A chance to meet Poet Sara-Jane Arbury at various venues throughout the City and even use your impressions of the history around you to create a haiku. A haiku is a short poem 3 lines long and made up of no more than 17 syllables. You could even post it to social media with the hashtag #heritagehaiku Other venues…

Join Louisa Adjoa Parker, the first ever Quay Words writer-in-residence at Exeter Custom House, in conversation with Helen Chaloner, CEO of Literature Works. Hear about the work Louisa did during her Quay Words residency, and listen to some of the work that was produced in response to the historical building and quayside, including lesser known…

Join us at our Small and Independent Presses marketplace for a chance to network with regional and national small and independent presses covering a range of specialisms. Come and get to know the people behind the presses and find out more about the diverse work they are doing. This event is a free drop in.

During our small and independent presses marketplace, Double Elephant’s George Barron will be on hand to help you screen print your own Quay Words on to a souvenir book bag or bookmark. Double Elephant Print Workshop is a fine art printmaking studio based in Exeter, which works with beginner to professional artists across Devon. We…

The event is a partnership with The Literary Consultancy. In this free session, held in association with The Literary Consultancy, meet professional editor James Magniac. James will be talking about the role of the editor, how critical feedback can help develop your writing, and will be workshopping key editing questions to help you get to grips with…

Patrick Gale, Cornish novelist and author of the International Emmy-winning Man in an Orange Shirt, talks about and reads from his latest bestseller, Take Nothing With You, a sad-funny comedy of resilience and survival. Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight in 1962. He studied at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. In…

Louisa will be at the Custom House from 1-3 pm on Thursday afternoons throughout July, available to meet with members of the public and talk about the work she is developing there. This event is drop in.

This event is a partnership with Papatango. This workshop will explore how theatrical stories can be structured, to develop an understanding of what makes a script work on stage and the relationship between narrative and form. The multi-award-winning Papatango run free opportunities to launch new playwrights, who have gone on to win BAFTA, OffWestEnd, Royal…

These bespoke, one-to- one sessions are for writers who have work in progress and have already begun their writer development journey. Sessions will be bookable for the following time slots: 10 – 11 am  11.30 am – 12.30 pm  1 – 2 pm  2.30 – 3.30 pm 4 -5 pm  ***** Places for these one-to-one…

Immersive Place Writing Workshop with Louisa Adjoa Parker 21st July   How can we portray place through our writing or use place and nature to inspire us? How can we link the past and present? Where do our stories fit with others? Quay Words writer-in-residence Louisa Adjoa Parker is running a creative writing session with…