nest: Letter Four

The fourth letter of Nest, our collaborative epistolary project, written by Professional Writing postgrad Alicia Davies.

The Multi-Hyphenate. Why we as writers shouldn't box ourselves in.

Finding it tough deciding whether to be an award-winning poet or an internationally renowned film-director? Daniella Ferguson-Djaba explains why there’s no reason why you can’t have it all.

Creative Writing, Industry Focus, writingFalmouth SOWJDecember 28, 2018careers, skills, professions, creative industries

Shadowy, mopey figures who hang about in the dark: an interview with graduate Anna Cathenka

Rupert Loydell talks to Falmouth graduate and poet Anna Cathenka about her writing, what it means to go in depth into a subject for a range of poems and her two new books.

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

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