Exeter City of Literature
@exetercityoflit.bsky.social
A UNESCO designated City of Literature since 2019. We champion stories and storytellers locally and globally. @exetercityoflit on all socials.
To learn about international residencies, local writing prizes, and unique paid opportunities for Devon creatives before we share them anywhere else, sign up to our Devon Writers Mailing List: exetercityofliterature.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
To learn about international residencies, local writing prizes, and unique paid opportunities for Devon creatives before we share them anywhere else, sign up to our Devon Writers Mailing List: exetercityofliterature.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Still time left to share your thoughts about #SilentBookClub in Exeter! We've got four £25 National Book Tokens up for grabs for people who complete the survey 🤫
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We want to hear from YOU about our @silentbookclub.bsky.social sessions in Exeter #CityofLiterature this year! 📚
🔷 More sessions?
🔷 Special Events?
🔷 Merchandise?
Let us know what you want from Silent Book Club Exeter by visiting bit.ly/sbcexeter
🔷 More sessions?
🔷 Special Events?
🔷 Merchandise?
Let us know what you want from Silent Book Club Exeter by visiting bit.ly/sbcexeter
November 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Still time left to share your thoughts about #SilentBookClub in Exeter! We've got four £25 National Book Tokens up for grabs for people who complete the survey 🤫
bit.ly/sbcexeter
bit.ly/sbcexeter
We have all kinds of resources for Devon writers available on our website, but if you're on the hunt for a space to write look no further!
We've got a selection of Writing Spaces near and far available to view here: www.exetercityofliterature.com/literary-res...
We've got a selection of Writing Spaces near and far available to view here: www.exetercityofliterature.com/literary-res...
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We have all kinds of resources for Devon writers available on our website, but if you're on the hunt for a space to write look no further!
We've got a selection of Writing Spaces near and far available to view here: www.exetercityofliterature.com/literary-res...
We've got a selection of Writing Spaces near and far available to view here: www.exetercityofliterature.com/literary-res...
We want to hear from YOU about our @silentbookclub.bsky.social sessions in Exeter #CityofLiterature this year! 📚
🔷 More sessions?
🔷 Special Events?
🔷 Merchandise?
Let us know what you want from Silent Book Club Exeter by visiting bit.ly/sbcexeter
🔷 More sessions?
🔷 Special Events?
🔷 Merchandise?
Let us know what you want from Silent Book Club Exeter by visiting bit.ly/sbcexeter
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We want to hear from YOU about our @silentbookclub.bsky.social sessions in Exeter #CityofLiterature this year! 📚
🔷 More sessions?
🔷 Special Events?
🔷 Merchandise?
Let us know what you want from Silent Book Club Exeter by visiting bit.ly/sbcexeter
🔷 More sessions?
🔷 Special Events?
🔷 Merchandise?
Let us know what you want from Silent Book Club Exeter by visiting bit.ly/sbcexeter
Exeter is a UNESCO #CityOfLiterature!
Whilst we’re Exeter in name, the benefits of this unique designation spread across Devon!
We’ve rounded up some of the county’s brilliantly bookish projects from local creatives and organisations 📚
www.exetercityofliterature.com/devon-litera...
Whilst we’re Exeter in name, the benefits of this unique designation spread across Devon!
We’ve rounded up some of the county’s brilliantly bookish projects from local creatives and organisations 📚
www.exetercityofliterature.com/devon-litera...
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Exeter is a UNESCO #CityOfLiterature!
Whilst we’re Exeter in name, the benefits of this unique designation spread across Devon!
We’ve rounded up some of the county’s brilliantly bookish projects from local creatives and organisations 📚
www.exetercityofliterature.com/devon-litera...
Whilst we’re Exeter in name, the benefits of this unique designation spread across Devon!
We’ve rounded up some of the county’s brilliantly bookish projects from local creatives and organisations 📚
www.exetercityofliterature.com/devon-litera...
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Poetry performance & Q&A, Exeter Phoenix, Tues 11 Nov, 7.15-9.15pm, sharing [dasein: defence of presence] trans by @aglaser.bsky.social published by @jantarbooks.bsky.social
With @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/defen...
With @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/defen...
Defending the Human in War Poetry - Exeter Phoenix
Join the Ukrainian servicewoman, Yaryna Chornohuz, to hear her work written under fire while saving lives as a combat medic.
exeterphoenix.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Poetry performance & Q&A, Exeter Phoenix, Tues 11 Nov, 7.15-9.15pm, sharing [dasein: defence of presence] trans by @aglaser.bsky.social published by @jantarbooks.bsky.social
With @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/defen...
With @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/defen...
