Introduction to Playwriting
This exciting six-week course gives writers the opportunity to learn different approaches to playwriting whilst preparing their own short play, which will be performed by actors at the Exeter Barnfield […]
This exciting six-week course gives writers the opportunity to learn different approaches to playwriting whilst preparing their own short play, which will be performed by actors at the Exeter Barnfield […]
What makes us shiver? What makes our skin crawl? What, more to the point, makes the reader shiver? It’s not just about ghosts, demonic possession, serial killers, pleasure-seeking immortals with pins stuck in their heads, weird little unblinking kids with posh accents, and unknowable amoral beings from the voids between the stars (though those things […]
Patterns and Motifs in Stories Sign up here for membership. Wednesday 14th January 19.30-20.30
A series of generative workshops that are geared towards writers looking either to start writing poetry or reinvigorate their practice. The sessions will include writing exercises, readings, and critique. Thursday 15th, 22nd, 29th Jan and 6th Feb 17:30 - 19:00.
Come and join us for an afternoon of poetry on the season of winter. From medieval lyrics to Shakespeare to contemporary writers, we'll bring some warmth into January with beautiful words. We'll go skating with Wordsworth, look at winter trees with Sylvia Plath and ponder with Wallace Stevens 'the nothing that is not there and […]
Writing from Life Sign up here for membership. Sunday 25th January 19.00-20.30
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 Cosy Club, 1 Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, EX1 1SG on Friday 30th January 2026 from 5-7pm. This is a relaxed, welcoming space for writers, readers, storytellers, and anyone interested in writing as a form […]
Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis. ‘After a night of troubling dreams, Gregor Samsa awoke to find himself transformed into a giant beetle’. With one of the most famous first sentences in literature, Kafka’s eerie masterpiece grabs you and doesn’t let go. But what is this story getting at? Is it an allegory, a fable, or simply a […]
Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis. ‘After a night of troubling dreams, Gregor Samsa awoke to find himself transformed into a giant beetle’. With one of the most famous first sentences in literature, Kafka’s eerie masterpiece grabs you and doesn’t let go. But what is this story getting at? Is it an allegory, a fable, or simply a […]
You’ve heard of ‘The Silent Book Club’ where people read together in silence… Exeter Phoenix, in collaboration with Carla Jenkins of Raw Writing, is delighted to announce the return of ‘The Silent Writing Club,’ a place where you can write in silence with others. Make time to work on your novel, memoir, short story, play […]