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News

Announcing the Quay Words Anthology celebrating new and established voices alongside the Trading Places young writers’ competition winner

News

Features

The International Agatha Christie Festival 2021: Celebrating Agatha Christie and developing writers

Writers

Competitions

IACF 2021 Mystery Short Story Competition

Competitions

Upcoming Events & Courses

31 Jul

COLERIDGE COTTAGE, NETHER STOWEY SHOW #CyclePoet ‘Turning Pedals into Poems’ on tour

Poetry
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July 31 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Coleridge Cottage, Nether Stowey

31 Jul

Masterclass with Adrian Cooper of Little Toller Books

Course
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July 31 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Exeter Custom House

03 Aug

Exeter Library in conversation: Julie Anderson

Author Event
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August 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Exeter Library

03 Aug

Exeter Library in conversation: Julie Anderson

Author Event
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August 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Exeter Library

05 Aug

Word Online presents a reading by Louisa Adjoa Parker and Q&A for Somerset Libraries

Author Event
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August 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Online

07 Aug

SproutSpoken: Writing for Performance workshop with Rebecca Tantony.

Performance
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August 7 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Royal British Legion

07 Aug

SproutSpoken: Family Size open-mic feat. Liv Torc

Family & Children's Event
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August 7 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Sprout Health Foods

11 Aug

Quay Words presents Anita Sethi: A reading from I Belong Here: a Journey Along the Backbone of Britain

Author Event
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August 11 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Exeter Custom House

14 Aug

Blind Justice Party

Book Sale
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August 14 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Union Corner

Opportunities

We are hiring – we’re looking for a part time administrator to join our team

Opportunity

Resources

Literacy resources from around the web, curated by writer Wyl Menmuir

For Readers

Projects

Word Online: an online tour of diverse voices in South West Libraries

Project
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