10 new @unesco.org Cities of Literature have been announced to join our fabulous network! 📚
Our global network is now made up of 63 cities, and represents 6 continents and 44 countries, with a combined population of over 90 million 🌎
Discover more ⬇️ www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/unesco-...
Our global network is now made up of 63 cities, and represents 6 continents and 44 countries, with a combined population of over 90 million 🌎
Discover more ⬇️ www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/unesco-...
UNESCO Cities of Literature are proud to welcome ten new cities to the network! — Exeter City of Literature
Ten new cities have joined the Cities of Literature network: Aberystwyth (Wales); Abuja (Nigeria); Celje (Slovenia); Conakry (Guinea); Dumaguete City (Philippines); Gdańsk (Poland); Kahra...
www.exetercityofliterature.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
10 new @unesco.org Cities of Literature have been announced to join our fabulous network! 📚
Our global network is now made up of 63 cities, and represents 6 continents and 44 countries, with a combined population of over 90 million 🌎
Discover more ⬇️ www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/unesco-...
Our global network is now made up of 63 cities, and represents 6 continents and 44 countries, with a combined population of over 90 million 🌎
Discover more ⬇️ www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/unesco-...
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It's only a week until our in-conversation event with author Elisabeth Gifford, including a chance to explore Daphne du Maurier's archive!
📅 Wednesday 12 November 2025
🕕 6PM - 7:30PM
📍Seminar Room A/B, Old Library
Book your FREE ticket! ⬇️
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
📅 Wednesday 12 November 2025
🕕 6PM - 7:30PM
📍Seminar Room A/B, Old Library
Book your FREE ticket! ⬇️
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
An Author in Daphne du Maurier's Archive
Join Elisabeth Gifford, author of The Mischief Makers (2024), for a discussion about how she used Daphne du Maurier's archive to inform and inspire her work.
www.beinghumanfestival.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It's only a week until our in-conversation event with author Elisabeth Gifford, including a chance to explore Daphne du Maurier's archive!
📅 Wednesday 12 November 2025
🕕 6PM - 7:30PM
📍Seminar Room A/B, Old Library
Book your FREE ticket! ⬇️
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
📅 Wednesday 12 November 2025
🕕 6PM - 7:30PM
📍Seminar Room A/B, Old Library
Book your FREE ticket! ⬇️
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
Join us on Thursday 6th November as the @unesco.org #CitiesofLiterature network compete in the globetrotting poetry slam #Slamovision! 🌎
This Pay-What-You-Can-Afford evening will also feature live performances in Exeter ahead of the livestream.
🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slamovisio...
This Pay-What-You-Can-Afford evening will also feature live performances in Exeter ahead of the livestream.
🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slamovisio...
November 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Join us on Thursday 6th November as the @unesco.org #CitiesofLiterature network compete in the globetrotting poetry slam #Slamovision! 🌎
This Pay-What-You-Can-Afford evening will also feature live performances in Exeter ahead of the livestream.
🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slamovisio...
This Pay-What-You-Can-Afford evening will also feature live performances in Exeter ahead of the livestream.
🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slamovisio...
There's plenty on the way this November across Exeter #CityofLiterature and Devon, here are just some of the events happening across the county this month!
November 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
There's plenty on the way this November across Exeter #CityofLiterature and Devon, here are just some of the events happening across the county this month!
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Join us on 12 November for a FREE in-conversation event with author Elisabeth Gifford about her novel 'The Mischief Makers' - and a chance to see some items from the Daphne du Maurier archives!
➡️ www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/autho...
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
➡️ www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/autho...
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Join us on 12 November for a FREE in-conversation event with author Elisabeth Gifford about her novel 'The Mischief Makers' - and a chance to see some items from the Daphne du Maurier archives!
➡️ www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/autho...
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
➡️ www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/autho...
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
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📢 Introducing … Kane John Mills 📢
Kane will be representing @exetercityoflit.bsky.social !
Kane will be performing live in Dublin!
Kane will be representing @exetercityoflit.bsky.social !
Kane will be performing live in Dublin!
October 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📢 Introducing … Kane John Mills 📢
Kane will be representing @exetercityoflit.bsky.social !
Kane will be performing live in Dublin!
Kane will be representing @exetercityoflit.bsky.social !
Kane will be performing live in Dublin!
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This month’s Members Spotlight shines on Anna Cohn Orchard, Executive Director of @exetercityoflit.bsky.social - part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network 📚✨
October 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This month’s Members Spotlight shines on Anna Cohn Orchard, Executive Director of @exetercityoflit.bsky.social - part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network 📚✨
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✍️ NEW regular creative writing session at Exeter Library ✍️
The Writer's Circle: Peer to Peer Feedback & Support - a relaxed monthly peer-to-peer feedback group open to writers of every genre & experience.
