News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Chasing the Paper Dragon by Caitlin Stimpson

In this piece written as a response to the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Journalism and Creative Writing student Caitlin Stimpson, revisits a childhood experience at the Dawlish Chinese New Year celebration.

community, Creative non-fiction, Journalism students, reading, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelAugust 27, 2020creative non-fiction, Writers, Writing, memoir, memories, Dawlish, Chinese New Year, student, storytelling, student work, student writing, Journalism and Creative Writing

Steren – Entry 16

Third year English with Creative Writing student, Eleanor Rogers, writes the final installment of the Steren series.

Lost Ticket: Mirrors by Nicki Peter

Third year English student Nicki Peters, responds to Max King’s poem in this new poetry collaboration and series, Lost Ticket.

community, Creative Writing, Lost Ticket, poetry, series, student work, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 20, 2020lost ticket, poems, poets, POETRY, prose poem, series, collaboration

Squirming from the First to Last Page: A review of Marieke Lucas Rejneveld’s The Discomfort of Evening

In this new book review as part of his 2020 International Booker Prize summer series, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Jasper Evans, shares his thoughts on acclaimed Marieke Lucas Rejneveld’s The Discomfort of Evening.

A limited time to say, I love you Part I by Georgia Pine

In this new four-part series, written as a portfolio for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 2nd year English and Creative Writing student Georgia Pine explores the dynamics of love in long distance relationships. Part I is the 2nd installment.

community, Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, series, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelAugust 12, 2020creative non-fiction, creative writing, Writers, Writing, writers, student, student writing, long distance relationships, love, long distance

Graduate Interview: Dan Hunt and Tom Wilkins Editing for GreenTeeth Press

In this interview, we catch up with graduates Dan Hunt and Tom Wilkins to find out about life after graduation, what they miss about Falmouth, their advise for current students and how they came to be the editors of GreenTeeth Press’ 3rd anthology.

community, Creative Writing, fiction, interviews, Lockdown, poetry, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingSherezade Garcia RangelAugust 6, 2020GreenTeeth Press, Independent press, poetry, fiction, science fiction, graduates, Falmouth University, publisher, call for submissions

Rubicund – a One-Shot Graphic Novel by Tom Velterop

In this unique comic, 3rd year Journalism and Creative Writing student Tom Velterop, talks to the founders of the Rubicund Café in Falmouth and learn more about this new addition to the town.

Graphic Novel, writing, student work, Creative Writing, CornwallSherezade Garcia RangelAugust 4, 2020graphic novel, music, The Fish Factory, Cornwall, Penryn, falmouth, student work, study skills, student writing, commic

Lost Ticket: Fix by Max King

Second year English student Max King, responds to Grace Holden’s poem in this new poetry collaboration and series, Lost Ticket.

community, Creative Writing, Lost Ticket, poetry, series, student work, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 31, 2020lost ticket, poems, poets, POETRY, prose poem, series, collaboration

Ghosts in the Plum Groves: A review of Shokoofeh Azar’s The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree

In this book review as part of his 2020 International Booker Prize summer series, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Jasper Evans, shares his thoughts on Shokoofeh Azar’s The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree.

Steren – Entry 15

Joe Clarke-Skinner graduated this summer and now he brings us the penultimate Steren entry!

Winner of the 500-words Love Story Contest: Tell me the Truth about Limpets by Athene Farrington

This excitingly original story by 3rd Creative Writing student Athene Farrington, is the winner of our inaugural 500-Words Love Story Contest. It’ll teach you to look at the sea differently.

500-words Love Story, community, Cornwall, Creative Writing, fiction, series, student work, uncanny readings, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJuly 22, 2020love story, prose poem, short story, short fiction, creative writing, 500-words Love Story Contest, writing, writers, Creative Writing

The Emerging Genre of Cli-Fi by Chloe Francis

In this market report for the Contemporary Writing module, 3rd English student Chloe Francis constructs an overview of the emerging climate fiction genre.

community, learn, literature, Market Report Series, publishing, reading, research, student workSherezade Garcia RangelJuly 15, 2020climate change, climate crisis, cli fi, cli-fi, global warming, fridays for future, climate change literature, market report, genres, student work

A Look at the 2020 International Booker Prize

In this new summer series, 3rd year English and Creative Writing student Jasper Evans, reads and reviews the International Booker Prize shortlist.

A limited time to say, I love you by Georgia Pine

In this new four-part series, written as a portfolio for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 2nd year English and Creative Writing student Georgia Pine explores the dynamics of love in long distance relationships.

community, Creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, series, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJuly 8, 2020creative non-fiction, creative writing, Writers, Writing, writers, student, student writing, long distance relationships, love, long distance

Steren – Entry 14

Second year English student Cherie Woodhouse writes the 14th entry to the Steren series.

Cornwall, Creative Writing, epistolary, literature, steren, student work, series, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 3, 2020Steren epistolary project, steren, Steren Series, Nest epistolary project, Nest, Collaborative Project, Writers, Writing, series

Natural Scum – a One-Shot Graphic Novel by Tom Velterop

In this new one-shot graphic novel, 3rd year Journalism and Creative Writing student Tom Velterop, shares his experience of attending a concert in Penryn’s Fish Factory.

Graphic Novel, writing, student work, Creative Writing, CornwallSherezade Garcia RangelJune 29, 2020graphic novel, music, The Fish Factory, Cornwall, Penryn, falmouth, student work, study skills, student writing

Conversation with James Holden: War Veteran and Grandfather

As part of her work for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 2nd year English and Creative Writing student Grace Holden, interviews her war veteran grandpa, James Norman Holden.

community, Creative non-fiction, interviews, learn, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelJune 26, 2020Lockdown, war veteran, World War I, World War II, creative non-fiction, student, student life, student writing, student work

Battery Rocks by Merriel Gardiner – Winner of the 500-words Ghost Story Competition

This utterly haunting story by MA in Professional Writing student, Merriel Gardiner, is the winner of our inaugural 500-Words Ghost Story Contest. Caution, it lingers in your mind.