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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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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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Sidmouth-based resident Jane Corry is a staggeringly successful Sunday Times bestselling author who has sold more than 1.5 million novels worldwide. Her books are compelling, unputdownable and filled with dark secrets. Her latest page turner, the…
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Why are the covers grey? Why the goddess Persephone? How do they choose which books to bring back to life? Persephone Books published its first title in the spring of 1999 and has been shining a light on lost or out-of-print books every year since,…
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Care, love, grief and loss impacts us all.Tiggy Walker married legendary Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker in 2002 and her beautiful new book, Both Sides Now is an honest, deeply personal portrait of their life together as they navigate career highs and the…
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Acclaimed royal biographerAndrew Lownie reveals all in Entitled, the first ever joint biography of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson. Drawing on four years of research, numerous Freedom of Information requests and over a hundred exclusive…
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Bestselling author of the global phenomenon Girl on a Train Paula Hawkinspresents her masterful novel The Blue Hour alongside BAFTA nominated screenwriter and author of one of the years most exciting debut novelsChris Chibnall (Death at the White…
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