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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 The Writers Circle: Peer Support for Writers of All Kinds to your Itinerary

    The Writers Circle: Peer Support for Writers of All Kinds

    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…

  2. Add Water, Words, Wildness & Womanhood An evening with Sophie Pavelle & Sophie Dumont to your Itinerary

    Water, Words, Wildness & Womanhood An evening with Sophie Pavelle & Sophie Dumont

    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…

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  3. Add Silent Book Club (Mondays) to your Itinerary

    Silent Book Club (Mondays)

    Haven Road, Exeter

    Cost: Free to attend (bring your own book!) | No booking required

    Silent Book Club in Exeter happens twice a month at Topsham Brewery — on the first Wednesday and third Monday of every month — and on the last Thursday of the month at 12 Bar Music &…

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  4. Add Failing Better: Reading and Performing Samuel Beckett to your Itinerary

    Failing Better: Reading and Performing Samuel Beckett

    Exeter

    Join us for a free lunchtime talk at Exeter Library; Failing Better: Reading and Performing Samuel Beckett

    Laura Salisbury (Professor of Modern Literature and leading Beckett scholar) will be in conversation with Philip Robinson (Beckett actor and…

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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. 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…

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