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The Faith of Pat Conroy

Lowcountry Presbyterian Church - Bluffton, SC 10 Simmonsville Rd., Beaufort, SC

In this free, public presentation, explore Conroy’s spiritual and humanistic faith as reflected in his turbulent life and bestselling books—from his Roman Catholic upbringing to The Citadel’s honor code to themes of spirituality in his writings to his life of service as a mentor to his fellow writers to his connections to his “second church,” First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort.

Free
evening with Deborah Cohan
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An Evening with Deborah Cohan

Online - ZOOM

The Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a virtual evening with Deborah J. Cohan, author of the memoir Welcome to Wherever We Are on Tuesday, October 5, at 6:00 p.m.

Free
book club discussion the water is wide
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Book Club Discussion: The Water is Wide with Jonathan Haupt

Abbeville County Library 1407 N Main St, Abbeville, SC

The Abbeville County Public Library will host a free public book club discussion of Pat Conroy's 1972 teaching memoir The Water Is Wide, led by Jonathan Haupt, executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center.

Free
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Virtual Tour of Pat Conroy Literary Center with Jonathan Haupt

Online - ZOOM

Join us online on Zoom for a guided tour of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center in Beaufort, S.C., led by executive director Jonathan Haupt. This virtual tour will is presented in partnership with the Southeastern Writers Association and will offer insights and inspirations from the arc of Pat Conroy's storied life as an author and as a lifelong mentor to his fellow writers.

Free
open mic night
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October 2021 Open Mic Night

Online - Facebook Live

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

Free
Pat Conroy's Reverence for Teaching
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Pat Conroy’s Reverence for Teaching

Glenns Bay Baptist Church 1835 Glenns Bay Road, Surfside Beach, SC

As the first Authors in Celebration of Literacy program, the Palmetto Literacy Council will host Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt for a public presentation, Pat Conroy's Reverence for Teaching, on Saturday, October 16, at 11:00 a.m.

Free
writers workshop
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Workshop: Spiritual Improv, with TZiPi Radonsky (Part 1)

Online - ZOOM

This workshop will create safe space and participants will be guided into the spaciousness of their imagination, encouraging writing from the soul. Through the use of questions, stories, images, word play & drawings/doodles we will write lists, topics, poems of all styles, titles, essays – or at least begin them.

$100
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Podcast: Jonathan Haupt in Conversation w/ Elizabeth Robin and Ann-Chadwell Humphries

Online - Blog Talk Radio

The Pat Conroy Literary Center and the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network proudly present executive director Jonathan Haupt in conversation with award-winning poets Elizabeth Robin and Ann-Chadwell Humphries. Both writers will be presenting and teaching at the 6th annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival on November 6.

Free
virtual tour of conroy center
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Virtual Tour of Pat Conroy Literary Center: Born to Be in a Library

Online - ZOOM

Join us online on Zoom for a guided tour of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center in Beaufort, S.C., led by executive director Jonathan Haupt. Presented in partnership with the Friends of South Carolina Libraries (FOSCL), this National Friends of the Library Week special program will include stories of Pat Conroy’s formative relationships with public and academic libraries, and his own personal library, told within the context of a tour of the new Conroy Center’s galleries and exhibits.

Free
evening with grady hendrix
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An Evening with Grady Hendrix

NeverMore Books 910 Port Republic St, Beaufort, SC

NeverMore Books and the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with New York Times bestselling horror novelist Grady Hendrix, author of The Final Girl Support Group and The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires--in conversation with the Conroy Center's Holland Perryman and Jonathan Haupt.

Free
writers workshop
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Workshop: Spiritual Improv, with TZiPi Radonsky (Part 2)

Online - ZOOM

This workshop will create safe space and participants will be guided into the spaciousness of their imagination, encouraging writing from the soul. Through the use of questions, stories, images, word play & drawings/doodles we will write lists, topics, poems of all styles, titles, essays – or at least begin them.

$100
writers workshop

Workshop: Spiritual Improv, with TZiPi Radonsky (Part 3)

Online - ZOOM

This workshop will create safe space and participants will be guided into the spaciousness of their imagination, encouraging writing from the soul. Through the use of questions, stories, images, word play & drawings/doodles we will write lists, topics, poems of all styles, titles, essays – or at least begin them.

$100
2021 Pat Conroy Literary Festival

2021 Festival Day One

Beaufort, SC

The annual Conroy Festival began as Pat Conroy’s 70th birthday celebration in October 2015 and now continues as an annual signature event of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center. The festival is made possible each year by a generous gift from the Robert S. Handler Trust and through collaborations with a pantheon of community partners

2021 Pat Conroy Literary Festival

2021 Festival Day Two

Beaufort, SC

The annual Conroy Festival began as Pat Conroy’s 70th birthday celebration in October 2015 and now continues as an annual signature event of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center. The festival is made possible each year by a generous gift from the Robert S. Handler Trust and through collaborations with a pantheon of community partners

2021 Pat Conroy Literary Festival

2021 Festival Day Three

Beaufort, SC

The annual Conroy Festival began as Pat Conroy’s 70th birthday celebration in October 2015 and now continues as an annual signature event of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center. The festival is made possible each year by a generous gift from the Robert S. Handler Trust and through collaborations with a pantheon of community partners

2021 Pat Conroy Literary Festival

2021 Festival Day Four

Beaufort, SC

The annual Conroy Festival began as Pat Conroy’s 70th birthday celebration in October 2015 and now continues as an annual signature event of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center. The festival is made possible each year by a generous gift from the Robert S. Handler Trust and through collaborations with a pantheon of community partners

workshop with william walsh

Workshop: Finding the Truth in a Poem, with William Walsh

Online - ZOOM

In this poetry workshop and discussion, led by poet and editor William Walsh, we will talk about the idea of truth. What is the truth in a poem? Why does the original truth oftentimes warrant a new truth? What is the reality of truth in some poems?

$45
Kalynn Bayron at Bluffton Book Festival

Conversation with YA Novelist Kalynn Bayron

Online - ZOOM

Bestselling author Kalynn Bayron discusses her YA fantasy novels Cinderella Is Dead and This Poison Heart in conversation with Holland Perryman, Millie Bennett, Alisha Arora, members of Beaufort High School's DAYLO: Diversity Youth Literary Organization, moderated by Jonathan Haupt, executive director of the Pat Conroy Literary Center.

Free
Evening with Julie Mcalpin Richmond

An Evening with Julie McAlpin Richmond

Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC

The Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with novelist Julie McAlpin Richmond (Julie Satterfield-Price) author of Green Grass & High Times, on November 30, at 6:00 p.m.

Free
book signing with Janisse Ray

Night on the Town Signing with Janisse Ray

NeverMore Books 910 Port Republic St, Beaufort, SC

During Beaufort's annual Night on the Town celebration, NeverMore Books and the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a book signing with American Book Award-winning writer Janisse Ray, author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood and, most recently, Wild Spectacle: Seeking Wonder in a World Beyond Humans.

Free

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The Pat Conroy Literary Center has a limited number of autographed collectible copies of Pat Conroy's books available for retail sale in our gift shop. For current inventory and pricing, please contact us at 843-379-7025 or contact@patconroyliterarycenter.org

Please contact Brooke McKinney at the Center by phone at (843)-379-7025 or email her at brooke@patconroyliterarycenter.org

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