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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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Budleigh Salterton
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,…
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…
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…
Exeter
Saturday 19th July/ 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm
Join writer-in-residence Kirsteen McNish for a day of creative writing at the Exeter Custom House, with two exciting workshops examining the themes of Flow and Weft and Weave.
Together we will explore…
Budleigh Salterton
Nussaibah Younis is one of the most talented new voices in contemporary fiction. Her debut novel, Fundamentally, has been shortlisted for the 2025 Womens Prize for Fiction. When UN worker Nadia takes a job rehabilitating radicalised women, she meets…
Budleigh Salterton
Anne Sebba returns to Budleigh to present an extraordinary and never before told account of the only entire female orchestra in any Nazi prison camp. She has drawn on meticulous research and first-hand accounts from women including the orchestras…
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