📚 Once a month on a Tues, 5–6pm
📍 Exeter Library
🎫 Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
The Writer's Circle: Peer to Peer Feedback & Support - a relaxed monthly peer-to-peer feedback group open to writers of every genre & experience.
📚 Once a month on a Tues, 5–6pm
📍 Exeter Library
🎫 Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
October 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
✍️ NEW regular creative writing session at Exeter Library ✍️
The Writer's Circle: Peer to Peer Feedback & Support - a relaxed monthly peer-to-peer feedback group open to writers of every genre & experience.
📚 Once a month on a Tues, 5–6pm
📍 Exeter Library
🎫 Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
The Writer's Circle: Peer to Peer Feedback & Support - a relaxed monthly peer-to-peer feedback group open to writers of every genre & experience.
📚 Once a month on a Tues, 5–6pm
📍 Exeter Library
🎫 Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
Our very own @exeter.ac.uk are taking part in the the UK’s national festival of the humanities @beinghumanfest.bsky.social! 📚
The @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social are continuing to champion Ukrainian Wartime Poetry with two upcoming events in November.
🎟️: www.beinghumanfestival.org/war-poetry-e...
The @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social are continuing to champion Ukrainian Wartime Poetry with two upcoming events in November.
🎟️: www.beinghumanfestival.org/war-poetry-e...
October 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Our very own @exeter.ac.uk are taking part in the the UK’s national festival of the humanities @beinghumanfest.bsky.social! 📚
The @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social are continuing to champion Ukrainian Wartime Poetry with two upcoming events in November.
🎟️: www.beinghumanfestival.org/war-poetry-e...
The @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social are continuing to champion Ukrainian Wartime Poetry with two upcoming events in November.
🎟️: www.beinghumanfestival.org/war-poetry-e...
We're taking part in Out There Exeter's Young Person's Day on Sunday 19th October at @exeterlibrary.bsky.social!
Join us for this day of free bookish activity, zine making, open mics, games and more from 12pm - 4pm! 📚
More info: out-there-exeter.com/ypd.html
Join us for this day of free bookish activity, zine making, open mics, games and more from 12pm - 4pm! 📚
More info: out-there-exeter.com/ypd.html
October 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We're taking part in Out There Exeter's Young Person's Day on Sunday 19th October at @exeterlibrary.bsky.social!
Join us for this day of free bookish activity, zine making, open mics, games and more from 12pm - 4pm! 📚
More info: out-there-exeter.com/ypd.html
Join us for this day of free bookish activity, zine making, open mics, games and more from 12pm - 4pm! 📚
More info: out-there-exeter.com/ypd.html
We're gearing up for Slamovision - the #CityofLiterature global poetry slam competition! 🌎
Exeter's entrant is Kane John Mills who will be wowing the crowds in Dublin with 'Red'.
Watch the full poem & pick up tickets for our grand final livestream: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Exeter's entrant is Kane John Mills who will be wowing the crowds in Dublin with 'Red'.
Watch the full poem & pick up tickets for our grand final livestream: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
October 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We're gearing up for Slamovision - the #CityofLiterature global poetry slam competition! 🌎
Exeter's entrant is Kane John Mills who will be wowing the crowds in Dublin with 'Red'.
Watch the full poem & pick up tickets for our grand final livestream: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Exeter's entrant is Kane John Mills who will be wowing the crowds in Dublin with 'Red'.
Watch the full poem & pick up tickets for our grand final livestream: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Our Executive Director Anna recently returned from the annual @unesco.org Cities of Literature conference in the beautiful Ljubljana in Slovenia! 🇸🇮
See what 39 different Cities got up to together below ⬇️
www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/we-spea...
See what 39 different Cities got up to together below ⬇️
www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/we-spea...
We Speak Literature Here — Exeter City of Literature
Let us answer ‘What is a City of Literature?’ via the annual Cities of Literature conference, this year in the utterly gorgeous Ljubljana in Slovenia.
www.exetercityofliterature.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Our Executive Director Anna recently returned from the annual @unesco.org Cities of Literature conference in the beautiful Ljubljana in Slovenia! 🇸🇮
See what 39 different Cities got up to together below ⬇️
www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/we-spea...
See what 39 different Cities got up to together below ⬇️
www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/we-spea...
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✨🧙♀️ Fantasy Con at Exeter Library! 🧝♂️⚔️
LARP sword-fighting workshops, tabletop gaming, tarot card reading, tea duelling, author stalls & a dragon trophy for the best costume!
🎟️ Free – but booking helps us plan!
shorturl.at/B4hB2
📍 Exeter Library
📅 THIS SUNDAY 5 Oct 12-4pm
LARP sword-fighting workshops, tabletop gaming, tarot card reading, tea duelling, author stalls & a dragon trophy for the best costume!
