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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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Mark and Tracey Norman will be discussing their latest books, reading from their work, and sharing captivating tales drawn from Britains rich folkloric traditions and Devons hidden witchcraft history.
In Britains Folklore Year , Mark Norman takes…
Budleigh Salterton
Join bestselling author Maz Evans (Thatll Teach Her) as she guides you through the twisted art of plotting the perfect murderfrom motive and means to red herrings and shocking twists.
Best known for her sharp wit and masterful storytelling, Maz has…
Cathedral Close, Exeter
People leave the strangest things inside books: we have found everything from pressed ferns, drawings and poems to newspaper cuttings, letters and photographs – and even a pair of scissors and a 17th century French playing card!
Come and explore…
Budleigh Salterton
Jane Austen wrote some of the greatest love stories in existence, but did she ever fall in love herself?Paula Byrnes vivid historical novel gives voice to the most romantic summer of the authors life. Six Weeks by the Sea is set over the summer of…
Budleigh Salterton
Prepare for a mouth-watering hour with award-winning food and travel writer Felicity Cloake as she shares tales of her culinary cycling adventures across the USA with friend and fellow food writer,Orlando Murrin.
From Memphis barbecue to Mission…
Budleigh Salterton
Patricia Crossley-Hayes draws on her mothers experience in this debut novel, an unmarried teenager giving birth on the eve of the Second World War, who saw no other option but to give her baby up. Heartbreak Baby weaves fact together with three…
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