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Exeter
Were bringing Word Kitchen open mics for prose and memoir writers to the Exeter Phoenix. It's also a chance to network and meet up with other writers and readers.
Our first event features special guests and debut novelists Orlando Murrin ( Knife…
Exeter
Join Sarah [https://quaywords.org.uk/residencies/sarah-acton-summer-2024/] at dusk for a creative writing and walking workshop. We will explore the theme of bodies of water and the vessel of the body as part of individual and communal writing…
Cathedral Close, Exeter
Sunday 9th June, your favourite smorgasbord of local literary loveliness will be returning to Exeter Cathedral, with more bookshops and activities than ever before!
Over the coming weeks we'll be revealing which beautiful bookshops from right…
Exeter
Join Jon Bell and The Custom House Crew to learn about Exeter's maritime history through a stories, songs, music and pictures.
This talk gives a lively introduction to Exeter's maritime history.
Archive photographs, music and song accompany…
Exeter
It’s said that everyone has a novel in them…What’s yours?
This six-month course has been designed to increase your writing confidence, help you find your voice, and start writing your novel. You’ll find the beating heart of your story and begin…
Exeter
We’re delighted to welcome Katrina Naomi to Exeter Custom House for the launch of Battery Rocks .
Battery Rocks is Katrina's first full poetry collection since the critically acclaimed Wild Persistence (Seren) in 2020. Battery Rocks is a…
Exeter
This June we welcome Joelle Taylor to the Custom House, for a reading from her debut novel The Night Alphabet followed by a Q&A.
About The Night Alphabet:
The tattoo was a reclamation, a flag we mounted in the centre of our own landscape.…
Exeter
A day of Masterclasses and conversation with author Clare Chambers and her editor, Weidenfeld & Nicolson Publishing Director Alexa von Hirschberg.
Do you have a novel writing project that needs attention? Perhaps you need some technical help, are…
Exeter
'Playing by the rules: Childhood, dress and imagination' will delve into the world of children's clothing within the Killerton collection, many of them part of the Margaret Bodley collection which was acquired by the National Trust in the early…
Exeter
In 2024 it is The Lord Chamberlain's Men's 20th birthday! To celebrate they will present one of the greatest plays ever written – Hamlet. Join us in summer 2024 as we stage this extraordinary play and ask the biggest question of all – to be or not…
Newton Abbot
This children's workshop will give you everything you need to make an outdoor Fairy Rock Garden at House of Marbles this May, building on the success of our popular 'make-your-own' sessions.
As a brand new addition for 2024, this session is now…
Newton Abbot
This children's workshop will give you everything you need to make an indoor Fairy Terrarium in a lantern at House of Marbles this May, building on the success of our popular 'make-your-own' sessions.
As a brand new addition for 2024, this session…
Exeter
Roll up, roll up, and cast yourself as the director, creative producer and visionary behind your own movie . . . well, a few hand drawn slides of it anyway. Create your own magic lantern slides out of tracing paper, cardboard and oodles of…
Exeter
The first ever outdoors Artemis Storytelling performance! Hopefully it will be a beautiful midsummer evening and we will gather under the beech trees at this ancient hill fort near Exeter, drink in the long view to the sea and lose ourselves in the…
Exeter
Local community groups have been getting creative, writing poetry inspired by the blossom of the Killerton estate. Wander through the emerging magnolias and cheerful cherry blossom in the formal gardens, reading poetry displayed across the site from…
Exeter
Join us to make and decorate your own hamsa hand out of clay, take it home and hang it somewhere to bring good luck and protection to you and your family.
Throughout history, possibly as far back as ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, humans have used…
Exeter
Killerton House and Gardens will be taking part in the Heritage Open Days Festival.
Head to Visitor Reception for entry ticket.
Enjoy Killerton's glorious landscaped garden, extensive parkland, fine 18th-century house and unique fashion…
Exeter
Nestled in the tranquil Killerton parkland, Columbjohn Chapel is a hidden gem on the estate. As part of Heritage Open Days, the Chapel will be open daily.
Head to Visitor Reception at the Killerton main site to pick up the free access route to the…
Exeter
Step back in time to discover how the mill harnessed the power of water to grind the farmer’s grain.
Steeped in history, explore the mill and see how the leat would power the watermill. Thanks to some exciting conservation work, the wheel will be…
Seaton
To raise funds for Seaton Cricket Club, Henry Blofeld has agreed to bring his My Dear Old Things stageshow to the Gateway Theatre in Seaton.
If a schoolboy Blowers had missed the Eton bus that knocked him off his bike, he might have gone on to a…
Exeter
World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker's heart and humour has been watched by millions online and allowed him to perform all over the world, until suddenly he couldn't. From reviewing toilet seats online to writing falafel-based diss tracks for…
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