News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Disability Week 2020 with Adam Pearson

Second year Creative Writing student Grace Holden talks about her experience attending and reflecting on Disability Week 2020 with Adam Pearson.

community, Events, learn, student work, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelMarch 20, 2020student experience, student, disability, Disability Week 2020, Falmouth University

Hunting for Golf Balls by Tom Velterop ⁠– Part I

Tom Velterop, third-year Journalism & Creative Writing student, writes about the loss of his father, following the paths they had once taken through a golf course and its last refuge of wilderness.

community, Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, series, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelMarch 18, 2020memoir, creative non-fiction, student, loss, golf, creative writing

Steren – Entry Ten

First year Journalism and Creative Writing student, Mitchell Kadelbach, writes the tenth entry in the Steren series.

Creative Writing, epistolary, fiction, series, steren, writingFalWriting TeamMarch 13, 2020Steren epistolary project, steren, writing, student, student work, entry ten

The Garden Shed: A Writing Haven

Second-year Creative Writing student Eleanor Rogers invites us to look around a childhood writing haven, her Grandad’s garden shed.

Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamMarch 4, 2020writing, university, student, student work, memories, literature, storytelling

Reflective Journal: Giving the Green Light to 'The Green Line'

Third-year student Denisa Folea sheds light on the process of planning, editing and launching the recent collaborative project The Green Line series.

Collaborative Project, Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, literature, series, student work, The Green LineFalWriting TeamFebruary 17, 2020The Green Line, Collaborative Project, collaboration, student writing, student, writing, climate change

Misyow yn Kernow: mis Genver (January)

Third year English and Creative Writing student Juliet Robertson welcomes in the new year with help from the Cornish language.

Cornish Culture, Cornwall, Creative Writing, learn, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJanuary 22, 2020Cornwall, Kernow, language, student, writing, new year, resolutions, great outdoors, hobbies, beach

Meet Moonshine Magazine, the sixth team in our Collaborative Project Series

On the 6th installment of our 2019 Collaborative Project series, we catch up with Moonshine Magazine, a 3rd year group collaborating to create a literary magazine.

Collaborative Project, community, Cornwall, events, mental health, student work, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelNovember 27, 2019Collaborative Project, collaboration, Mind, mental health, student work, student, 3rd years, Woodlane Campus

Morag's experience at the Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival 2019

Morag Smith, 2nd year Creative Writing student, recounts her experience at Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival and shares her festival-inspired reading list.

Cornwall, Events, news, poetry, student workFalWriting TeamNovember 24, 2019reviews, poe, poems, poetry, poetry festival, student, writing, writing community

Meet The Stepping Stones, the fifth team in our Collaborative Project Series

On the 5th installment of our 2019 Collaborative Project series, we catch up with The Stepping Stone, a 3rd year group collaborating with Mind Cornwall.

Collaborative Project, community, Cornwall, events, mental health, student work, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelNovember 18, 2019Collaborative Project, collaboration, Mind, mental health, student work, student, 3rd years, Woodlane Campus

Fighting the Fraud: Combating Imposter Syndrome at University

MA student, Isabella Alldred, shares a couple of ideas on how to handle Imposter Syndrome at university.

community, Creative non-fiction, Cornwall, mental health, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelNovember 15, 2019student experience, mental health, imposter syndrome, anxiety, student, student life, community, writing community, university life, university

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

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

Tips and Tricks for Preparing to Study Abroad (AKA Feel Free to Learn From My Mistakes)

Niamh Hitchmough, second year English student, shares her experience and tips about preparing to go study abroad.

community, Cornwall, learn, student workFalWriting TeamAugust 29, 2019Erasmus, student experience, study abroad, student, student life, tips to study abroad

Virginia's Lighthouse: A Cornish View

FalWriting’s Student Editor-in-chief, Cherie Woodhouse, takes us on a Cornish journey with Virginia Woolf.

community, Cornwall, Creative non-fiction, literature, student work, The Lighthouse, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 27, 2019To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf, Cornwall, Cornish, literature, landscape, student writing, student

Tyr

Inspired by Celtic Mythology, Creative Writing student Samuel Tempest tells the tale of a fallen warrior meeting his Gods.

community, Creative Writing, student work, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 1, 2019Creative Writing, Writers, writing, student, student writing, student work, undergraduate

Dear Graduates, Keslowena!

A message from our staff to all our 2019 graduates.

Dear Falmouth

In this evocative piece, 3rd year graduate and our Student Editor-in-chief, writes her letter of goodbye to us at Falmouth.

community, alumni, Cornwall, learn, Screenwriting, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 18, 2019community, student life, student, screenwriting, Falmouth University, Falmouth, School of Writing and Journalism, graduates, graduation

It Runs In the Family

First year English student Niamh Hitchmough illuminates the traditions and influences that have contribute to make her the person she is today.

community, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 2, 2019student life, student, influences, writing community, English, reading communities, Reading

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

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.