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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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PLEASE NOTE: This is a hybrid course consisting of two parts - 3 online sessions and one in-person weekend at Exeter Custom House. Depending on availability, you may book onto the online sessions, the in person weekend, or both.
Online Sessions on…
Budleigh Salterton
From antiquity to today, gardens have long captured the writers imagination. They are the settings of romance, magic, mystery and sensory delight; places to get lost in or to discover parts of yourself you didnt know you had. Join us as we wander…
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Exeter’s poetry platform presented by Alasdair Paterson and Liz Adams.
Each month we host a new headlining poet.
Budleigh Salterton
2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austens birth, and were delighted to welcome award-winning author Nikki Maywith her fabulous new book This Motherless Land - a fresh and evocative retelling of Mansfield Park. When Funkes mother dies in an…
Budleigh Salterton
Join author and ever-entertaining raconteur Giles Milton as he tells a remarkable wartime story, one of the last secrets of the Second World War. Based on astonishing unpublished diaries, letters and secret reports, this is the story of Roosevelt,…
Budleigh Salterton
Are you crazy about comics? Then dont miss this chance to make your very own with amazing author and illustrator Tom McLaughlin.
As well as creating your own short story youll also get some brilliant illustration tips and get to listen to stories as…
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