News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Woodlane Windows Resurface

In the first installment of this year’s edition of our Woodlane Windows series, 2nd year Creative Writing student Eileen Walden explores one of the windows.

community, Creative Writing, student work, Woodlane Campus, Woodlane WindowsFalWriting TeamNovember 6, 2019Woodlane Windows, Woodlane Campus, poetry, haiku, Falmouth University, Falmouth School of Art, art

Meet The Green Line, the third team on our 2019 collaborative project series

On the third installment of our Collaborative Project series, we talk to The Green Line who are putting together a series for FalWriting on our community’s personal experiences with climate change.

community, Collaborative Project, Creative Writing, interviews, student work, The Green Line, writingSherezade Garcia RangelNovember 4, 2019Collaborative Project, writing community, student projects, climate change, climate crisis, falwriting, student writing, student experience

13th November Murakami Day: Write—Run—Relax

Want a writing challenge inspired by one of the most influential contemporary Japanese writers? Here it is, Murakami Day… do you dare?

community, Creative Writing, Woodlane Campus, writingSherezade Garcia RangelNovember 2, 2019writing, writing challenge, Haruki Murakami, writing community, Murakami Day

Misyow yn Kernow: October (mis Hedra)

Third year English with Creative Writing student Juliet Robertson shares her experience of learning Kernewek, the Cornish language.

community, student work, writing, Creative non-fiction, Cornish CultureFalWriting TeamOctober 31, 2019Writers, Writers in Cornwall, community, student writing, student, Kernow, Kernewek, Cornwall, Cornish language, Cornish, Cornish culture

Interview with Lydia Hounat

She’s back! Writer, poet, photographer, alumna and friend of Falwriting Lydia Hounat shares her thoughts and memories with us.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, events, writing, Woodlane CampusFalWriting TeamOctober 29, 2019university life, university, student experience, falmouth, cornwall, alumni, The Lighthouse, alumnae

The North Cornwall Book Festival

Eileen Walden, second year Creative Writing student, explains her experience at the 2019 North Cornwall Book Festival.

Cornwall, Creative Writing, Events, literature, news, reading, student work, writingFalWriting TeamOctober 28, 2019North Cornwall Book Festival, festival, literary, review, student, events, writing

Event – Making Words Count with Clare Howdle from Strangers Collective

Join us for Making Words Count: Secrets of Brand Writing with Stranger Collective’s own Clare Howdle. This free event takes place on Tuesday 29th at 6pm in The Lighthouse.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, Creative non-fiction, Events, events, The LighthouseSherezade Garcia RangelOctober 26, 2019Stranger Collective, Cornwall, Falmouth, writing, Writers, branding, brands, events, writing community, writing tips

Meet Anthotaxy, the second team on our 2019 collaborative project series

On the 2nd installment of our 2019 Collaborative Project series, we catch up with Anthotaxy, a 3rd year group writing in response to the work of Fine Art students.

interviews, student work, Collaborative Project, National TrustFalmouth SOWJOctober 25, 2019university life, Collaborative Project, The Pompeii Project, student projects, Fine Arts

Join us for Hygge Night this evening at The Lighthouse

Join us this evening for our Hygge Night.

events, newsFalmouth SOWJOctober 23, 2019creative writing, Writer in Residence, writing competitions, Wyl Menmuir, The Many

Savage Lovely Cornish Homes Launch

Third year student, Juliet Robertson, celebrates the launch of the new National Trust and Falmouth University publication, Savage Lovely Cornish Homes.

Cornwall, Creative Writing, Events, literature, National Trust, news, Writer in Residence, Xan BrooksFalWriting TeamOctober 21, 2019National Trust, English & Writing, English, english

On The Hill Podcast: Unearthing the Hidden Stories Buried at Falmouth Cemetery

School of Communications lecturer Dr Sherezade Garcia Rangel speaks to our student editor Cherie Woodhouse about the inspirations behind her exciting new podcast On The Hill.

Meet Forgotten Planet, the first team on our 2019 collaborative project series

To inaugurate 2019 Collaborative Project Series, we talk to our 1st team about their Forgotten Planet project to find out more about their poetry anthology.

interviews, student work, Collaborative Project, communityFalmouth SOWJOctober 16, 2019university life, Collaborative Project, The Pompeii Project, student projects, climate crisis, climate change, endangered species, student writing

Mastering the Art of Fika

Second year English student Niamh Hitchmough takes us for a coffee and cinnamon bun as she enjoys her study abroad in Sweden.

writing, community, Creative non-fiction, student workFalWriting TeamOctober 14, 2019Erasmus, English, literature, writing community, European Union, study abroad, student experience, student life, fika, Sweden

FalWriting's Ghost Stories: Enter our 500-Word Ghost Story Contest

Enter our inaugural 500-words Ghost Stories contest. Judged by Ruth Heholt, Sherezade Garcia Rangel and Chelsey Flood, this contest is open to current students and alumni. Deadline 18th November.

alumni, community, Creative Writing, events, literature, MA Professional Writing, writingSherezade Garcia RangelOctober 10, 2019Creative Writing, ghost stories, halloween, falwriting, The Lighthouse, student writing, alumni, writing community, writing, writing competitions

The Lighthouse Launch

We hereby declare this Lighthouse open! The Falwriting team takes us through the September Lighthouse Launch events.

community, events, staff, The LighthouseGuest UserOctober 9, 2019The Lighthouse, alumni, student experience

The Contemporary Role of the Epistolary Novel

In this report, Josie Heaton examines the epistolary novel, its literary sentimentalism and its current place in the contemporary writing market.

Market Report SeriesSherezade Garcia RangelOctober 7, 2019novel, epistolary, Bridget Jones's Diary, Frankenstein, Stan, Eminem, Amazon, popular culture, Perks of Being a Wallflower

How has climate change affected you? Call for Interest for a special FalWriting series

‘The Green Line’ one of our 3rd years Collaborative Projects, is looking for short 50-word creative or critical pitches for a special FalWriting series on your personal experiences with climate change.

alumni, community, Collaborative Project, Creative Writing, poetry, research, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelOctober 4, 2019Collaborative Project, climate change, climate crisis, global warning, call for submissions, alumni, community, Falmouth University

Read, Write, Pass

Genius or nonsense? Check out Check out the fifth installment of this collaboration piece written (very quickly) by seven writers.

literature, student work, writingGuest UserSeptember 30, 2019student writing, collaboration, MA professional writing

Interview with Ray Slater Berry

Ray Slater Berry, published novelist and Falmouth alumnus, reflects on his publication pathway and his experience as a Creative Writing student at Falmouth University.