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An Evening with Kim Poovey

Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United States

Our nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with Kim Poovey, author of the historical novel Shadows of the Moss, in conversation with Jonathan Haupt on Tuesday, July 12, at 6:00 p.m. at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.).

Free

An Evening with poet Elizabeth Robin

Beaufort Bookstore 2127 Boundary St, Beaufort, SC, United States

The Pat Conroy Literary Center and Beaufort Bookstore will host a launch event for To My Dreamcatcher, the newly published third collection from award-winning poet Elizabeth Robin, in conversation with fellow poet Barry Dickson, author of Maybe Today.

Free

An Evening with Kerry Peresta

Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United States

Our nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with suspense novelist Kerry Peresta, author of The Rising (book 2 in the Olivia Callahan series), on Thursday, July 21, at 6:00 p.m. at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.).

Free

An Evening with Jeyda Bolukbasi | Colleton County Library

Colleton County Library, SC - Main Branch 600 Hampton Street, Walterboro, SC, United States

The Colleton County Memorial Library, the Friends of South Carolina Libraries, and the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with teenage novelist Jeyda Bolukbasi, a rising senior at Colleton Preparatory Academy and author of Tuah and The Phoenix --in conversation with Millie Bennett and Jonathan Haupt.

Free

An Evening with NYT Bestselling Novelist Therese Anne Fowler

Beaufort Bookstore 2127 Boundary St, Beaufort, SC, United States

The Beaufort Bookstore, in partnership with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, will host an evening with New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Therese Anne Fowler, author of It All Comes Down to This, in conversation with Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt.

Free

An Evening with Novelist Jamie Ford

Online - ZOOM

In partnership with Buxton Books of Charleston, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a virtual visit with bestselling novelist Jamie Ford, author The Many Daughters of Afong Moy, a newly named selection of the Today Show's Read with Jenna Book Club.

Free

Conversation with YA Novelist Kalynn Bayron Nov 2022

Online - ZOOM

In this special virtual event of the Bluffton Book Festival, New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron will discuss her YA fantasy novel This Wicked Fate, her highly anticipated sequel to This Poison Heart, in conversation with book reviewers Millie Bennett and Jonathan Haupt, as well as a live in-studio audience of students from Bluffton High School.

Free

An Evening with Carla Damron, author of The Orchid Tattoo

Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United States

Our nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with award-winning novelist Carla Damron, author of The Orchid Tattoo, in conversation with Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt on Tuesday, November 29, at 6:00 p.m. at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.).

Free

An Evening with Beth M. Howard, Author of World Piece

The Rhett House Inn 1009 Craven St., Beaufort, SC, United States

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. Please sign up for the waiting list to be contacted if there is a cancelation. Thank you for your interest! The Pat Conroy Literary Center and The Rhett House Inn will host an evening of pie and stories with Beth M. Howard, author of World Piece: A Pie Baker's Global Quest for Peace, Love, and Understanding.

$25

February 2023 Open Mic Night

Sandies 711 Bladen St., Beaufort, SC, United States

Our monthly virtual Open Mic Night is presented in partnership between the Pat Conroy Literary Center, the South Carolina Writers Association and Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce.

Free

An Evening with NYT Bestselling Novelist De’Shawn Charles Winslow

NeverMore Books 910 Port Republic St, Beaufort, SC, United States

As a free event of the Pat Conroy Literary Center’s seventh annual March Forth, the Conroy Center and NeverMore Books will host an evening with New York Times bestselling novelist De'Shawn Charles Winslow, author of the newly published Decent People, in conversation with Jonathan Haupt.

Free

An Evening with Memoirist Donna Keel Armer

Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United States

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host Donna Keel Armer author of the travel memoir Solo in Solento, on Thursday, March 16, at 5:00 p.m. Donna’s talk, “One Story, Two Books,” will explore her globetrotting experiences as her book was translated into Italian as Un’americana in Salento and she was invited on a recent book tour of Southern Italy and Sicily.

Free

Evening with Post and Courier Journalist Adam Parker

Sandies 711 Bladen St., Beaufort, SC, United States

On Tuesday, April 4, at 5:00 p.m., the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce are honored to host veteran journalist for the Charleston Post and Courier, Adam Parker, to discuss his newest book, Us.

Free

April 2023 Open Mic Night

Sandies 711 Bladen St., Beaufort, SC, United States

Our monthly virtual Open Mic Night is presented in partnership between the Pat Conroy Literary Center, the South Carolina Writers Association and Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce.

Free

Evening with USA Today Bestselling Novelist Colleen Oakley

The Rhett House Inn 1009 Craven St., Beaufort, SC, United States

The Pat Conroy Literary Center, NeverMore Books, and The Rhett House Inn will host an evening with USA Today bestselling novelist Colleen Oakley, author of the newly released The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise--named a Most Anticipated New Release of 2023 by Southern Living and Today.

$36

May 2023 Open Mic Night

Online - Facebook Live

Our monthly virtual Open Mic Night is presented in partnership between the Pat Conroy Literary Center and the South Carolina Writers Association.

Free

An Evening with Novelist Kristen Ness

Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United States

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host Kristen Ness, author of the debut novel At Loggerheads, on Friday, May 26, at 5:30 p.m. Free and open to the public, this special author event will be held at the Conroy Center, 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort.

Free
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