Join outdoor writer Natasha Carthew for her Nature Writing in Non-Fiction Workshop, where she hopes to engage with local writers by encouraging you to connect with your environment and inspire you to engage in nature, finding different ways of thinking about wildlife and the landscape that we live in through curiosity, creativity and multi-sensory practice….

During this workshop for all abilities, Natasha will discuss what it means to write what is perceived as an ecological novel and what part writing and reading such a novel plays in reawakening our senses to the natural world. The central theme of this workshop is connection to the wild places that surround us no…

Come and chat to Natasha at Custom House in a relaxed atmosphere to discuss your work in progress (Nature/Environmental specific). Drop in, open to all. ***** Natasha Carthew is an award winning Writer from Cornwall who has written all her books outside. She has written two books of poetry, three acclaimed novels for young adults…

Join us as we celebrate the launch of Lawrence Sail’s forthcoming collection, Guises, published in February 2020 by Bloodaxe Books. Come along to hear Lawrence read from the collection. Books will be available for purchase and signing at this event. Concessions available, see box office listing for details. Tickets available on the door, but advance booking…

Come and chat to Natasha at Custom House in a relaxed atmosphere to discuss your work in progress (Nature/Environmental specific). Drop in, open to all. ***** Natasha Carthew is an award winning Writer from Cornwall who has written all her books outside. She has written two books of poetry, three acclaimed novels for young adults…

Join acclaimed Outdoor Writer Natasha Carthew as she explores what it means to write in the wild, discussing inspiration/setting/characterisation/themes and symbolism in response to your surroundings using multi-sensory learning, whilst connecting to the natural environment around us. During this workshop for all abilities, Natasha will explain the benefits of writing outside and how disconnecting from…

Come and chat to Natasha at Custom House in a relaxed atmosphere to discuss your work in progress (Nature/Environmental specific). Drop in, open to all. ***** Natasha Carthew is an award winning Writer from Cornwall who has written all her books outside. She has written two books of poetry, three acclaimed novels for young adults…

Critically acclaimed crime writer Simon Brett will be reading from his work and will be in conversation with Exeter St. Thomas Library Supervisor, Lee Rawlings,  about his life in crime (fiction writing). Discussing everything from how to write a captivating detective to the business of having novels adapted for screen and radio, this really is…

Join us to celebrate the launch of Louisa Adjoa Parker’s most recent collection, How to Wear a Skin, published by Indigo Dreams Publishing. Come along and hear Louisa read from the collection. Books will be available for purchase and signing at this event. Louisa was the first writer-in-residence at Exeter Custom House as part of…

This short course on two consecutive Saturdays will look at what types of writing projects might attract public and private funding and how to make a good application. It will focus on funding from Arts Council England through their Lottery Project Grants scheme and their Developing Your Creative Practice scheme. The course will look at…