News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Dear Graduates, Keslowena!

A message from our staff to all our 2019 graduates.

In this reflective piece, first year Creative Writing student Sam Goward describes how he overcame the “clever people” hang-up that first kept him away from uni.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, learn, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 16, 2019student experience, student life, Creative Writing, university, undergraduate, writing, Writers, Falmouth University

Woodlane Windows Series: Kes Wilkie and Alicia Davies

In the fourth installment of our Woodlane Windows series, writer Alicia Davies responds to the work of Fine Art student and artist Kes Wilkie⁣.

community, Creative Writing, Woodlane Windows, Woodlane Campus, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJuly 8, 2019Creative Writing, Woodlane Windows, Woodlane Campus, fiction, writing, writing community

Woodlane Windows Series: Leanne Ingram & Nelida Taque Nanque⁣ and Rupert Loydell

In the third installment of our Woodlane Windows series, Rupert Loydell responds to the work of Fine Art students and artists Leanne Ingram & Nelida Taque Nanque⁣.

Creative Writing, poetry, student workFalWriting TeamJune 12, 2019Woodlane Campus, Woodlane Windows, Art, poetry, Creative Writing, Falmouth University

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 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 Mist Thief

This haunting piece by Creative Writing and Journalism student, Thomas Velterop, won our 2nd Year Fiction competition.

student work, writing, Creative WritingGuest UserMay 5, 2019Creative Writing, fiction, student writing

Wyl Menmuir on The Writers’ Block

We caught up with author and lecturer Wyl Menmuir to discuss his role at The Writers’ Block and learn more about their latest bid for funding with The People’s Projects.

Creative Writing, literature, staff, Writer in Residence, writingSherezade Garcia RangelApril 3, 2019The Writer's Block, writers from Cornwall, writing for children, Writers, community, Creative Writing

Dan and Gemma in Tandem: Male vs. Female Writer

In this reflective, tandem piece, 3rd year students Gemma Oxley and Dan Hunt look back at when they understood they were writers and what challenges they face as female and male writers going forward.

community, Creative Writing, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamMarch 14, 2019Creative Writing, Writers, Writers in Cornwall, community, student writing, student

Part One of A Bothy with a View: The Journey

In Part One of A Bothy with a View, Sherezade Garcia Rangel shares her experience of travelling through the Beast of the East from Cornwall to Scotland to a week-long residency in Inshriach Bothy as part of The Bothy Project.

community, Creative Writing, staff, writing, Creative non-fictionFalmouth SOWJMarch 2, 2019writing, Bothy Project, creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, staff, storytelling

Woodlane Windows Series: Corey Mahoney and Eileen Walden

In the first installment of our new Woodlane Windows series, poet and 1st year student Eileen Walden reacts to the work of Fine Art student and artist Corey Mahoney.

Creative Writing, poetry, student workSherezade Garcia RangelFebruary 27, 2019Woodlane Campus, Woodlane Windows, Art, poetry, Creative Writing, Falmouth University

The Earth Bears Witness

In this beautiful short story, our 3rd year student Spencer B, recounts the different stages in which we come to terms with who we are and find our place in this world.

Creative Writing, literature, student workFalmouth SOWJJanuary 30, 2019Creative Writing, student writing, student work, fiction