News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Time Budgeting for Success

In this piece Holly Farr, third year English and Creative Writing student, shares how she managed her time to achieve a 1st on her dissertation.

community, Creative Writing, learn, research, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJune 20, 2019time management, dissertation, student experience, student writing, student work, study skills, third year

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

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

Top Tips from the London Book Fair

In this piece, third year students Seren Livie and Hannah Cartwright share with us their 8 top tips from their experience at the London Book Fair 2019.

community, events, learn, student workFalWriting TeamApril 25, 2019student experience, student life, London Book Fair 2019, books

Girly Gurls Presents: Body Confidence Event

In this recap by third-year student Amy Hardman we learn more about body confidence and a range of experience from an even hosted in The Lighthouse by Daniella Ferguson-Djaba’s Girly Gurls.

community, events, learn, student work, The Lighthouse, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelApril 17, 2019student experience, community, student life, Body image

Psychogeography Walk: Truro, March 2019

Second year students studying Creative Non-Fiction met with Cathy Rentzenbrink and Rupert Loydell in March to talk a walk across Truro and map the city.

community, learn, student workSherezade Garcia RangelApril 13, 2019student experience, mapping, staff, student, student life

Introducing our End of Degree Showcase Committee!

We talk what, when and why with our wonderful End of Degree Showcase Committee.

Events, interviews, student workGuest UserApril 11, 2019student experience, events, collaboration

Our Very Own Marketplace

Creative Writing third year students showcased their writer’s persona in a pop-up marketplace in Woodlane Campus as part of their Transitions: Writers in the Marketplace module.

community, Creative Writing, events, Industry Focus, literature, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamMarch 30, 2019student experience, student life, student projects, Woodlane Campus, Writers in Cornwall, writing

Across the Decades: Life in Uni with Alex Mawson-Harris and Alison Frater

In the first installment of our series of MA student interviews, Alison Frater shares her story of university in the 70s with Alex Mawson-Harris.

interviews, student work, writing, MA Professional WritingSherezade Garcia RangelMarch 20, 2019student experience, mature students, community, MA in Professional Writing, interviews

‘The Radio Faces’, the 9th team in our student-led collaborative project series

In our series of 3rd year students’ collaborative project interviews, we talk to The Radio Faces about their recently broadcast Source FM Cornish Mythology series.

Collaborative Project, community, interviews, student workFalmouth SOWJJanuary 16, 2019Collaborative Project, student work, student projects, student experience

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.

community, alumni, interviews, poetry, student work, Creative WritingFalmouth SOWJDecember 26, 2018alumni, interviews, student life, student writing, student experience, community

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.

Collaborative Project, community, interviews, student workFalmouth SOWJDecember 20, 2018Collaborative Project, student work, student projects, student experience

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.

Collaborative Project, community, interviews, student workFalmouth SOWJDecember 2, 2018Collaborative Project, student work, student projects, student experience

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!

interviews, student work, Collaborative ProjectFalmouth SOWJNovember 24, 2018university life, Collaborative Project, The Pompeii Project, student projects, student experience, sleep, sleep disorder

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.

interviews, student work, Collaborative Project, podcastFalmouth SOWJNovember 18, 2018university life, Collaborative Project, The Pompeii Project, student projects, student experience, Book reviews

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.

community, Creative Writing, student work, writing, The LighthouseFalmouth SOWJNovember 14, 2018writing, The Lighthouse, Woodlane Campus, student experience, Falmouth University

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.

interviews, student work, Collaborative ProjectFalmouth SOWJNovember 8, 2018university life, Collaborative Project, The Pompeii Project, student projects, student experience

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.

interviews, student work, Collaborative ProjectFalmouth SOWJNovember 4, 2018university life, Collaborative Project, The Pompeii Project, student projects, student experience

Meet The Pompeii Project, one of our student-led collaborative projects

Our 3rd year students are leading original collaborative projects this year. We caught up with one of them, The Pompeii Project team to learn more about what they’re up to.