CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: April 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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Course

Online writing course: ‘Exploring the world of short stories’ with Emma Timpany

Saturday 8 May 11:00 am - Saturday 5 June 1:00 pm

Writer-in-residence

Writer-in-residence

Monique Roffey 2021 Spring

Young writers

Young writers

The Quay Words Young Writers’ Flash Fiction competition: Trading Places

Upcoming Events

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Apr 23
Quay Words presents a reading by Philip Marsden
Writer event Friday 23 April 6;30 pm - 8:00 pm
Apr 24
Masterclass: Travel writing with Philip Marsden
Workshops and courses Saturday 24 April 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Apr 30
'Hot house flowers - a spring journey' :
a four day writing course with Quay Words Spring 2021 writer-in-residence, Monique Roffey
Residency Friday 30 April 10:00 - Monday 3 May 6:00 pm
Apr 30
Reading by Quay Words Spring 2021 writer-in-residence, Monique Roffey
Residency Friday 30 April 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
May 2
Quay Voices:
Quay Words Spring 2021 writer-in-residence Monique Roffey introduces new voices
Residency Sunday 2 May 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
May 3
Quay Voices:
Quay Words Spring 2021 writer-in-residence Monique Roffey introduces new voices
Residency Monday 3 May 6;30 pm - 8:00 pm
May 8
Online writing course:
‘Exploring the world of short stories’ with Emma Timpany
Workshops and courses Saturday 8 May 11:00 am - Saturday 5 June 1:00 pm
May 12
FREE poetry collection launch:
Elizabeth-Jane Burnett’s Of Sea
Writer event Wednesday 12 May 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

News & Features

News

Learn from Cornish Writers at Quay Words this Spring Season
Writer-in-residence blog

Writing and Travelling Sideways Through Time – a blog post by 2021 Quay Words and English PEN international writer-in-residence, Efemia Chela
News

Quay Words Spring Exploration – book now!

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.

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