News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

A short story about the dangers that lurk within Cornish waters, by Rebecca Penfold.

Collaborative Project, Creative Writing, FalWriting, series, fictionFalWriting TeamJanuary 1, 2021WoodlaneFalWriting, Falmouth University, falwriting, student writing, Rebecca Penfold, Sirens, Emily Gough, creative writing

Only Silence by Connor Hansford

Connor Hansford writes a short story inspired by his grandfather, John 'Jack' Hansford.

FalWriting, student work, Creative WritingFalWriting TeamDecember 21, 2020Falmouth UniversityFalWriting, Connor Hansford, short fiction, Klaudia Hanssen

The Perils of Spriggans by Rebecca Penfold

A short story about Spriggans, a creature from Cornish mythology, from Rebecca Penfold’s series on FalWriting.

Collaborative Project, Creative Writing, FalWriting, series, student workFalWriting TeamDecember 18, 2020Falmouth University FalWriting, Falmouth University, creative writing, Writing, Rebecca Penfold

Five Ways to Embrace the Cornish Winter by Kate Whittington

In the second of our three-part series on how to survive the bleak mid-winter, MA Professional Writing student Kate Whittington offers advice for embracing the Cornish winter

comment, FalWriting, writingFalWriting TeamDecember 14, 2020Caitlin Lydon, Kate Whittington, beth adams, falmouth, winter, Falmouth University, hygge, sea

How To Manage Your Writing Anxiety This Christmas by Sophie Williams

In the last of our three-part series on how to survive the bleak mid-winter, MA Professional Writing student Sophie Williams suggests ways of combatting writing anxiety this Christmas.

FalWriting TeamDecember 11, 2020

An Interview with Charlie Halfhide, Mae Gaynor, and Layla Cray: the team who wrote and self-published YA novel ‘Seven Wonders’ - by Tillie Holmes

An interview with the team who wrote and self-published YA novel ‘Seven Wonders’ written by Tillie Holmes

interviewsFalWriting TeamDecember 7, 2020Tillie Holmes, Falmouth UniversityComment

What to Do When You Can’t Go Home: Alternative Ways to Spend Christmas Day by Caitlin Lydon

In the first of our three-part series on how to survive the bleak mid-winter, MA Professional Writing student Caitlin Lydon offers some alternative ways to spend Christmas day.

Cornwall, Creative non-fictionFalWriting TeamDecember 4, 2020Caitlin Lydon, Falmouth UniversityComment

Content Call For Spectral Visions Press’s New Anthology: PANDEMIC

Spectral Visions Press send out a content call for creative writers to be a part of their new anthology, PANDEMIC.

Creative Writing, Events, publishing, writingFalWriting TeamDecember 2, 2020Jasper Evans, Spectral Visions Press, FalWriting, Falmouth University, School of Writing and Journalism, Anthology, Pandemic, University of Sunderland

Song for the Forgotten: book release and reflections on the National Trust Publishing Project by Juliet Robertson

Juliet Robertson reflects on the 2019/2020 National Trust Publishing Project and announces the release of Song For The Forgotten by Natasha Carthew.

Me, Myself, and Sherriff By Connor Hansford

Connor Hansford examines the legacy of the Surrey rower-turned-writer best-remembered for ‘Journey’s End’

R. C. Sherriff was undoubtedly one of the most boring men who ever lived. He was also one of the most endearing. As the screenwriter of perennial Boxing Day classic, The Dam Busters, Sherriff achieved considerable literary acclaim in his own lifetime, however he has been largely forgotten since his death in 1975.

FalWriting, review, student workFalWriting TeamNovember 30, 2020Falmouth UniversityConnor Hansford, Klaudia Hanssen, FalWriting

Brownies by Rebecca Penfold

Rebecca Penfold’s short story takes us into the world of some mischievous Brownies.

Collaborative Project, Creative Writing, FalWriting, student work, writingFalWriting TeamNovember 27, 2020Falmouth University FalWriting, Falmouth University, creative writing, Brownies

Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part IV

In this quiet, delicate and evocative memoir series written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Creative Writing student Jess Henshall, traces her journey through recovery back to the place that waited for her. This is the fourth and final installment.

Schitt’s Creek Review By Sophie Williams

What do you look for in a sitcom? A few characters that you can sink your teeth into, a couple of familiar settings that you can revisit in every episode, and most certainly, lots of laughter. […] Schitt’s Creek is a Canadian sitcom created by Hollywood A-Lister Eugene Levy with his son, Daniel. Daniel also wrote and directed multiple episodes over their six-year tenure.

FalWriting, MA Professional Writing, reviewFalWriting TeamNovember 20, 2020Falmouth UniversitySophie Williams, Klaudia Hanssen, Falmouth University, FalWriting

Closing the Book: A Timefold Story: The New Student Podcast, interviewed by Jasper Evans

In this interview, Jasper Evans talks with 3rd year Collaborative Project group Crackpot Soprano about their upcoming sci-fi/ dystopian narrative podcast, ‘Closing the Book: A Timefold Story’.

Collaborative Project, Creative Writing, FalWriting, fiction, interviews, podcast, student workFalWriting TeamNovember 16, 2020Falmouth UniversityFalWriting, Falmouth University, interview, creative writing, podcast, narrative podcast, scifi

Bairro Alto by Bodil Jonsson

MA student Bodil Jonsson writes about a place she cannot forget.

Creative Writing, fiction, MA Professional Writing, student work, FalWritingFalWriting TeamNovember 13, 2020FalWriting, creative writing, Bodil Jonsson, Falmouth University, Kate Whittington

Dreaming of the Garden by Jess Henshall – Part III

In this quiet, delicate and evocative memoir series written for the Creative Non-Fiction module, 3rd year Creative Writing student Jess Henshall, traces her journey through recovery back to the place that waited for her. This is the third installment.

Interview with Author Annabelle Simons by Tillie Holmes

Annabelle Simons (she/her/they) is a young adult fiction writer, specialising in LGBTQA+ fantasy. Since graduating from Falmouth University in 2016 with a MA in Professional Writing, she has been working on her debut novel. This year she landed her first literary agent. I spoke to Annabelle, and she cast some light on the stepping stones that occur between writing a book and seeing it come to life in print.