CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: September 2021

We continue to live stream all Quay Words events and can now also have a small socially distanced audience with us in the room at the same time. 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.

Take part

Call out for submissions

Nature writing wanted! Free Nature Writing for Performance Resource and your chance to submit and perform your work

Thursday 30 September

Writer-in-residence

Writer-in-residence

Naomi Westerman 2021 Summer

Young writers

Young writers

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

Upcoming Events

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Oct 6
Quay Words National Poetry Day Workshop with Bristol City Poet, Caleb Parkin:
Choice, Lack of
Free Event Wednesday 6 October 3;30 pm - 5;30 pm
Oct 6
Quay Words National Poetry Day Cabaret and Open Mic with Caleb Parkin
Free Event Wednesday 6 October 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Oct 13
The people of the West Quarter - Telling our stories together:
Heritage community workshops
Workshops and courses Wednesday 13 October 2:00 pm - Wednesday 10 November 4:00 pm
Oct 13
Pike Ward: a remarkable life :
talk by Katherine Findlay and writer and actor Edward Rowe
Writer event Wednesday 13 October 6;30 pm - 8:00 pm
Oct 20
Quay Voices: Nature Writing for Performance with Naomi Westerman
Residency Wednesday 20 October 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Nov 3
Fiction writing course:
Quay Words and Creative Futures
Workshops and courses Wednesday 3 November 2:00 pm - Wednesday 8 December 4:00 pm
Nov 12
Brown Baby: an exploration of personal heritage and identity:
with Nikesh Shukla
Writer event Friday 12 November 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Nov 13
Masterclass: Memoir Writing with Nikesh Shukla
Workshops and courses Saturday 13 November 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

News & Features

News

Celebrating words and music on the Quay – Anthony Joseph comes to Quay Words
News

Exploring Heritage – Quay Words Autumn 2021
News

Announcing the Quay Words Anthology celebrating new and established voices alongside the Trading Places young writers’ competition winner

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.

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