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(This is preliminary information only) We are creating a map which will feature information about Devon and its writers, old and new. Your answers to the survey questions will help ensure no one is missed out. Words as prose, poem, fiction, non-fiction; historic, fanciful, humorous, frightening –– we want to map the full range of known and hidden talent Devon can offer. If you'd like to become involved, please click here to add your information to the project database. Your information will be kept safe and will only be used for the project. Pending funding decisions, we will launch this project this coming April (2010), along with partners Devon Libraries, The University of Exeter, and Cyprus Well. The project will create a set of journeys linked to literary themes and living writers across Devon, set out in a series of maps. This will include a printed trail map, identifying sites to seek out across the county. The maps will contain many different kinds of trail points –– a podcast, a pointer to a workshop or other writing challenge, a set of instructions to begin your own writing about a place, a book to read. STOP PRESS We have just been informed that the project has been awarded £50,000 by Arts Council England. Thank you! Although Devon’s literary heritage is central to the project, wordquest Devon offers more than just a formal heritage trail: living writers and the encouragement of new writing are also of key importance. A quest is more than a journey: it is a seeking after. This project, then, is about finding your connection to the astonishing and exciting world of literature amidst the grandeur of Devon’s landscape.
TimetableThe project begins in June 2010.
OutcomesThere are two phases to the project. In Phase 1 we will:
In Phase 2 we will:
LegaciesWe believe the project will result in a number of specific legacies. It will
However the project is also very scalable, and is likely to be rolled out in other parts of the region and the UK.
Who is behind the project?The lead partners on the project are Devon Libraries (Devon County Council), the University of Exeter, Cyprus Well, and Aune Head Arts. Other partners include the North Devon Biosphere Reserve and The National Trust.
thanks to our project funders:
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