News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Third year student, Gemma Oxley, discusses the virtues and downfalls of screen adaptations of Jane Austen’s Pride and Predujice.

literature, learn, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJune 10, 2019literature, Jane Austen, adaptations, Pride and Predujice, student writing, student work

Eleven Questions From the Proust Questionnaire: Cherie Woodhouse

To get to know our first years, we decided to ask them eleven questions from the famous Proust Questionnaire. First year English student Cherie Woodhouse, shares her answers in this second installment of the series.

community, interviews, student work, Proust QuestionnaireSherezade Garcia RangelJune 8, 2019community, interviews, student life, student experience, student, first year

Interview with 3rd year Illustration student: Padraig Campbell

In this interview, 3rd year student Max Colbourne talks to Illustration student Padraig Campbell about his collaboration with our students and his work.

community, events, interviews, learn, student workSherezade Garcia RangelJune 6, 2019student experience, student life, student work, collaboration, art, artists, illustration, interviews

Climate Fiction by Dominic Smyth

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

community, literature, student work, research, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJune 4, 2019literature, climate change, market, student writing

Java Wakes

In this piece, MA in Professional Writing student Geraldine Hamblin-Deere, explores a timely escape from a remote island. Content warning: this story contains some graphic and upsetting scenes including references to sexual violence and abuse within the context of pregnancy.

Creative Writing, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJune 2, 2019Creative Writing, short story, fiction, student writing, student work

Nest: Letter Twelve

The twelfth letter of Nest, our collaborative epistolary project, written by third year English and Creative Writing student, Gemma Oxley.

FalWriting TeamMay 31, 2019student writing, letter writing, letter twelve, Nest epistolary project, Falmouth University, falmouth, Collaborative Project

We present the 2019 School of English & Writing Awards

Photos, quotes, advice and notes from our night of glitz and glamour.

Sherezade Garcia RangelMay 27, 2019

Across the Decades: Life in Uni with Alicia Davies and Nicky Van Der Bij

In the second installment of our series of MA student interviews, Alica Davies and Nicky Van Der Bij share their stories about life as undergraduates.

Sherezade Garcia RangelMay 25, 2019

Wyl Menmuir on his Isles of Scilly Residency

We caught up with author and one of our very own lecturers, Wyl Menmuir, to talk about his Walking Stories residency in the Isles of Scilly.

community, Creative Writing, learn, staff, writingSherezade Garcia RangelMay 23, 2019staff, writing community, Writing tips, learn, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, audio

We Are Delighted to Invite you to Our Summer Showcase May 22–29

Come join us for graduate readings, documentary screenings, workshops and exhibitions on May 22–29.

events, community, poetryFalmouth SOWJMay 21, 2019events, Cornwall, poetry, National Trust, falmouth, Art, artists

Eleven Questions From the Proust Questionnaire: Niamh Hitchmough

To get to know our first years, we decided to ask them eleven questions from the famous Proust Questionnaire. First year English student Niamh Hitchmough shares her answers in this first installment of the series.

community, interviews, student work, Proust QuestionnaireSherezade Garcia RangelMay 19, 2019community, interviews, student life, student experience, student, first year

Nest: Letter Eleven

The eleventh letter of Nest, our collaborative epistolary project, written by English and Creative Writing student Amber Martin.

FalWriting TeamMay 17, 2019falmouth, Falmouth University, Creative Writing, Nest epistolary project, letter eleven, letter, student writing

The Success of Knights Of – The BAME Bookshop

In this insightful piece, Daniella Ferguson-Djaba, third-year English and Creative Writing student, explore the success of independent BAME publisher Knights Of and their bookshop Round Table Books.

FalWriting TeamMay 15, 2019

The #WritingCommunity on Twitter – How Does Social Media Benefit Aspiring Writers?

Abigail Martin, third-year student of English and Creative Writing, shares her experience as an active member of Twitter’s writing community.

community, Creative Writing, learn, student work, writingFalWriting TeamMay 13, 2019twitter, writing, writing community, internet, online, social media, writing tips

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.

literature, mental health, student work, writingFalWriting TeamMay 11, 2019Writers, writing, literature, Eleanor Oliphant, book reviews

Two poems by Jess Henshall

In the seventh installment of our two poems series, first year student Jess Henshall draws us to dark nights where unspoken destruction provides nesting grounds for rooks.

community, Creative Writing, poetry, student work, writing, Two Poems seriesSherezade Garcia RangelMay 9, 2019poetry, poets, Writers, writing, community

John Finnegan on The Script Department

We caught up with senior lecturer and MA in Writing for Script and Screen coordinator, John Finnegan, to discuss his role as the lead of collaborative podcast The Script Department.