CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: January 2021

All Quay Words events will be live-streamed on Crowdcast or facilitated online until further notice. This is in line with current restrictions for England. We continue to monitor Government guidance with our partners in the interest of public safety and we will post updates here. 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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Zine-making workshop days for young writers

Monday 31 May 10:00 - Tuesday 1 June 3:30 pm

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Tolu Agbelusi 2021 Quay Words and Libraries Unlimited writer-in-residence

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Zine-making workshop days

Upcoming Events

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Jan 21
FREE Workshop for teachers and writers:
with Wyl Menmuir and The Writers’ Block
Free Event Thursday 21 January 09:30 am - 3:00 pm
Jan 26
FREE ONLINE poetry and reminiscence workshop :
with poet and facilitator Caleb Parkin
Workshops and courses Tuesday 26 January 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Feb 2
FREE ONLINE poetry and reminiscence workshop :
with poet and facilitator Caleb Parkin
Workshops and courses Tuesday 2 February 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Feb 6
Online short fiction workshop :
with Quay Words/ English PEN international writer-in-residence, Efemia Chela
Residency Saturday 6 February 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Feb 9
FREE ONLINE poetry and reminiscence workshop :
with poet and facilitator Caleb Parkin
Workshops and courses Tuesday 9 February 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Feb 15
Choose your own adventure: FREE online writing activity with Quay Words/ English PEN international writer-in-residence, Efemia Chela
Residency Monday 15 February - Thursday 25 February
Feb 19
In Conversation with Tolu Agbelusi, Quay Words and Libraries Unlimited Writer-in-Residence
Residency Friday 19 February 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Feb 24
FREE Workshop for teachers and writers:
with Wyl Menmuir and The Writers’ Block
Free Event Wednesday 24 February 9;30 am - 3:00 pm

News & Features

Writer-in-residence blog

‘A Dedicated space’ – a blog post by Quay Words Autumn writer-in-residence, Patrick Gale
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Quay Words, Exeter and Poetry Africa, Durban
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Coming up in 2021: Quay Words highlights

Literature Works and Exeter Canal and Quay Trust continue to deliver the Quay Words programme for the next two years. This programme is supported by funding from Arts Council England National Lottery Project funding and a grant from Exeter Canal and Quay Trust. Quay Words showcases literature as a diverse art form and is a central pillar of Exeter’s successful bid to gain UNESCO City of Literature status.

Working with a strong coalition of Exeter collaborators, we can forge ahead with a range of exciting plans, all very much based on what audiences and participants told us during consultations and the pilot phase. Read more about our plans, here.

Quay Words wrap up featured