News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

'Squid Game: A Review' by Alexander Hawkins

FalWriting TeamOctober 28, 2021

A sci-fi horror story told through text logs, written by third-year Creative Writing student Conrad Gardner

Creative WritingFalWriting TeamOctober 27, 2021Falwriting, creative writing, short story, Falmouth University, space horror

The Darkness Hums, Part One by Elise Peyrat

A Gothic short-story about a mysterious forest on the outskirts of a back-of-the-yards town and the strange beasts that roam in it, by 3rd year Undergraduate Elise Peyrat.

Creative WritingFalWriting TeamOctober 25, 2021Elise Peyrat, Falwriting, Falmouth University, creative writing, fiction, horror, short story, short fiction, gothic

An Evening with ... Dawn French

Cornwall, Creative non-fiction, FalWriting, eventsFalWriting TeamOctober 22, 2021Jon Cox, Falwriting, Falmouth University, Creative Writing, review, Dawn French

Emily Gough Talks about Her Role at Falwriting

FalWriting TeamOctober 20, 2021

Gaye to Bey: Music of the Movement from then to now, by Star McFarlane

FalWriting TeamOctober 18, 2021

Introducing Clare Howdle

FalWriting TeamOctober 14, 2021

Introducing Eoin Murray

FalWriting TeamOctober 14, 2021

Fall 2021 Update

FalWriting TeamOctober 5, 2021

Hammer and Sickle, Part III by Andrew McLarney

Creative WritingFalWriting TeamSeptember 20, 2021Andrew McLarney, fiction, student writingComment

Hammer and Sickle, Part II by Andrew McLarney

Creative WritingFalWriting TeamSeptember 13, 2021Andrew McLarney, fiction, student writingComment

Hammer and Sickle, Part I by Andrew McLarney

Powerful short fiction from one of our recent third year’s, Andrew McLarney.

Creative WritingFalWriting TeamSeptember 6, 2021Andrew McLarney, fiction, student writingComment

Invincible – Deconstructing the Ideal Parent By Conrad Gardner

Conrad Gardner reviews Invincible, focussing on the father and son relationship in the series.

FalWriting, Non-Fiction, reviewFalWriting TeamAugust 30, 2021Falmouth UniversityConrad Gardner, Marshall Moore

How Falmouth University Helped Land Me A Great Job by Lauren Sergi

A small catch up with Lauren Sergi about how Falmouth University helped her get a good job shortly after graduating.

alumni, FalWriting, Graduate interviews, interviewsFalWriting TeamAugust 23, 2021Falmouth UniversityLauren Sergi, Falwriting, Graduate Interviews

Stop Stigmatising Fanfiction – You Are Ruining Everybody’s Fun by Emily Gough

MA Professional Writing student Emily Gough writes a brief defence of fanfiction, its uses, and its existence in our literary canon.

FalWriting, MA Professional Writing, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 16, 2021Falmouth UniversityFalwriting, student writing, student work, Emily Gough, blog, blogging, fanfiction, creative writing, nonfiction, non-fiction

'Empty Kitchen' and 'Expiration Date' by Jess Buxton

In another poetry instalment, second year student Jess Buxton writes about an encroaching monotony in ‘Empty Kitchen’ and a bunch of flowers, wilting in a vase, that sat on her kitchen table during lockdown. Jess likens these images to mental health, exploring the idea that we often only realise in hindsight that we have not been kind to ourselves.

FalWriting, mental health, poetry, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamAugust 9, 2021Falmouth Universitystudent writing, student work, writing, poetry, poems, Jess Buxton, Emily Gough, Falwriting, FalWriting, Mental health

Market Report - Instapoets and the Rise of Online Poetry by Emily Gough

In this instalment of the market report series, Emily Gough explores Instapoetry as a more accessible form of poetry, its reception, and its impact in the publishing market.

'The King of 24/7' and 'Sallow Trite' by Jess Buxton

Second year English with Creative Writing student Jess Buxton pens two poems inspired by a colour page and a closed restaurant, but which invoke images of storms, oceans, oil, texture, and electrifying colour.

FalWriting, poetry, student work, Woodlane Campus, writingFalWriting TeamJuly 26, 2021Falmouth Universitystudent writing, student work, poetry, poet, poems, Jess Buxton, Emil Gough, Falwriting, FalWriting, school of communication

An Interview with the duo behind the winning entry in Penguin's D&AD New Blood Awards by Klaudia Hanssen

MA student Klaudia Hanssen interviews Alasdair Munro and Jimmy Nicholls, two previous graduates of Falmouth University, about their project Find Your Character, which was chosen as one of the winning entries of Penguin’s D&AD New Blood Awards in 2021.