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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
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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...
📙INHERITANCE: THE STORIES PLACES HOLD📙
2pm - 2:45pm | Ayanna Lloyd Banwo and Fiona Williams
Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, in conversation with Fiona Williams, explores family, folklore, belonging, and the pull of home portrayed in her unforgettable novel rooted in place and memory.
📘ENVIRONMENT, MOTHERHOOD, AND THE LIVING WORLD📘
1pm - 1:45pm | Fiona Benson and Erica Hesketh
Poets Fiona Benson and Erica Hesketh explore motherhood, ecology, and writing in a time of environmental change.
📗WHAT SHAPES YOUNG MEN TODAY? WRITING, IDENTITY, AND CULTURE📗
12pm - 12:45pm | Ashley Hickson-Lovence and Kev Payne
Writer and educator Ashley Hickson-Lovence joins Exeter’s own Kev Payne for a conversation about football, poetry, teaching, and the pressures facing young men today.
📕TALES OF ONE CITY📕
11am - 11:45am | Rio Johan and Casey Garfield
What does Exeter look like through the eyes of newcomers, especially writers arriving from other UNESCO Cities of Literature?
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...
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LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing
Libraries Unlimited is delighted with the overall outcome of today’s Devon <a href="https://www.librariesunlimited.org.uk/welcome-news-from-devon-county-council/"> [...]</a>
