News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

‘Town & Gown’ by Jon Cox

Jon Cox interviews Falmouth mayor Steve Eva and discusses the town's history with the university.

FalWriting, interviewFalWriting TeamMarch 2, 2022Woodlane CampusFalwriting, Jon Cox, Conrad Gardner, InterviewComment

'The Left Way Of Writing' by Josh Cheeseman

2nd Year Josh Cheeseman’s work from the Post-Digital Content module was selected for publication by his peers. In it, he explores his personal history of writing, from the left perspective.

FalWriting, student work, Post-DigitalFalWriting TeamFebruary 23, 2022Woodlande CampusConrad Gardner, Josh Cheeseman, Falwriting, student work

Rupture 4 by Yazmin White and Hailey O'Gorman

The third entry in Rupture, a series about queerness, the body and everything that waits in the middle. Featuring third year Creative Writing student Yazmin White.

Hawkeye – A Small Victory for the Little Guy by Conrad Gardner

TV Review, student workFalWriting TeamFebruary 14, 2022Woodlane CampusHawkeye, Conrad Gardner, Falmouth University, Falwriting, creative writing, Marshall Moore

Seal of Approval - Part Two by Sophie Deakin

The second entry of a three-part creative non-fiction series by third-year student Sophie Deakin centred around the history, folklore and natural beauty of the Cornish fishing town of Looe.

Cornish Culture, Cornwall, Creative non-fiction, Seal of Approval SeriesFalWriting TeamFebruary 9, 2022Sophie Deakin, Seal of Approval, Tia Jade Woolcock, Non-fiction, Falwriting, third year, Looe, Cornwall, Cornish culture, RNLI

A Review of The Good Immigrant – an exposé on dire race relations in the UK by Ysy Lees

MA student Ysy Lees reviews The Good Immigrant, an anthology of twenty-one essays from minority individuals which expertly reveal Britain’s concept of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ immigrants, while also trying to identify what lies in the space in between.

Book reviews, MA Professional WritingFalWriting TeamFebruary 2, 2022Falmouth UniversityYsy Lee, Tia Jade Woolcock, Book Review, MA, Falmouth University, Falwriting, The Good Immigrant

A Review of Seaborne Issue 2 'Storms, Omens & Monsters' by Tia Jade Woolcock

MA student Tia Jade Woolcock reviews issue 2 of Seaborne Magazine, dedicated to the darker side of the sea.

Book reviewsFalWriting TeamJanuary 21, 2022Review, Tia Jade Woolcock, Seaborne Magazine, cli-fi, alumni, Adriana Ciontea, Kevin Woodley, Falwriting, Falmouth University, MA

Rupture 3 by Nathan Copeland

The third entry in Rupture, a series about queerness, the body and everything that waits in the middle.

Seal of Approval - Part One by Sophie Deakin

The first entry of a three-part creative non-fiction series by third-year student Sophie Deakin centred around the history, folklore and natural beauty of the Cornish fishing town of Looe.

Seal of Approval SeriesFalWriting TeamJanuary 10, 2022Sophie Deakin, Tia Jade Woolcock, Falwriting, Poetry, Falmouth University, series, Non-fiction

A Happy Family Christmas! by Jon Cox

At the 20th Cornwall Film Festival, Jon Cox watches Spencer where Kristen Stewart gives a star turn as Princess Diana.

FalWriting TeamNovember 22, 2021Falwriting, Falmouth University, creative writing, Film review, Jon Cox, Tia Jade Woolcock

Dune - A Perfect Adaptation of (Half) a Novel by Conrad Gardner

Third Year Creative Writing student Conrad Gardner reviews the latest adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune.

review, film reviewFalWriting TeamNovember 15, 2021Falwriting, review, Falmouth University, dune, film review

The Darkness Hums, Part Two 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.

Short StoryFalWriting TeamNovember 1, 2021horror, gothic, creative writing, short story, short fiction, undergraduate, Falmouth University, Falwriting, Elise Peyrat

'Ship's Log' By Conrad Gardner

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

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

'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.