Wyl Menmuir
Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing
Wyl Menmuir is a multi award-winning author of novels, non fiction and short stories.
His 2016 debut novel, The Many, was nominated for the Man Booker Prize. Wyl's non-fiction books have been awarded the Roger Deakin Award from the Society of Authors, the Award for Excellence from the OWPG, and a Holyer an Gof Award.
In 2026, he received the Blue Metropolis Planet Literature Prize, awarded for a body of work that demonstrates the beauty and fragility of the living world and promotes greater ecological awareness. A former journalist, Wyl has written for Radio 4, The Guardian and The Observer. He lectures on Falmouth University's MA Professional Writing and when he is not writing or teaching writing he enjoys messing around in boats.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MA Creative Writing | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| 2014 | PG Cert Literacy | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| 2004 | PGCE | Durham University |
| 2002 | NCTJ Newspaper Journalism | Sheffield College |
| 2001 | BA English Literature | University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Honors and awards
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2026 | International Planet Literature Award. 2026. Awarded by the Blue Metropolis Foundation, Montreal, for a body of work that highlights the beauty and fragility of the living world. |
| 2024 | Award for Excellence from Outdoor Writers and Photographers' Guild 2024 for The Heart of The Woods. |
| 2022 | Holyer an Gof Award winner 2022 for The Draw of The Sea. |
| 2021 | Roger Deakin Award for nature writing |
| 2016 | Longlisted for the Man Booker Award |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
Research topics
- Spirit of place
- Literary geographies
- Nature writing
- Literary fiction
Teaching
CPD delivered
- Teachers as writers
- Teachers as readers
- Narrative writing techniques for teachers
- Narrative writing in secondary education
- Writer development
- Starting to write
- Writers in schools
- Development of school libraries
Professional Engagement
Social, community and cultural engagement
Co-creator of The Writers' Block, Cornwall
