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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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Fore Street, Exeter
Join us for a warm, watery and wild evening of conversation, readings and reflection, as two writers come together to explore the currents that connect their work.
Across prose and poetry, Sophie Pavelle and Sophie Dumont navigate landscapes both…
Budleigh Salterton
In the early 1980s, a voice in a dream told Alison Hastie to make shoes - shaping a life and career that would span four decades. Rooted on Dartmoor and the radical traditions of the West Country, her story weaves together craft, feminism, community…
Budleigh Salterton
Devon-based author Kate Lord Brown is an acclaimed bestselling writer and journalist. Her latest, The Silver Thread , is a sweeping novel that weaves together the stories of Bel, a young designer drawn into the world of Libertys Japonisme textiles,…
Exeter
The Writers Circle: Peer Support for Writers of All Kinds
Looking for friendly, constructive feedback on your writing? Or just want to connect with fellow writers over a cuppa? Join us for The Writers Circle; a relaxed, peer-to-peer feedback group…
Exeter
158 Years of Meteorological Observation at the DEI
In 1817, John Squance, the DEI's first librarian, began recording the weather. Every day, three times a day, he noted temperature and pressure, rainfall, humidity and general conditions. When he…
Budleigh Salterton
Were thrilled that prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of The Escape ArtistJonathan Freedland comes to Budleigh for our first Non-Fiction Festival Read!
The Traitors Circle became an instant Sunday Times bestseller and tells the…
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Discover Exeter’s urban nature trail: the Green Circle, a 12-mile circular walking route that connects diverse neighbourhoods, leafy suburbs, and hidden heritage
Summer has well and truly arrived in Exeter, and come rain or shine there's lots going on across our city to keep everyone entertained.
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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