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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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Sean Conway set out to achieve something no-one else on the planet had ever managed; ultra-endurance records for first, longest, fastest and most 105 Iron Man competitions in 105 days, the first to swim the length of Britain, the fastest unsupported…
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London and Manchester-based spoken word artist, writer and saxophonist Angus Fairbairn, who goes by the name Alabaster dePlume.
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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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Award-winning wildlife photographer and filmmaker Gordon Buchanan will hit the road in 2025 with his biggest-ever live tour Lions and Tigers and Bears with Gordon Buchanan.
Hailed as Scotland’s own David Attenborough, Gordon Buchanan has dedicated…
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Exeter’s poetry platform presented by Alasdair Paterson and Liz Adams.
Each month we host a new headlining poet.
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This March we are delighted to welcome back Anthony Joseph to the Exeter Custom House, for a reading from his new selected poems Precious and Impossible.
Featuring exclusive new work, Precious and Impossible gathers together over three decades…
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Exeter became the only UK destination in 2019 to be awarded UNESCO City of Literature status, recognised for its 1,000 year unbroken history of making books and popularising reading since the early 13th century.
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