News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Events: The Writer's Block online Summer Season

The Writer’s Block have announced a whole new Summer Season of events – all online – to support and offer inspiration through these strange times. Many of the events are free or for donation, and many are good to share with friends and family.

community, Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, events, learn, literature, publishing, reading, staff, writingSherezade Garcia RangelApril 15, 2020writing community, Writing, Writers, Creative Writing, creative industries, festivals, The Writer's Block, Cornwall

The Stay-at-Home! Literary Festival

The Stay-at Home! Festival is an international online literature festival designed to (a) prevent loneliness, (b) champion connectivity and community amidst social distancing, and (c) celebrate writing and reading as tools to achieve (a) and (b)! In a nutshell, it is a free and completely online festival.

community, Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, events, learn, literature, publishing, reading, staff, writingSherezade Garcia RangelApril 6, 2020Stay at Home Festival, writing community, Writing, Writers, Creative Writing, creative industries, festivals

Steren – Entry 11

2nd Year English with Creative Writing student, Jasper Evans, writes the 11th instalment of the Steren series.

community, Creative Writing, epistolary, literature, series, student work, sterenFalWriting TeamMarch 27, 2020Steren epistolary project, steren, Steren Series, Creative Writing, epistolary, student writing, student, student work, writing community, Writing, creative writing

How I Write by Jennifer Young

In this new series, members of staff will share notes on their creative process and how they write. We start with author and our very own, Jennifer Young.

community, Creative Writing, learn, staff, series, writing, How I WriteSherezade Garcia RangelMarch 23, 2020Writing tips, Writers, writing community, writing challenge, Writing, Creative Writing, creative industries, staff

The Mortifying Ordeals of Being Known: a Review of Richard Siken’s Crush

First-year students are asked to write a 500-word review as a part of their first-term portfolios. The subject of the review can be anything the writer wants. One writer chose an award-winning collection by one of the internet’s favourite poets.

community, Creative Writing, poetry, student workFalWriting TeamMarch 16, 2020student writing, student work, poetry, poet, review, Creative Writing, first year

Event: Free, Interactive Workshops with Craig Barr-Green and Emily Barr

Join our very own Craig Barr-Green and YA novelist Emily Barr on April 25th at The Writer’s Block to explore building extraordinary new worlds and creating the characters that live in them.

community, Events, events, Creative Writing, fiction, staffFalWriting TeamMarch 11, 2020events, Craig Green, Emily Barr, Creative Writing, workshops, The Writer's Block, The Lit Platform, fantasy, dystopia, Cornwall

Spawning Klingon and Huttese

First year Creative Writing students have been exploring writing about, back to, from and responding to texts of all kinds using texts as source material (literally and thematically), creative responses, as well as critical responses.

community, Creative Writing, student work, Woodlane CampusFalWriting TeamMarch 9, 2020Creative Writing, student writing, student work, Woodlane Campus, falmouth, poetry, poems

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

Enter our 500-words Love Story contest. Judged by Luke Thompson, Sherezade Garcia Rangel and Chelsey Flood, this contest is open to current students and alumni. Deadline 30th March.

alumni, community, Creative Writing, events, literature, MA Professional Writing, writingSherezade Garcia RangelFebruary 7, 2020Creative Writing, falwriting, The Lighthouse, student writing, alumni, writing community, writing, writing competitions, love story, love, LGBTQ

Students Should Be Able to Bring Their Cats to University

First-year students are asked to write a 500 word persuasive speech as a part of their first-term portfolios. The topic can be anything the writer wants. One writer chose to address a small but deeply personal injustice.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamFebruary 3, 2020Creative Writing, Writers, Writing, student work, persuasive speech, cats

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.

alumni, community, Creative Writing, Creative non-fiction, learn, staff, writingFalWriting TeamJanuary 13, 2020Writing tips, Writers, writing community, writing challenge, Creative Writing, computers

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.

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, staff, The Lighthouse, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamJanuary 10, 2020Amy Lilwall, writing community, Cornwall, Falmouth University, Falmouth, Writers, Creative Writing

Steren – Entry Five

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

community, Creative Writing, literature, steren, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamJanuary 3, 2020Steren epistolary project, Steren Series, steren, Collaborative Project, Creative Writing, WRITING

Steren – Entry Four

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

community, Creative Writing, epistolary, fiction, literature, steren, writingFalWriting TeamDecember 20, 2019Steren Series, steren, epistolary, Steren epistolary project, letters, Entry Four, writing, writing community, writers, Creative Writing

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

community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, poetry, student work, Woodlane Windows, Woodlane CampusFalWriting TeamDecember 8, 2019Woodlane Windows, Woodlane Campus, Falmouth University, Falmouth School of Art, Creative Writing, poetry, Art, artists

Steren – Entry Two

Amy Hardman writes the second entry in our new collaborative epistolary project – Steren.

Collaborative Project, Cornwall, Creative Writing, epistolary, fiction, literature, series, steren, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamNovember 22, 2019literature, writing, Creative Writing, fiction, steren, letter, epistolary

On Seeing My Friend in a Wedding Dress

Following a phone call from her friend back home, 2nd year Creative Writing and Erasmus student Ema Nemcovicova imagines what the future could be like, and how hard it could be to let go of life as she knows it.

Creative Writing, literature, student work, writingFalWriting TeamNovember 20, 2019fiction, nonfiction, writing, Erasmus, Creative Writing

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

Two Poems by Dylan Dawson

In the tenth installment of our two poems series, first year Creative Writing student Dylan Dawson takes us to where the winder and hope may be.

community, Creative Writing, poetryFalWriting TeamAugust 22, 2019Two Poems, poems, poetry, Writers, Creative Writing

First Year Commuting Blues

In this insightful piece, first year Creative Writing student Will Kevern describes how he found his place in Falmouth University as an undegraduate student.