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An Evening with Marjory Wentworth, author of One River, One Boat

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

In honor of National Poetry Month, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with Marjory Wentworth, past Poet Laureate of South Carolina, and author of One River, One Boat, on Friday, April 25, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

Free

Workshop: Write Living Newspapers Led by Marjory Wentworth

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

In this workshop we will consider the ways the occasion poem is often written to document or provide commentary on an event. Sometimes it is intended to be read or performed publicly, but not necessarily. There are no specific guidelines for occasion poems, except that they mark a specific occasion or situation.

$45

Pat Conroy’s Great Love of Poetry

Charleston County Public Library 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC, United States

In honor of National Poetry Month, join poet Tim Conroy and Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt as they explore Pat Conroy’s lifelong relationship with poetry as a reader, as a self-described “failed poet,” and as a writer who found a creative outlet for his Great Love of poetry in his lyrical and descriptive prose.

Free

An Evening with Jesse Blanco, author of Charleston Food Crawls

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

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening of with Eat It and Like It co-founder and host Jesse Blanco, author of Charleston Food Crawls on Thursday, May 1, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

Free

Teddy Bear Picnic Read Aloud with Daylo May 2025

Port Royal Farmers Market 1615 Ribault Rd, Port Royal, SC, United States

On the first Saturday of every month, you can join the student volunteers of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization for a Teddy Bear Picnic read-aloud at the Port Royal Farmers Market (1615 Ribaut Rd.).

Free

May 2025 Virtual Open Mic Night

Online - Facebook Live

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

Free

Book Launch: Ahead of Her Time by Nancy Thode

Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce 711 Bladen St, Beaufort, SC, United States

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is proud to host the Beaufort launch event for Ahead of Her Time: The Trailblazing Life and Literary Legacy of Ann Head, the highly anticipated new biography written by Head’s firstborn daughter Nancy Thode and published by Evening Post Books.

Free

Silent Book Club May 24 2025

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

Silent Book Club Beaufort, a unique take on the traditional book club, will hold its next meetup on Saturday, May 24, from 4:30 to 6:30pm at the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.).

Free

An Afternoon with Annelore Harrell, author of Et Cetera Y’all

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

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an afternoon with Annelore Harrell, author of Et Cetera Y’all, Volume 1, on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

Free

An Evening with Julia Elliott author of Hellions

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

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, in partnership with NeverMore Books, will host an evening with acclaimed fiction writer Julia Elliott, author of the newly published story collection Hellions—named a TIME Best Book of the Month and a Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year—on Thursday, June 5, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

Free

Teddy Bear Picnic Read Aloud with Daylo June 2025

Port Royal Farmers Market 1615 Ribault Rd, Port Royal, SC, United States

On the first Saturday of every month, you can join the student volunteers of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization for a Teddy Bear Picnic read-aloud at the Port Royal Farmers Market (1615 Ribaut Rd.).

Free

Camp Conroy: 2025 Summer Camp for Young Writers & Artists ages 9 to 12

Robert Smalls Leadership Academy 43 W. K. Alston Drive, Beaufort, SC, United States

Camp Conroy is now TWO one-week day camps for young writers and artists. Camp#1 for campers ages 9 to 12 will be held on June 9 to 13 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Camp#2 for campers ages 13 to 16 will be held on June 23 to 27 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Hosted by the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, both camps will be held at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy in Beaufort, SC.

$250

June 2025 Open Mic Night

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

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

Free

Silent Book Club June 21 2025

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

Silent Book Club Beaufort, a unique take on the traditional book club, will hold its next meetup on Saturday, June 21, from 4:30 to 6:30pm at the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.).

Free

Camp Conroy: 2025 Summer Camp for Young Writers & Artists ages 13 to 16

Robert Smalls Leadership Academy 43 W. K. Alston Drive, Beaufort, SC, United States

Camp Conroy is now TWO one-week day camps for young writers and artists. Camp#1 for campers ages 9 to 12 will be held on June 9 to 13 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Camp#2 for campers ages 13 to 16 will be held on June 23 to 27 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Hosted by the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, both camps will be held at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy in Beaufort, SC.

$250

Teddy Bear Picnic Read Aloud with Daylo July 2025

Port Royal Farmers Market 1615 Ribault Rd, Port Royal, SC, United States

On the first Saturday of every month, you can join the student volunteers of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization for a Teddy Bear Picnic read-aloud at the Port Royal Farmers Market (1615 Ribaut Rd.).

Free

July 2025 Virtual Open Mic Night

Online - Facebook Live

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

Free

An Evening with Katherine Scott Crawford author of The Miniaturist’s Assistant

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

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, in partnership with Beaufort Bookstore, will host an evening with novelist Katherine Scott Crawford, author of The Miniaturist's Assistant, on Thursday, July 17, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

Free

Teddy Bear Picnic Read Aloud with Daylo August 2025

Port Royal Farmers Market 1615 Ribault Rd, Port Royal, SC, United States

On the first Saturday of every month, you can join the student volunteers of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization for a Teddy Bear Picnic read-aloud at the Port Royal Farmers Market (1615 Ribaut Rd.).

Free

August 2025 Open Mic Night

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

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

Free
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