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An Evening with William Walsh

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

Our nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with William Walsh, author of the debut novel Lakewood, on Monday, May 23, at 6:00 p.m. at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.).

Free

I Was Born to Be in a Library: Pat Conroy’s Great Love of Libraries, presented by Jonathan Haupt & Millie Bennett

Beaufort County Library 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC, United States

Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt & Beaufort High School junior Millie Bennett will discuss Conroy’s lifelong love of books and libraries—focusing on the roles public libraries, school libraries, and Pat's own personal library played in his writing life.

Free

An Evening with NYT Bestselling Author Matt Goldman

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

Set in our beloved Beaufort, Carolina Moonset, the thrilling new novel from New York Times bestselling author Matt Goldman, will be published on Tuesday, May 31. Join us that evening, at 5:00 p.m., for a launch event at Beaufort Bookstore, presented in partnership with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center.

Free

An Evening with Jeyda Bolukbasi

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

NeverMore Books and the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with teenage novelist Jeyda Bolukbasi, author of The Phoenix--in conversation with Millie Bennett and Jonathan Haupt.

Free

An Evening with Novelist Mark Powell

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In partnership with NeverMore Books, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with novelist Mark Powell, author Lioness, in conversation with former FBI Special Agent turned thriller writer Dana Ridenour—on Thursday, June 30, at 6:00 p.m.EST.

Free

An Evening with Suzanne Kamata

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

NeverMore Books, in partnership with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, will host an evening with novelist Suzanne Kamata, author of The Baseball Widow, on Tuesday, August 23, at 5:00 p.m.

Free

An Evening with Taylor Brown, Author of Wingwalkers

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

NeverMore Books, in partnership with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, will host an evening with Savannah-based novelist Taylor Brown, author of Wingwalkers, on Tuesday, September 20, at 5:00 p.m.

Free

Gamechanger: The Life and Writing of Julia Mood Peterkin with Ann-Chadwell Humphries

Beaufort County Library 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC, United States

Honoring the literary legacy of South Carolina's only Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Gamechanger: The Life and Writing of Julia Mood Peterkin is a free public program presented by poet Ann-Chadwell Humphries on behalf of the South Carolina Humanities Speakers Bureau.

Free

An Evening with Karen Spears Zacharias

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

NeverMore Books, in partnership with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, will host an evening with award-winning writer and Gold-Star Daughter Karen Spears Zacharias, author of The Murder Gene, on Tuesday, October 4, at 5:00 p.m.

Free

An Evening of Poetry with Libby Bernardin and Jane Zenger

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

Our nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening of poetry with Libby Bernardin, author of House in Need of Mooring (Press 53) and Jane Zenger, author of Night Bloomer (Muddy Ford Press) on Tuesday, November 15, at 5:00 p.m. at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.).

Free

An Evening of Art and Poetry with Midori Yamamura and Luis H. Francia

Beaufort Arts Council - Beaufort, SC 921 Ribaut Road, Bldg. 1, Beaufort, SC, United States

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and Beaufort Arts Council will host art historian Midori Yamamura, speaking on Yoko Ono’s Painting to Hammer a Nail (1966) and poet Luis H. Francia, reading from his newest collection Thorn Grass (2021).

Free

7th Annual March Forth

Penn Center 16 Penn Center Circle West, St. Helena Island, SC, United States

Our Conroy Center's seventh annual March Forth will be held on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5, with a special preview event the evening of Friday, March 3.

$30

Tuesday Talk: Patrick Dean, Author of Nature’s Messenger

Port Royal Sound Maritime Center 310 Okatie Hwy, Okatie, SC, United States

As part of their Tuesday Talks series, the Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center, in partnership with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, will host an afternoon lecture by Patrick Dean, author of the recently published book Nature's Messenger: Mark Catesby and His Adventures in a New World.

$10

Panel Discussion – All Night, All Day: Life, Death & Angels

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

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a panel discussion and book signing for the anthology All Night, All Day: Life, Death & Angels on Thursday, September 21, at 5:00 p.m.

Free

8th Annual March Forth

Penn Center 16 Penn Center Circle West, St. Helena Island, SC, United States

The Eighth Annual March Forth to Be Held on March 2 & 3 in Port Royal, Beaufort, and St. Helena Island

Hilton Head Poetry Trail presented by poet Elizabeth Robin

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

Have you heard? Hilton Head Island has a poetry trail! Want to visit but can’t get there now? Know what’s in store before you go? Learn how to create a trail in your own town? Join us for a special presentation by award-winning poet Elizabeth Robin, all about the Hilton Head Poetry Trail.

Free
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