🎟️ Free – but booking helps us plan!
shorturl.at/B4hB2
📍 Exeter Library
📅 THIS SUNDAY 5 Oct 12-4pm
September 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
✨🧙♀️ Fantasy Con at Exeter Library! 🧝♂️⚔️
LARP sword-fighting workshops, tabletop gaming, tarot card reading, tea duelling, author stalls & a dragon trophy for the best costume!
🎟️ Free – but booking helps us plan!
shorturl.at/B4hB2
📍 Exeter Library
📅 THIS SUNDAY 5 Oct 12-4pm
LARP sword-fighting workshops, tabletop gaming, tarot card reading, tea duelling, author stalls & a dragon trophy for the best costume!
🎟️ Free – but booking helps us plan!
shorturl.at/B4hB2
📍 Exeter Library
📅 THIS SUNDAY 5 Oct 12-4pm
More @silentbookclub.bsky.social sessions are on the way this Autumn - hunker down with a book and join us twice a month at Topsham Brewery on Exeter Quay! 📚
Bring your own book and settle in for an hour of silent reading at our next #SilentBookClub session THIS WEDNESDAY from 6pm - 8pm 🤫
Bring your own book and settle in for an hour of silent reading at our next #SilentBookClub session THIS WEDNESDAY from 6pm - 8pm 🤫
September 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
More @silentbookclub.bsky.social sessions are on the way this Autumn - hunker down with a book and join us twice a month at Topsham Brewery on Exeter Quay! 📚
Bring your own book and settle in for an hour of silent reading at our next #SilentBookClub session THIS WEDNESDAY from 6pm - 8pm 🤫
Bring your own book and settle in for an hour of silent reading at our next #SilentBookClub session THIS WEDNESDAY from 6pm - 8pm 🤫
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A productive @exetercityoflit.bsky.social partnership meeting today. We were treated to a tour of the Treasures of @exetercathedral.bsky.social This is the 10th century Exeter Book, the oldest book of English literature in the world. Also foundation charter and a wonderful wax votive figure.
September 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A productive @exetercityoflit.bsky.social partnership meeting today. We were treated to a tour of the Treasures of @exetercathedral.bsky.social This is the 10th century Exeter Book, the oldest book of English literature in the world. Also foundation charter and a wonderful wax votive figure.
A Middle Eastern writing retreat or a castle getaway in Germany? ✍️
We have two unique FULLY-FUNDED writing opportunities for Devon-based writers thanks to our global UNESCO #CityofLiterature network! 🌎
Find out more and apply on our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
We have two unique FULLY-FUNDED writing opportunities for Devon-based writers thanks to our global UNESCO #CityofLiterature network! 🌎
Find out more and apply on our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
September 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A Middle Eastern writing retreat or a castle getaway in Germany? ✍️
We have two unique FULLY-FUNDED writing opportunities for Devon-based writers thanks to our global UNESCO #CityofLiterature network! 🌎
Find out more and apply on our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
We have two unique FULLY-FUNDED writing opportunities for Devon-based writers thanks to our global UNESCO #CityofLiterature network! 🌎
Find out more and apply on our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
We're gearing up for our first Monday edition of #SilentBookClub at Topsham Brewery next week from 6pm - 8pm!
Never heard of @silentbookclub.bsky.social? Head to our website to learn more about this book club with a difference: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Never heard of @silentbookclub.bsky.social? Head to our website to learn more about this book club with a difference: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
September 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We're gearing up for our first Monday edition of #SilentBookClub at Topsham Brewery next week from 6pm - 8pm!
Never heard of @silentbookclub.bsky.social? Head to our website to learn more about this book club with a difference: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Never heard of @silentbookclub.bsky.social? Head to our website to learn more about this book club with a difference: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Representing Edinburgh #CityOfLiterature, @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social shares a rousing poem for the #RWC2025 and Exeter's involvement in hosting some of the games, including Scotland vs Canada this Saturday! 🏴
Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
September 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Representing Edinburgh #CityOfLiterature, @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social shares a rousing poem for the #RWC2025 and Exeter's involvement in hosting some of the games, including Scotland vs Canada this Saturday! 🏴
Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Not long left to apply for our Graphic Designer and Web Designer freelance roles...
We are currently hiring for two brand new freelance roles!
🖌️ - Graphic Designer
💻 - Web Designer
Deadline for both: Tuesday 2nd September!
Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/join-us
🖌️ - Graphic Designer
💻 - Web Designer
Deadline for both: Tuesday 2nd September!
Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/join-us
August 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Not long left to apply for our Graphic Designer and Web Designer freelance roles...