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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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Exeter’s poetry platform presented by Chrissy Banks and Matt Bryden.
Each month we host a new headlining poet.
Budleigh Salterton
What if the Second World War was won not just on the battlefield - but across negotiating tables, in embassies and behind closed doors?
Join Lord Ricketts for a gripping new perspective on WWII with Peace Makers. Drawing on his own remarkable…
Budleigh Salterton
Do you love The Cazalet Chronicles as much as we do?
Louisa Young, Elizabeth Jane Howards niece, continues this beloved saga and carries forward its rich literary legacy.
Its Christmas 1962, and the Cazalets gather as old certainties fade and a…
Budleigh Salterton
Can a book change the course of your life?
One Christmas, Festival President Cathy Rentzenbrink, drained by life's upheavals, turned to her first literary love, Agatha Christie, for comfort and finds something deeper. Revisiting the novels and the…
Budleigh Salterton
Can what you eat really shape how long (and how well) you live?
Join NHS gastroenterologist Dr Alan Desmond as he reveals how the modern food
environment is quietly reshaping our health. He cuts through the confusion to explain why diet is now a…
Budleigh Salterton
Fancy a fun night out with a bookish twist? Join quiz mistresses Cathy Rentzenbrink and Jennie Godfrey for the inaugural BudLitFest Book Quiz - an evening of lively rounds, literary brainteasers and plenty of laughs.
There are brilliant bookish…
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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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