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=...
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
Got a bookish or storytelling-focused project you think should be added to this? Let us know in the replies or by emailing us at hello@exetercityofliterature.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Got a bookish or storytelling-focused project you think should be added to this? Let us know in the replies or by emailing us at hello@exetercityofliterature.com
From quirky poetry with Spork, to the celebration of a world renowned writer with the International Agatha Christie Festival, to a 1000 year old anthology at Exeter Cathedral that UNESCO calls 'one of the world's principal cultural artefacts’ - there are so many stories to discover! 📚
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
From quirky poetry with Spork, to the celebration of a world renowned writer with the International Agatha Christie Festival, to a 1000 year old anthology at Exeter Cathedral that UNESCO calls 'one of the world's principal cultural artefacts’ - there are so many stories to discover! 📚
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...
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...
To see all that's on the way, and to submit your own literary event for free, head to our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/event-picks
November 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
To see all that's on the way, and to submit your own literary event for free, head to our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/event-picks
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!
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...
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 🤫
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...
Tonight the Rugby World Cup (#RWC2025) kicks off in England, and so too does our global Poetry Scrum project! 🏉
Representing Exeter is Maya de Freitas with the poem 'Rugby'.
Find out more about this globe trotting celebration of sport: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Representing Exeter is Maya de Freitas with the poem 'Rugby'.
Find out more about this globe trotting celebration of sport: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
August 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Tonight the Rugby World Cup (#RWC2025) kicks off in England, and so too does our global Poetry Scrum project! 🏉
Representing Exeter is Maya de Freitas with the poem 'Rugby'.
Find out more about this globe trotting celebration of sport: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Representing Exeter is Maya de Freitas with the poem 'Rugby'.
Find out more about this globe trotting celebration of sport: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
As Exeter is part of the global UNESCO #CityOfLiterature network, it means we can offer local writers opportunities to work on their writing all over the world! 🌎
Current opportunities include...
🇪🇸 Granada, Spain
🇰🇷 Bucheon, South Korea
Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
Current opportunities include...
🇪🇸 Granada, Spain
🇰🇷 Bucheon, South Korea
Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
August 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
As Exeter is part of the global UNESCO #CityOfLiterature network, it means we can offer local writers opportunities to work on their writing all over the world! 🌎
Current opportunities include...
🇪🇸 Granada, Spain
🇰🇷 Bucheon, South Korea
Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
Current opportunities include...
🇪🇸 Granada, Spain
🇰🇷 Bucheon, South Korea
Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
See all upcoming literary events in Exeter & Devon and submit your own on our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/event-picks
August 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
See all upcoming literary events in Exeter & Devon and submit your own on our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/event-picks
From bookmaking workshops, a weekend of fantasy roleplaying workshops and shenanigans at Goblin Town, to the ever lovely Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival - there's all sorts of literary activity across the county in the coming weeks...
August 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
From bookmaking workshops, a weekend of fantasy roleplaying workshops and shenanigans at Goblin Town, to the ever lovely Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival - there's all sorts of literary activity across the county in the coming weeks...
Join us where it all began... our final Silent Book Club session at The Hour Glass Inn is tomorrow from 6pm! 🤫
From September onwards, you can find us at Topsham Brewery twice a month 📚
For more info about Silent Book Club, head to our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
From September onwards, you can find us at Topsham Brewery twice a month 📚
For more info about Silent Book Club, head to our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
August 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Join us where it all began... our final Silent Book Club session at The Hour Glass Inn is tomorrow from 6pm! 🤫
From September onwards, you can find us at Topsham Brewery twice a month 📚
For more info about Silent Book Club, head to our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
From September onwards, you can find us at Topsham Brewery twice a month 📚
For more info about Silent Book Club, head to our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
To celebrate Exeter’s involvement in #RWC2025, we’re hosting a Poetry Scrum! 🏉
We’ve gathered women poets from Cities of Literature across the world to share new work about female empowerment, bodies in movement, and sport.
More info: www.exetercityofliterature.com/poetryscrum
We’ve gathered women poets from Cities of Literature across the world to share new work about female empowerment, bodies in movement, and sport.
More info: www.exetercityofliterature.com/poetryscrum
August 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
To celebrate Exeter’s involvement in #RWC2025, we’re hosting a Poetry Scrum! 🏉
We’ve gathered women poets from Cities of Literature across the world to share new work about female empowerment, bodies in movement, and sport.
More info: www.exetercityofliterature.com/poetryscrum
We’ve gathered women poets from Cities of Literature across the world to share new work about female empowerment, bodies in movement, and sport.
More info: www.exetercityofliterature.com/poetryscrum
We're so proud of how much our thriving #SilentBookClub community has grown!
From September 2025 we'll be at Topsham Brewery twice a month, as we've now outgrown the space at our original venue!
You can see all the remaining 2025 dates here: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
From September 2025 we'll be at Topsham Brewery twice a month, as we've now outgrown the space at our original venue!
You can see all the remaining 2025 dates here: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
August 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We're so proud of how much our thriving #SilentBookClub community has grown!
From September 2025 we'll be at Topsham Brewery twice a month, as we've now outgrown the space at our original venue!
You can see all the remaining 2025 dates here: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
From September 2025 we'll be at Topsham Brewery twice a month, as we've now outgrown the space at our original venue!
You can see all the remaining 2025 dates here: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Bucheon City of Literature has launched the 2025 Bucheon Residency!
Writers and graphic novelists from Exeter and Devon are invited to apply to this exciting opportunity to spend November in South Korea! 🇰🇷
Find out more & apply by Sunday 31st August: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
Writers and graphic novelists from Exeter and Devon are invited to apply to this exciting opportunity to spend November in South Korea! 🇰🇷
Find out more & apply by Sunday 31st August: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
August 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Bucheon City of Literature has launched the 2025 Bucheon Residency!
Writers and graphic novelists from Exeter and Devon are invited to apply to this exciting opportunity to spend November in South Korea! 🇰🇷
Find out more & apply by Sunday 31st August: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
Writers and graphic novelists from Exeter and Devon are invited to apply to this exciting opportunity to spend November in South Korea! 🇰🇷
Find out more & apply by Sunday 31st August: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
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 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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