News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

In this market report, 3rd year English student Dominic Smyth, investigates climate fiction.

Eleanor and Me: How Eleanor Oliphant Changed My Life

Gemma Oxley, third year English and Creative Writing student, discusses Gail Honeyman’s extraordinary novel Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and how it has influenced her life.

Peter Redgrove at Woodlane

In this piece, Senior Lecturer and poet Rupert M Loydell remembers fellow poet and colleague, Peter Redgrove

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

Should Books Have Content Warnings?

Seren explores the role of content warnings in books.

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

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

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.

Promiscuous Women in Literature

Seren explores the ups and downs of female sexuality in English literature.

community, comment, newsFalmouth SOWJSeptember 6, 2018sex, literature, English, gender

As Students of the Arts, How do We Deal with Problematic Artists?

Melissa on the difficulties with separating the artist from the work, especially in the digital age.

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

How Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses Changed My Life.

I didn't realise I had been yearning for this novel until I read it.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJMay 22, 2018YA, literature, Malorie Blackman, race, diversity, Daniella Ferguson-Djaba

What Chuck Palahniuk's Invisible Monsters Taught Me

“Rip yourself open, sew yourself shut.”

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

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

How Virginia Woolf's 'The Waves' Changed My Life

Sometimes a book can change the way you see not just yourself, but all of humanity.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJanuary 17, 2018Virginia Woolf, literature, modernism, The Waves, environmental writing

Writers In Cornwall: Simon Armitage

Daniella explores Simon Armitage's connection to Cornwall, while drawing attention to his down-to-earth poetics.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJanuary 15, 2018poetry, Simon Armitage, Cornwall, Isles of Scilly, Travel writing, literature

Object Lessons: The Cup of Tea in English Literature

When faced with the complexities of the universe and alien life, rather than having an existential crisis or becoming enlightened, Arthur asks 'Is there any tea on this spaceship?'

communityFalmouth SOWJDecember 21, 2017tea, British, literature, books, object lessons

How Lord of the Flies Changed My Mind

A seemingly innocent group of twelve-year-olds turn into savage hunters, like their primitive ancestors, seeing each other as prey when the order collapses, and making a quiet island into a place of bloody murder.