News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Can the Computer Make You a Better Writer?

In this new post, our very own Chelsey Flood examines the question at the back of some of our minds in our relationship with computers and writing.

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Chons Da, Our Dear Amy!

Wishing our dear Amy Lilwall the best of luck on her new path at Lincoln, we recognise her contribution at Falmouth University and gather the messages of students and staff to accompany her on her way.

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Fast Fashion

In this article, third year English student Ellen Porter, looks at her relationship to fashion and the responsibility of sustainability.

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After The Floods

In this short fiction piece, third year student Freya Campbell explores how flooding has altered the world.

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Atlantis and The Great Flood: More than Mythology?

In this article, Andrew McLarney explores the mythology behind the great floods and how that links to modern day climate change. This is the eighth piece in The Green Line series.

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Steren – Entry Five

Second year students Sam Tempest and Eileen Walden write the fifth entry to the Steren collaborative piece.

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My 'Green' Life

In these haibun poems second year Creative Writing student Charlie Halfhide, explores the responsibility to the climate crisis as someone from a working class background.

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Sinking Stress

Bodmin Moor College student, Alexandra Vyvyan, explores colours and the meaning of being a teenager in today’s society. This is a collaboration with Bodmin Moor College.

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My Extinction Rebellion

In this poem, MA student Will Hazell recounts his experience at the London Extinction Rebellion protests.

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The Winter Sun is Blinding

In this short story, third year Creative Writing Student, Amber Newton, explores a future in which climate change has altered the world forever.

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Steren – Entry Four

Lecturer and author Amy Lilwall writes the fourth entry to our Steren collaborative epistolary project.

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Eco-Anxiety

In this article, MA student Will Hazell explores what impact eco-anxiety has had on his life.

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The Last Tiger / Roche Moutonnee

In this poem, third year Creative Writing student Morag Smith pictures the desolate life of the last tiger on Earth.

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Toby the Turtle

In this short story, third year Creative Writing student, Ashleigh Vasey, takes us through the life of a turtle living with the consequences of plastic pollution.

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How a Romanian Recycles

In this editorial, third year Creative Writing student Denisa Folea, explores her journey with recycling, from her home country of Romania to England.

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The Green Line – An Introduction

The Green Line is a student-led series about our personal interaction with the current climate crisis. Find out more about the series here.

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Woodlane Windows – Ella Tiller-Collins and Hailey O'Gorman

In the third installment of our 2019 Woodlane Windows series, first year Creative Writing student Hailey O'Gorman collaborates with artist Ella Tiller-Collins on this installation

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Event: Beyond The Handmaid’s Tale

Join us Monday Dec 9, 2019 at 6.30pm at The Lighthouse for leading Atwood scholar Professor Gina Wisker’s talk about the Man Booker laureate ‘s popular dystopia.