Come and meet a warm, creative group of people who love reading and writing at our monthly RAW Writing Meetup in Exeter. We'll be meeting at The City Gate, 1 Iron Bridge, North St, Exeter EX4 3RB on Friday 27th February 2026 from 5-7pm. This is a relaxed, welcoming space for writers, readers, storytellers, and anyone interested in […]
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness. ‘The horror, the horror…’ Conrad was one of the great novelists of the earlier twentieth century, and this short masterpiece is an examination of colonialism told in his typical rich, mesmerising style. Raw Reading is a new study group. Each month, we will read a short classic work of about […]
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness. ‘The horror, the horror…’ Conrad was one of the great novelists of the earlier twentieth century, and this short masterpiece is an examination of colonialism told in his typical rich, mesmerising style. Raw Reading is a new study group. Each month, we will read a short classic work of about […]
Mondays -14:00 - 15:30 Monday 9th, 16th, 23rd March (no sessions 30th March and 6th April) 13th, 20th 28th April, 4th and 11th May In this eight-week course, we’ll explore the contemporary poetry scene in the UK, Ireland and America. The diversity of voices at work today is exciting, at […]
Comedy is often treated as a personality trait. You are either funny or you are not. On the page, though, comedy is a craft. It is timing, rhythm, point of view, surprise and what a sentence chooses to reveal or hide. In this course we will look at how writers use humour to tell sharp, […]
In this eight-week course, we’ll explore the contemporary poetry scene in the UK, Ireland and America. The diversity of voices at work today is exciting, at times overwhelming. We’ll sample writing from the T S Eliot and Forward Prizes, scan the poetry magazines and podcasts and sharpen our reading and writing skills as we tune […]
Tuesday 14.00-15.30 (8-week course) 10th, 17th, 24th March (no sessions 31st March and 7th April) 14th, 21st 28th April, 5th and 12th May ‘When he woke up, the dinosaur was still there.’ That’s a complete story. Google it! In this course we’ll look at some stories - or ‘stories’ - that don’t play by the rules of beginning, […]
Wednesday 14.00-15.30 11th, 18th, 25th March (no sessions 1st and 8th April) 15th 22nd, 29th April 6th 13th May Romance gets a bad press. It is often dismissed as predictable or synonymous with a very specific kind of paperback where everyone has perfect hair and feelings are neatly resolved by the final page. But real love, the […]
Wednesday 19.00-20.30 11th, 18th, 25th March (no sessions 1st and 8th April) 15th 22nd, 29th April 6th 13th May Course description: Coming soon!
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