How We Did It

 
 This is what helped us secure publishing deals – successful writers spill the beans!

Notes from a novice

New writer Matt Button plucks up enough courage - just about - to read at Port Eliot.

From pen to publication

The Patrick Gale Archive at University College Falmouth is now open to all those interested in how a writer researches, edits and gets an idea down on paper. Sarah Farley reports.

Our favourite books

Which books do we recommend to our professional writing students? Here's our pick of the best.

What was your big break?

Comedy writer James Henry talks about what you do after a writing course, and why hooking an agent isn't a ticket to the promised land.

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Why enter a writing competition.

How to write a CV

If you want a sparking writing career you need a sparking CV. I'm halfway through an MA in writing at Falmouth and thinking about how to get a job. So who better to ask than someone who graduated the course and is now living the life of a writer in the real world? By Sarah Farley

The play's the thing

Playwright and screenwriter Ben Brown talks to Daniel Cadwallader about his time in the industry, his eclectic career and how he got started.

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Ben Brown interviewed

Leo Hickman: telling your own story

How do you turn your life into a book? Isabel Popple chats to Leo Hickman, author, environmental writer and editor for the Guardian.

What was your big break?

Comedy writer James Henry talks about what you do after a writing course, and why hooking an agent isn't a ticket to the promised land.

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Why enter a writing competition.

Robert Goddard

Robert Goddard

"It is important not to be disheartened."

Justine Picardie

Justine Picardie

"Consider taking an Arvon Foundation course (www.arvonfoundation.org)."

Stepping into writerland

Copywriting - what's that all about? Sarah Farley meets Sarah McCartney, one of the UK's leading exponents.

How a writing course changed my life

Mark Spence is a graduate of MA Professional Writing at University College Falmouth. He tells us how the MA changed his life and kickstarted his magazine career.