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Exeter became the only UK destination in 2019 to be awarded UNESCO City of Literature status, and is now one of 66 cities internationally that have been added to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
Exeter was recognised for its 1,000 year unbroken history of making books and popularising reading since the early 13th century. Today there are some fantastic literary hubs across the city, such as the Quay Words project, housed at Exeter’s Custom House and supported by Literature Works, where writers and performers are encouraged to try their hand at all kinds of writing or to experience and learn from others' work. Find out more about our UNESCO City of Literature status on our City of Literature blog post, or visit the Exeter City of Literature website.
Uncover Exeter's literary heritage and culture with the Exeter Literary Map. The map was designed by a local illustrator, to showcase the city’s famous literary figures, picturesque reading spots, independent bookshops, and literary landmarks.
See the list below for literary, poetry and spoken word events in Exeter.
A Penguin Books vending machine has been installed at Exeter St Davids train station!
2024 is the 5th anniversary of Exeter receiving its UNESCO recognition as a City of Literature, becoming part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
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Hollie McNish / The Lobster Paperback Tour With Michael Pedersen's Muckle Flugga Novel Launch
The Show:
Hollie McNish is a poet whose live shows are not to be missed. After a run of sold out gigs up and down the UK, she is back with the paperback…
Exeter
The third part in the Nature Writing series, transport your senses to the Amazonian rainforests through Dr Rosa's debut memoir, The Spirit of The Rainforest. Follow along as she explores the biodiversity and successfully combines science with the…
Haven Road, Exeter
Cost: Free to attend (bring your own book!)
Location: Upstairs Bar, Topsham Brewery, EX2 8GR
Silent Book Club at Topsham Brewery, every first Wednesday of the month
You asked and we listened, so buckle up for double the (quiet) fun with TWO…
Budleigh Salterton
Yorkshire, 1979. Maggie Thatcher is prime minister, drainpipe jeans are in, and Miv is convinced that her dad wants to move their family Down South because of the murders.
Miv decides to investigate and recruits her best friend Sharon to help.…
Exeter
We are thrilled to welcome award-winning author Philip Marsden to Quay Words this June for an evening discussing his latest book, Under a Metal Sky.
About Under a Metal Sky
The discovery of minerals beneath our feet has transformed our species.…
Exeter
To celebrate the upcoming paperback release of her critically acclaimed memoir, we are excited to welcome Susanna Crossman.
About Home is Where We Start
In the late seventies, six-year-old Susanna moved with her mother and siblings to a utopian…
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