12 talented slammers from Devon will take to the stage tomorrow at City Slam - our yearly competition to crown Devon's best poet! 👑🎤
Pick up a ticket and join us tomorrow from 7pm at Exeter Phoenix for the slam poetry showdown of the year: exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/city-...
There's still time to throw your hat into the ring to become the next Bard of Exeter! 📢
Supported by Exeter Library, Exeter City of Lit, Taking the Mic and Spork, the Bardic role is a chance to make your mark on the city! 🎭
Apply by Friday 8th May: www.exetercityofliterature.com/bard-of-exeter
Our next #SilentBookClub session is on Monday 20th April at Topsham Brewery from 6pm.
Check out all upcoming sessions on our website ⬇️ www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
This April is our second anniversary as the host of #SilentBookClub Exeter — in that time we've welcomed more than 2000 readers to our silent reading revolution!
A majority of our time has been at Topsham Brewery, so to celebrate here are just some of our favourite signs from the Topsham team! 💖
📢 Great news for South West writers...
Applications are now open for our 2026 Ronald Duncan Stipends! 🎉
If exploring archives sparks ideas for your writing, this might be the opportunity for you 📖
✍️ For more info and to apply, please visit our LibGuide ⬇️
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Archives
Last year Kane John Mills represented Exeter at Slamovision, the #CityOfLiterature network's globetrotting slam showdown that features competitors from across the world 🌎
But who will be next? 🤔 Join us at City Slam on Thursday 16th April to find out: exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/city-...
We've made this move because we weren't able to secure the level of access infrastructure and support we need on the Cathedral Green. Accessibility is a core value for us, and we're committed to making The Book Market welcoming and fun for everyone.
We'll have some of the best indie bookshops from across Devon on the piazza (where the Exeter Quayside Farmers Market is), FREE literary activities in Exeter Custom House - ECQT, and our fabulous Author Tent under the Transit Shed.
📢 📚 BIG BOOK MARKET UPDATE! 📚 📢
The Book Market 2026 will now be held at Exeter Quay on SUNDAY 7TH JUNE from 11am-4pm 🌞
We're SO excited to bring the market to the Quay, one of Exeter's buzziest spots on a summer weekend 🐝
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Did you know Exeter is one of the few cities with the ancient right to appoint a Bard?
The Bard represents the land & people for a year & a day with a bunch of perks plus some fancy blue robes chucked in!
Find out how you can become this year's Bard: www.exetercityofliterature.com/bard-of-exeter
🎉Great news for South West writers 🎉
Applications are now open for our 2026 Ronald Duncan Stipends.
If exploring archives sparks ideas for your writing, this might be the opportunity for you 📖
✍️ Info & Apply: libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives/Dun...
#WritingCommunity #amwriting
These contributions have helped us to bring stories to the people of Devon and have been appreciated by all sorts of readers 💖
Thank you to @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, @dandcbooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social, @hachettechildrens.bsky.social and @hodderbooks.bsky.social for their donations in recent months to support our Silent Book Club, Book Nooks in Warm Spaces, and Book Fairies programmes! 💕
Join us on Thursday 16th April to see some of the best Devon-based talent battle it out to represent Exeter on the global stage at Slamovision, the UNESCO Cities of Literature's worldwide slam competition! 🌎
🎟️: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
We want to give a huge thank you to The DEI for hosting us, Lush and Penguin for their kind donations for our goodie bags, The Cakery for their bookish baked goods,Raw Writing for their romance-themed writing workshops, and to all the volunteers that made this special evening possible! 💖
Last month, more than 80 readers joined us for an evening of communal quiet reading at our Valentine's Special Silent Book Club at the beautiful Devon and Exeter Institution ❤️
We’re already at work with ideas for our next Silent Book Club Special, so watch this space…
We are currently seeking to appoint two trustees with skills in Finance and Business Development.
We warmly welcome applications from those new to Board work and individuals with a proven track record in trustee roles.
Deadline: Sunday 22nd March - www.exetercityofliterature.com/join-us#trus...
We've recently sent out novels by Fiona Williams and Carla Jenkins to 30 of our City of Literature friends to champion the writing talent of Exeter & Devon 🌎
Thank you to Faber Books & Hachette Book Group for their generation donations to make this globetrotting paperback postage possible! 📚
We'll be hosting our next Biblio-Counselling Skills course at The Devon and Exeter Institution - a beautiful Georgian library in the centre of Exeter that is the perfect place for three days of bookish wellbeing skills development! 📚
Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
As we count down the days until The Book Market on Sunday 14th June on Exeter Cathedral Green, we're looking back to the fantastic afternoon of free & affordable bookish activities that was The Book Market 2025!
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We are elated to share a brand new project in collaboration with @nationaltrust.org.uk's Greenway, the much loved holiday home of acclaimed Devon writer Agatha Christie! 📚
Watch this space for more news about this exciting international residency...
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We’re delighted to announce our NCPS-quality checked Introduction to Biblio-Counselling Skills course returns to Exeter this May! 📚
Find out more and apply by Friday 27th March: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
Text reads: Exeter UNESCO City of Literature is seeking new trustees. We're looking for culturally ambitious individuals with diverse lived experience. Apply by Sunday 22nd March.
We’re recruiting new Trustees! 📢
We're seeking two trustees with skills in Finance and Business Development 🔎
Apply by Sunday 22nd March 🗓️
Take a look at our full Trustee Recruitment Pack to learn more about our wonderful City of Literature: www.exetercityofliterature.com/join-us#trus...
Upcoming #SilentBookClub Exeter sessions this month...
🔵 Wednesday 4th March - Topsham Brewery, Exeter Quay
🔵 Monday 16th March - Topsham Brewery, Exeter Quay
🟡 Thursday 26th March - 12 Bar Music & Social
All sessions 6pm - 8pm: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
We're delighted to announce the return of The Book Market. On Sunday 14th June we'll be taking over Exeter Cathedral Green once again for a free bookish afternoon of fun! 📚
Save the date:
🗓️ Sunday 14th June
⏰ 11am - 4pm
📍 Exeter Cathedral Green
Our Penguin Books Vending Machine has had a glow up! 🐧
📚 Shiny new display
📚 Digital touch screen to discover more about each book
📚 Improved delivery system (no more worrying about bruising your brand new books!)
A fully funded writing residency in Tartu #CityofLiterature is currently open to Devon writers! 🇪🇪 ✍️
Find out more about this and many other local, national, and international opportunities on our website: www.exetercityofliterature.com/creative-opp...
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...
