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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
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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…
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Join us for an inspiring evening with acclaimed historian, broadcaster and author James Fox, as he discusses his latest book Craftland: A Journey Through Britains Lost Arts and Vanishing Trade s in conversation with Camilla HampshireMBE,newly…
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Adriana Brownlee is a leading British mountaineer, certified paragliding pilot and adventure athlete. She is the youngest woman to have climbed the world’s second-highest and arguably most-notorious peak, K2, and the youngest woman to climb all 14…
Exeter
Our regular Exeter Phoenix open mics return as autumn settles in and just before those clocks go back. Bring us your short story or novel extracts, try out a piece of flash fiction in front of an audience. If you haven't read your writing out in…
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Come and meet a warm, creative group of people who love reading and writing at the Exeter RAW Writing Meetup.
This is a relaxed, welcoming space for writers, readers, storytellers, and anyone interested in writing as a form of exploration,…
Cathedral Close, Exeter
Stories become part of our collective imagination – memories passed down from generation to generation that shape our understanding of the past and the present.
Discover the timeless tradition of storytelling in the collections of the Cathedral…
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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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