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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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Cost: Free to attend (bring your own book!) | No booking required
Silent Book Club in Exeter happens twice a month at Topsham Brewery — on the first Wednesday and third Monday of every month — and on the last Thursday of the month at 12 Bar Music &…
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Join us for a free lunchtime talk at Exeter Library; Failing Better: Reading and Performing Samuel Beckett
Laura Salisbury (Professor of Modern Literature and leading Beckett scholar) will be in conversation with Philip Robinson (Beckett actor and…
Budleigh Salterton
What happens at your kitchen table stays with you. Join us as bestselling novelist, broadcaster and Celebrity Masterchef finalist Dawn O'Porter serves up a sharp, funny and deeply personal memoir.
She traces a path through the moments and meals…
Budleigh Salterton
Devon-based author Kate Lord Brown is an acclaimed bestselling writer and journalist. Her latest, The Silver Thread , is a sweeping novel that weaves together the stories of Bel, a young designer drawn into the world of Libertys Japonisme textiles,…
Budleigh Salterton
Fancy a fun night out with a bookish twist? Join quiz mistresses Cathy Rentzenbrink and Jennie Godfrey for the inaugural BudLitFest Book Quiz - an evening of lively rounds, literary brainteasers and plenty of laughs.
There are brilliant bookish…
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Waterstones Exeter Roman Gate are proud to welcome bestselling author Bea Fitzgerald to talk all about her new book Better Than Revenge.
Join us as Bea talks about her newest adult crime novel in interview with a bookseller. There will also be an…
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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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