Exeter City of Literature
A UNESCO designated City of Literature since 2019. We champion stories and storytellers locally and globally. @exetercityoflit on all socials.
- Mythos, nature, cosy crime, and local stories — here are a few recommendations of locally written books from the Exeter City of Literature bookshelf 📚 Discover more books born in Devon on our @bookshop.org page: uk.bookshop.org/shop/exeterc...
- Start off your year on a bookish note by picking up a paperback at our vending machine with a difference at Exeter St Davids train station! 🐧 Here's some of what you can find inside from January 📚 Find out more about the machine: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
- "The poets are literally rockstars..." Learn about University of Exeter Professor Hugh Roberts' visit to Lviv #CityofLiterature for the annual BookForum in a brand new blog on our website! 🇺🇦 www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/lessons...
- Whether you're a regular visitor or brand new to Exeter #CityofLiterature, we want to hear from you! 📢 Help shape our website to be something wonderful that local, national, and international visitors use to discover all the brilliantly bookish activity in Devon. tinyurl.com/exeter-website-survey
- There is still time to have your say as part of the 12-week Devon County Council public consultation on the future of the library service in Devon ⬇️
- If libraries matter to you be it for reading, working, learning, connection, mental health, or community, please take this opportunity to share your perspective on @librariesunlimited.bsky.social's county wide service. www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/librari...
- Devon writers, we encourage you to apply to one of the fabulous writing residencies offered as part of our @unesco.org #CityofLiterature network status in Barcelona or Ljubljana! 🇪🇸🇸🇮 Find out how to apply and see all on offer online: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
- If you're wanting to read more in 2026, look no further than our monthly trio of free #SilentBookClub sessions in Exeter! 📚 We meet three times a month for BYOB (bring your own book) communal silent reading sessions! Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
- The Exeter UNESCO City of Literature office is now closed until Monday 5th January 2026. From the year-on-year growth of our beloved Book Market to a monumental rise in readers joining us each month at Silent Book Club—we’ve had a truly incredible 2025. Thanks for being a part of it! ❤️
- Writers, readers, and bookish people of Devon! 📢 We're seeking feedback on our website (good and bad!), and your voice matters. You can complete the feedback form for a chance to win one of 6 £25 National Book Tokens here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- We experienced so many incredible things as a @unesco.org #CityOfLiterature in 2025. With an ever growing audience at our bookish events, to plenty of continent-crossing collaborations with our fellow Cities of Literature, 2025 has been great for us! www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/2025-wr...
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- Celebrate with us today from 6pm at our final #SilentBookClub session of the year! 🤫 We'll also be sharing plans for what's in store for Silent Book Club in 2026 so join us from 6pm at Topsham Brewery for a mix of silent reading and bookish revelry (after the reading obviously!).
- Festive family theatre, Solstice storytelling, walking tours, and a Plymouth writers network launch - these are just some of the Literary activities happening across Devon this weekend. See all that's on the way on our events calendar: www.exetercityofliterature.com/event-picks
- Storytellers, book clubs, writing groups, performers, poets, and more — we want to share your Devon based events! 📚 See what's on the way and submit your own event for free here: www.exetercityofliterature.com/event-picks
- If libraries matter to you be it for reading, working, learning, connection, mental health, or community, please take this opportunity to share your perspective on @librariesunlimited.bsky.social's county wide service. www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/librari...
- Join us for our final #SilentBookClub sessions of the year at Topsham Brewery on Exeter Quay: Wednesday 3rd December - 6pm - 8pm Monday 15th December - 6pm - 8pm We'll be sharing exclusive news of our plans for 2026, so come along for 6pm with whatever you're reading for a quiet end to 2025! 🤫
- Exeter City Council is developing a new Culture Strategy to shape the future development and delivery of Exeter’s cultural and creative landscape over the next five years, and they want YOU to have your say! 📚 engage.exeter.gov.uk/exeter-cultu... 📸: Kris Sum
- 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 🤫 bit.ly/sbcexeter
- 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
- 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 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
- 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...
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- 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-...
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- 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...
- 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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- 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...
- 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
- 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...
- 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...
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- 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 🤫
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- 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'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...
- 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...
- 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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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'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...
- 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...
- 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
- Here are two wonderful opportunities from our #CityofLiterature network. We strongly encourage writers from Exeter & Devon to apply to these unique and fully funded writing residencies! 📝 Find out more about the application process and apply: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
