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UNESCO City of Literature

  1. Exeter Literary Itinerary
    There's a good reason why Exeter was awarded UNESCO City of Literature status in 2019. Follow our literary itinerary to see the key places of interest.
  2. Exeter Literary Map
    Uncover Exeter's literary heritage and culture with the Exeter Literary Map, featuring famous figures, picturesque reading spots, independent bookshops, and literary landmarks.
  3. Guest blog: Introducing Exeter St David's book vending machine

    A Penguin Books vending machine has been installed at Exeter St Davids train station!

  4. Book Cycle, Exeter

    2024 is the 5th anniversary of Exeter receiving its UNESCO recognition as a City of Literature, becoming part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

  5. Literary Exeter by Train
    Exeter is a UNESCO City of Literature and its literary history is reflected in fascinating attractions around the city and beyond, easily reachable from Exeter by rail with GWR.

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  1. Add Telling Tales: Creative Writing for Kids to your Itinerary

    Telling Tales: Creative Writing for Kids

    Exeter

    This Summer Holidays we're running anotherTelling Tales!A free storytelling and writing workshop that's Ideal for ages 6 - 11

    75 mins of great games and fun prompts to get you making stories, writing & sharing.
    Led by Chris (Library staff member,…

  2. Add Book Launch A History of Palestine in Five Fruits to your Itinerary

    Book Launch A History of Palestine in Five Fruits

    Fore Street, Exeter

    Born out of twenty years reading and thinking, this unique book is partly a streamlined history homing in on the core issues of the Palestine/Israel problem, partly a poetic reflection on place and people, partly an impassioned cry for justice. By…

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  3. Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival

    Add Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival to your Itinerary

    Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival

    Budleigh Salterton

    Situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on East Devon’s World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast, Budleigh Salterton hosts the most outstanding literary festival in South West England.

    As a registered charity, our mission is to celebrate…

  4. Add Adriana Brownlee - Death Zone to your Itinerary

    Adriana Brownlee - Death Zone

    Exeter

    Adriana Brownlee is a leading British mountaineer, certified paragliding pilot and adventure athlete. She is the youngest woman to have climbed the world’s second-highest and arguably most-notorious peak, K2, and the youngest woman to climb all 14…

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  5. Add Library & Archives In Focus: Through the Frontispiece to your Itinerary

    Library & Archives In Focus: Through the Frontispiece

    Cathedral Close, Exeter

    Engraved frontispieces emerged in early modern Europe as gateways to books.

    Produced by skilled engravers, they combined portraiture, allegory, and decorative design to signal a work's themes, prestige, and authorship. Step through the…

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  6. Add Beginners Scriptwriting to your Itinerary

    Beginners Scriptwriting

    Exeter

    This intensive one day course is designed for those new to scriptwriting looking to push their work to a professional level.

    Run by locally based script editor Lucy V Hay, this session will draw on the importance of scriptwriting as the starting…

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