Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop. Florence Green decides to open a bookshop in a small town. What could be more charming? But not everyone wants a bookshop or approves of the books she wants to sell. A timeless gem describing what happens when someone shakes up a community set in its ways. A comic and moving […]
'Nothing is so beautiful as spring', said Gerard Manley Hopkins. And who could disagree? Come and join us for a celebration of spring in the words of Hopkins and his fellow poets, from medieval times to today. There will be daffodils, trees coming into leaf, April's sweet showers, melting snow, lambs, at least one serpent, […]
Make time to work on your novel, memoir, short story, play or poetry in this warm and supportive space. Afterwards, there’s the opportunity to have a coffee or cold drink in our Café Bar and speak about your work in progress. No need to book – just turn up.
Come and meet a warm, creative group of people who love reading and writing at our monthly RAW Writing Meetup in Exeter. https://www.meetup.com/exeter-writing-meetup-group/events/313946352/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events We'll be meeting at The City Gate, 1 Iron Bridge, North St, Exeter EX4 3RB on Friday 24th April 2026 from 5-7pm. Find us in the Snug! This is a relaxed, welcoming space for writers, […]
Make time to work on your novel, memoir, short story, play or poetry in this warm and supportive space. Afterwards, there’s the opportunity to have a coffee or cold drink in our Café Bar and speak about your work in progress. No need to book – just turn up.
Make time to work on your novel, memoir, short story, play or poetry in this warm and supportive space. Afterwards, there’s the opportunity to have a coffee or cold drink in our Café Bar and speak about your work in progress. No need to book – just turn up.
Bohumil Hrabal, Closely Watched Trains. Miloš Hama is a young railroad apprentice in wartime Czechoslovakia. But he has other things on his mind besides the war - losing his virginity, gossip at the railway station… A touching and humorous portrait of a sympathetic character by a Czech master. Raw Reading is a new study group. […]
Bohumil Hrabal, Closely Watched Trains. Miloš Hama is a young railroad apprentice in wartime Czechoslovakia. But he has other things on his mind besides the war - losing his virginity, gossip at the railway station… A touching and humorous portrait of a sympathetic character by a Czech master. Raw Reading is a new study group. […]
Make time to work on your novel, memoir, short story, play or poetry in this warm and supportive space. Afterwards, there’s the opportunity to have a coffee or cold drink in our Café Bar and speak about your work in progress. No need to book – just turn up.
Structure in Storytelling Sign up here for membership. Wednesday 13th May 19.30-20.30 Join Amman Brar, author of the upcoming novel Mr Sidhu's Post Office and winner of the BBC Writersroom 10 Award for his play Punjabi Boy, for an online Live Writing event all about 'Structure'. Amman will take you through the key elements of […]
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