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SUMMARY:Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:Yes\,YOU can share your writing at Open Mic Night! Whether you are published or not\, whether you’ve written a novel\, poem\, short story or something else of interest we want to hear YOU!It’s easy\, and great exposure and practice.  \nIf you’re interested in reading as part of Open Mic night? Just email ginger@patconroyliterarycenter.org and you’ll be added to the list. \nThe Pat Conroy Literary Center’s monthly Open Mic Night will be held at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.) on Thursday\, April 9 from 6-7:30PM. Open Mic this month will feature Jackie Markham\, and will also feature short readings of 3 to 5 minutes each by other writers in many genres. \nAbout Our Featured Writer\nJacquelyn Markham has loved poetry since wandering through the meadow along a mint-lined brook as a child in rural Michigan. She has written poetry nearly as long\, so as a freshman in college\, she decided to make a career of it. After earning her bachelor’s degree in English\, she earned a master’s and a doctorate in English and Creative Writing from Florida State University. Author of two chapbooks and a personal mythology\, Peering Into the Iris: An Ancestral Journey\, she has published nationally and internationally in literary journals\, magazines\, and anthologies\, including Archive: South Carolina Poetry Since 2005\, Adrienne Rich: A Tribute Anthology\, Anthology of Appalachian Writers\, Lullwater Review\, Hawaii Pacific Review\, The High Window\, Woman and Earth\, among others. Dr. Markham enjoyed a rich academic career from which she retired as a full professor. She now mentors poets and writers\, living and writing near the coast of South Carolina.
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LOCATION:601 Bladen Street\, Beaufort\, SC\, United States\, South Carolina 29902
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon with Joy Corley
DESCRIPTION:The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an outside event with childrens book author Joy Corley\, and featuring the star of the book-Percy!. Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited for this free event; please call in advance to reserve: 843-379-7025. \nABOUT THE BOOK:\nPercy Does Yoga… Not!\nPercy is an 80 pound pit bull who knows NOTHING about personal space. His goal on any given day is to lay on you\, beside you and to be as close to you as possible\, regardless of how uncomfortable you may be! This is a true story of Percy coming to understand “me vs we” time and how we can learn to give each other space and grace at the same time. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\nJoy Corley\, earned her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of South Carolina. She worked in many different capacities in the field of social work until retiring in 2021\, after 24 years as a Care Coordinator at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.  \nJoy became a lover of children’s books after her son Clay was born in 1982. She always wanted to write a children’s book and was just looking for the right inspiration whenever Percy came into her life.  \nAlways an animal lover\, Percy became the new character in a long list of characters in the household she shares with her husband\, Rick and 5 other rescues. Joy also enjoys reading\, being a volunteer with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Sea Turtle Program and Beaufort County County Animal Services
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LOCATION:601 Bladen Street\, Beaufort\, SC\, United States\, South Carolina 29902
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