Quay Words: Literature Works

Exploring Stories and Writing at Exeter Custom House

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: July 2022

We continue to live stream all Quay Words events and have increased our capacity to welcome back an in-person audience at the same time. We are still taking precautions to ensure our audiences are protected from Covid 19 and ask that you don’t attend Quay Words events if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or are feeling unwell. You can sign up to be kept informed via the Literature Works monthly newsletter here. Literature Works programmes Quay Words on behalf of Exeter Canal and Quay Trust.

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Opportunity

We’re seeking a writer-in-residence for Autumn 2022

Writer-in-residence

Sophie Dumont Summer 2022

Young writers

Announcing the winners of the Quay Words Young Writers’ Flash Fiction competition: Trading Places

Upcoming Events

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Jul 14

Quay Words short writing course :

Writing Crime Fiction with Martyn Waites

Workshops and courses Thursday 14 July 6;30 pm - Thursday 18 August 8:30 pm

Aug 31

Quay Voices:

with writer-in-residence Sophie Dumont

Residency Wednesday 31 August 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Sep 14

Quay Words and the International Agatha Christie Festival present author Vaseem Khan:

Killing Ghandi, Dante’s Divine Comedy and India at the crossroads

Writer event Wednesday 14 September 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Sep 17

Quay Words and Penned in the Margins present:

In Transit by Belinda Zhawi

Free Event Saturday 17 September 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Oct 12

Quay Words in conversation with Greta Stoddart:

launching her new collection Fool

Writer event Wednesday 12 October 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Oct 19

Quay Words, Arvon and Mothership Writers present Writing Motherhood: Inspiration Session

Workshops and courses Wednesday 19 October 11:00 am - 13:00 pm

Oct 29

Quay Words short writing course :

Writing Children’s Fiction with Jane Elson

Workshops and courses Saturday 29 October 11:30 am - Saturday 26 November 1:30 pm

Nov 9

Quay Words presents Anthony Joseph:

reading from his latest collection Sonnets for Albert

Writer event Wednesday 9 November 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

News & Features

News

In Transit – a new site-specific Quay Words commission produced by Penned in the Margins

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Quay Words Summer 2022 highlights

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Discover the magic of The Poetry Machine

Literature Works programmes and delivers Quay Words on behalf of Exeter Canal and Quay Trust. This live literature programme is supported by a grant from Arts Council England National Lottery Project funding and the ongoing investment of Exeter Canal and Quay Trust. Quay Words showcases literature as a diverse art form and is a core project of Exeter as a UNESCO City of Literature.

Working with a strong coalition of Exeter partners, we have a range of exciting plans for Quay Words, based on what audiences and participants told us during consultations and our pilot phase. Read more about our plans, here.