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...

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-...

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

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!

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

📢 Introducing … Kane John Mills 📢 Kane will be representing @exetercityoflit.bsky.social ! Kane will be performing live in Dublin!

This month’s Members Spotlight shines on Anna Cohn Orchard, Executive Director of @exetercityoflit.bsky.social - part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network 📚✨

✍️ 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...

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...

✨🧙‍♀️ 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

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 🤫

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'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...

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...

Glorious launch for the 2025 Exeter Novel Prize last night at Exeter Library more info on submitting here : www.wordkitchen.org.uk/exeter-novel... @exetercityoflit.bsky.social @exeterobserver.org @exetercouncil.bsky.social

Fantastic first @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social takeover of our #SilentBookClub sessions in Exeter - join us tomorrow at The Hour Glass Inn from 6pm - 8pm for the next one as we celebrate 90 years of the powerhouse publisher's Exeter beginnings! 🐧📚

Adults who read for just 30 minutes a week are 20% more likely to report greater life satisfaction. That's why we host events like #SilentBookClub and highlight the wellbeing benefits of reading with Bibliotherapy! Read @readingagency.bsky.social's report: readingagency.org.uk/adult-readin...

It's always nice to see the Penguin Books Vending Machine we helped bring to Exeter St Davids get some love! 🧡 You can find out more about Penguin's ties to Exeter and the history of this vending machine with a difference on our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

Writers from Exeter #CityofLiterature and Devon currently have access to a global network of creative opportunities including fully funded residencies in... 🇰🇷 Wonju, South Korea 🇨🇿 Prague, Czechia 🇪🇸 Granada, Spain Learn more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...

📢 Just two weeks left to apply. We'd like to hear from talented young writers in Exeter who want to be the very first EXETER YOUNG CITY LAUREATE. 🔗 bit.ly/EYCL25

A few days late, but last weekend we managed to visit @dexinst.bsky.social & @exetercityoflit.bsky.social annual Book Market on #Exeter’s Cathedral Green. The weather played nice, and it was great to catch up with colleagues and see the great literary treasures and activities going on in the region.

We're incredibly excited to share that Penguin will be hosting a #SilentBookClub takeover in July! Our regular sessions at Topsham Brewery (Wednesday 2nd July) and The Hour Glass Inn (Tuesday 15th July) will feature literary gifts, sweet treats and more, as we wish Penguin a very special 90 years! 🎂

If you joined us at The Book Market on Sunday we'd love to hear your thoughts to help us improve and meet the needs of the people of Exeter! 🤔 This form is completely anonymous and all questions are optional. Your feedback is sincerely appreciated. forms.gle/3y7eHh767xmj...

Here's EVERYTHING taking place at The Book Market this Sunday at @exetercathedral.bsky.social green from 11am - 4pm. It's looking like the weather is on our side, now we just need you to join us for this free day of literary loveliness! Learn more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

Want to learn about setting up an independent bookshop & publishing house in Devon? 📚 Join our free industry talk at The Book Market on Sunday 8th June at 3:30pm to hear more about the joys and challenges of new literary projects in Devon. Learn more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

Thanks to @404ink.bsky.social, we’ve been able to hide some special copies of Arun Sood's book around South Devon this week as we don our wings once again for The Book Fairies! Arun joins us this Sunday at The Book Market, so why not spread the bookish joy with the people of Devon!

🚨 Writers in South West England or a #UNESCO City of Literature! 🚨 Applications for our stipend close Sunday 15 June at midnight. Only a few online Q&A slots left — grab one while you can! #WritingCommunity #Grants #SouthWestWriters @exetercityoflit.bsky.social More Info & book slots 👇

Our first Author Tent talk of 2025 at The Book Market on Sunday 8th June! Symbiosis and Story: Sophie Pavelle and Fiona Williams discuss how place and landscape shapes their writing in very different ways, and the power it has on both fact and fiction www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

Thanks to Devon Life Magazine for featuring us in their list of the best literary festivals and book events to visit in Devon. And thanks to @exetercityoflit.bsky.social for helping to put it together. There are some fantastic events across the region: www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/de...

@uniofexeterhass.bsky.social are hiring a Publishing Lecturer! Find out more about this role and apply by Thursday 5th June: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Don't forget Exeter and Devon writers have a truly unique residency opportunity to spend some of the summer in Nanjing #CityofLiterature! Learn more about the application process on our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...

This week, we are highlighting the top 5 most borrowed books from Exeter Library in Exeter City of Literature (@exetercityoflit.bsky.social)‬. These are the top 5 most borrowed books during March Friday 7th to Friday 14th (in no particular order): A Beautiful Spy by Rachel Hore

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-are-war... REMINDER to book and join in-person or online next week for @okhromeychuk.bsky.social's extremely timely talk. @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @uniofexeternews.bsky.social @ukrinstitute.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social

Tomorrow from 2pm, we're hosting a 90 minute reading session to celebrate the mood boosting benefits that taking the time to read during our busy lives can provide!

Book lovers, mark your calendars! The Book Market returns to @exetercathedral.bsky.social on Sunday 8th June. This FREE celebration of Devon’s thriving literary scene is not to be missed! See what we got up to last year as we count down the days until 2025's edition of our bookish haven! 📚