Local writing prizes, international residencies, and more! As a UNESCO City of Literature, we have an incredible collection of Creative Opportunities open to Devon's writers that you can check out on our website! ✍️ www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...

Only a few FREE tickets left for our UNESCO #CityofLiterature author event tomorrow at The Devon and Exeter Institution! Join writers from China, Australia, and India to learn about their writing, and their place in the global Cities of Literature network. 🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-life-o...

3 #SilentBookClub sessions on the way this October in Exeter UNESCO City of Literature 🤫 Wednesday 7th October - Topsham Brewery Monday 19th October - Topsham Brewery Thursday 29th October - 12 Bar Music & Social Silent Book Club Exeter is free to attend with no booking required! 📚

Not long left to apply to our brand new Bibliotherapy Programme Manager role! ⏰

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📢 We're hiring! 📢 Join us to coordinate the day-to-day running of our bibliotherapy portfolio and support its ongoing development and expansion. 🔹 3 days a week 🔹 Hybrid working near Exeter 🔹 £32 - £36k pro rata Apply by Tuesday 29th September: www.exetercityofliterature.com/join-us#bibl...

Whether it's a gorgeous garden or a secret beach retreat - we'd love to hear some of your favourite places to read across Devon! 📚 Let us know in the comments where you recommend and your suggestion might appear in a new edition of our Literary Map of Exeter & Devon! 🗺️ 📍 Prawle Point, Kingsbridge

It's a first for Silent Book Club Exeter thanks to a quirk of the Gregorian Calendar - we've got two sessions of the silent reading revolution in one week! 🤫 Topsham Brewery | Monday 21st September 12 Bar Music & Social | Thursday 24th September www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

Literary Festivals, chocolate-filled spoken word evenings, and a brand new Queer Lit social... There's plenty of bookish things to do across Devon this September, check out everything on the way on our events calendar: www.exetercityofliterature.com/event-picks

📢 We're hiring! 📢 Join us to coordinate the day-to-day running of our bibliotherapy portfolio and support its ongoing development and expansion. 🔹 3 days a week 🔹 Hybrid working near Exeter 🔹 £32 - £36k pro rata Apply by Tuesday 29th September: www.exetercityofliterature.com/join-us#bibl...

Would you like to teach bibliotherapy and be paid to deliver our Introduction to Biblio-Counselling Skills course? 🤔 Apply to our unique and career boosting "Train the Trainers' course by Tuesday 8th September; www.exetercityofliterature.com/train-the-tr...

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“It’s really, completely transformed my relationship with reading and with books.” We spoke to Biblio-Counselling Skills teachers Cathy and Max about what they’ve gained from teaching our unique and innovative Bibliotherapy course in Exeter. www.exetercityofliterature.com/train-the-tr...

Fast forward to the 21st century and we're lucky enough to have the Penguin Books Vending Machine at Exeter St Davids Train Station! 🐧

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Allen Lane, co-founder of Penguin Books, extracts a book from the brand new "Penguincubator" – a vending machine with a range of Penguin titles available for sixpence, placed outside Collet's bookshop on London's Charing Cross Road in July 1937 🗃️

“It’s really, completely transformed my relationship with reading and with books.” We spoke to Biblio-Counselling Skills teachers Cathy and Max about what they’ve gained from teaching our unique and innovative Bibliotherapy course in Exeter. www.exetercityofliterature.com/train-the-tr...

With the help of our wonderful volunteers we've packaged up more than 130 books to hide across Devon this August! Keep an eye out and you might find a free book somewhere in Devon 👀 Find out more about our book hiding project with The Book Fairies: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

A trio of UNESCO Cities of Literature Residencies for writers from Exeter and Devon are closing this August! 🇹🇷 Kahramanmaraş - Deadline: Saturday 15th August 🇦🇺 Melbourne - Deadline: Monday 17th August 🇰🇷 Bucheon - Deadline: Friday 28th August www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...

We are so excited to share an incredible collaboration between Exeter City of Literature and Exeter Airport! ✈️ We've unveiled a monumental mural at Exeter Airport that celebrates Exeter's status as one of only 63 UNESCO Cities of Literature in the world 🌎

We've teamed up with English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark for #ExploreUNESCOSouthWestTrails! 🚂 Find out how a day trip can take you from Exeter's indie bookshop Bookbag to a historic garden bursting with Agatha Christie inspired poisons: exploreunescosouthwesttrails.co.uk/trail/books-...

