Performance of new music for choirs based on young people's poems

composer Jonathan Lee

As part of the EXEtreme Imagination Children and Young People’s Literature festival a new piece of music for choirs, based on poems from young people across Devon will premiere at the Exeter Northcott Theatre

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Romanian Writers Series launches four new books in Plymouth

Auntie Varvara's Client

Four acclaimed Romanian authors will be in Plymouth in November to launch new books in the award winning series revealing the country’s journey from the aftermath of the First World War to the development of Ceausescu’s communism

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Writing without expectation – the life of Beryl Bainbridge

Beryl Bainbridge

Plymouth writer Helen Tope takes a look at the life of Beryl Bainbridge

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Literary titans, comedians and politicians - just some of those at Ways With Words at Dartington

Ways with Words, Dartington

Ways With Words literary festival at Dartington includes literary titans, comedians, economists, environmentalists, historians, Turner prize-winning artists, sports legends and politicians.

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Devon-based students, get to Ways with Words lit fest for free!

Dart Student

Ways with Words, the literary festival at Dartington is offering Devon-based students a free bursary to attend the festival of of words and ideas.

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Phillip Pullman at Exeter University for Honorary Degree

Phillip Pulman will speak at a public lecture at Exeter University about about the ways in which we read, and the connection between stories and pictures. He’sin town to pick up an Honorary Degree from Exeter University

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Any poets out there? Teignmouth arts group calls for poems with a twist

The Teignmouth Arts Advisory group has a poetry challenge, it must include their three random words

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