Join us at Topsham Brewery down on Exeter’s Quay and 12 Bar Music & Social on Paris Street this August for chilled evenings of communal quiet reading from 6pm to 8pm! 🤫 🔹 Wednesday 5th August - Topsham Brewery 🔹 Monday 17th August - Topsham Brewery 🔸 Thursday 27th August - 12 Bar Music & Social

There's less than 48 hours to go before we kick off this #SilentBookClub special filled to the brim with fun alfresco activities like lawn games, live music, an LGBTQ+ bookshop pop up, nature writing workshops, poetry from Casey Garfield, and author talks with Lucy Holland & Jasmine Elmer! 🪴

Do you know about the mood boosting benefits of reading? 🤔 At #SilentBookClub Exeter we can see the benefits every session as we've been monitoring our readers moods since 2024. We see a massive 35% increase in collective wellbeing following an hour of @silentbookclub.bsky.social! 📈

One bookish charity, two fabulous newsletters 📮 Want monthly updates from the Exeter City of Lit team? 💌: exetercityofliterature.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... Looking for unique paid opportunities for Devon creatives? 💌: exetercityofliterature.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Been to our Penguin Books Vending Machine recently at Exeter St Davids Train Station? 🐧 It's all stocked up and ready for you to p-p-pick up a paperback 📚

Devon's writers can access unique writing residencies thanks to Exeter's place in the UNESCO Cities of Literature Network! 🇺🇦 Odesa, Ukraine | Deadline: Monday 20th July 🇨🇿 Prague, Czech Republic | Deadline: Friday 7th August www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...

The 8 UNESCO sites of the South West of England have teamed up to create a series of inspirational itineraries whilst promoting sustainable travel for GWR 🗺️ See what you can get up to in 48 hours at each site this summer with Explore UNESCO South West Trails: exploreunescosouthwesttrails.co.uk

Fancy joining us for an alfresco Silent Book Club reading experience on Saturday 25th July? 🤫 We've just announced our next Silent Book Club Special which will be happening at the beautiful Italian Garden in Ipplepen! 🌞 Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

#IndependentBookshopWeek is a fitting time to share this story! 📚 Manon Martini - a University of Exeter graduate - has recently embarked on a quest to visit every independent bookshop in the UK. Read the full story on our website ⬇️ www.exetercityofliterature.com/blog/exeter-...

University of Exeter Alumni Embarks on Quest to Visit Every Single Independent Bookshop in the UK — Exeter City of Literature

@manonsreading , a University of Exeter Alumni and online bookstagram creator, has officially launched a monumental cultural project: a nationwide journey to visit, document and celebrate every single...

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Applications are now open for the the first international Writer-in-Residence Programme of Tukums UNESCO City of Literature! 📩 Devon-based writers have the chance to spend October 2026 writing in a 725 year old castle! 🏰 Find out more on how to apply: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...

There are 2 weeks left to apply for our Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing! ✨ There are 3 stipends available for writers to explore our incredible archives and to inspire new creative works. 📆 Deadline: 21 June ⬇️ More info & apply #WritingCommunity #AmWriting @exetercityoflit.bsky.social

LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing

LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing

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Indie Bookshops | Free Activities | Author Talks We're only a few days away from The Book Market down on Exeter Quay on Sunday 7th June. We'd love to see you there! 😊 Find out more ahead of the event on our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

At this year's Book Market, we're hosting an afternoon of insightful and inspiring Author Talks with writers from Exeter UNECO City of Literature, the wider UNESCO Cities of Literature network, and beyond. www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

Libraries Unlimited's opening hours will remain unchanged thanks to the voices of more than 25,000 library users in Devon! Read about the support Devon County Council is pledging to Devon's libraries here ⬇️ www.librariesunlimited.org.uk/welcome-news...

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Local historical nonfiction, a family-owned second hand bookshop, and a plethora of yummy bookish bakes have joined The Book Market for Sunday 7th June! You can see The Mint Press, The Dawlish Bookshop, and The Cakery on Exeter Quay from 11am - 4pm. www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...