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An Evening with contributing writers to The Heartbeat of Quiet Streets

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

The Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a discussion by a panel of contributing writers to the anthology The Heartbeat of Quiet Streets, all members of the Chapin/Irmo Chapter of the South Carolina Writers Association, on Friday, February 21, at 5:00 p.m. Panelists will discuss both the content of the book as well as its publication.

Free

Silent Book Club Feb 22 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 second meetup on Saturday, February 22, from 4:30pm-6:30pm at the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, 601 Bladen St.

Free

An Evening with novelist Jen Marie Wiggins, author of The Good Bride

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

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with novelist Jen Marie Wiggins, author of The Good Bride, on Thursday, February 27, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

Free

Pat Conroy: An Introduction to a Lowcountry Legend

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

On Thursday, February 27, at 6:00-7:00 p.m. the Charleston County Public Library will host Pat Conroy: An Introduction to a Lowcountry Legend. Presented by Jonathan Haupt, executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center

Free

9th Annual March Forth

The Ninth Annual March Forth to Be Held on March 1 & 2 in Port Royal, Beaufort, St. Helena Island and online

Teddy Bear Picnic Read Aloud with Daylo March 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

Workshop: Demythologizing the FBI: What Writers Get Wrong

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

Join retired FBI undercover special agent Dana Ridenour and a retired FBI profiler Eugene A. Rugala in this workshop for writers (and interested readers) as they dispel the myths and clichés perpetrated by television and movies regarding the FBI. Writers will learn how to avoid the common pitfalls of writing FBI characters.

$60

Workshop: Writing Believable Law Enforcement Characters

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

In this workshop retired FBI undercover special agent Dana Ridenour and a retired FBI agent and profiler Eugene A. Rugala will discuss the psychological toll of being a law enforcement officer, how to write realistic law enforcement characters and crime scenes

$60

March 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 Dawn Major and Kim Poovey

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

The Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with authors Dawn Major and Kim Poovey portraying characters from their respective novels, introduced by host Mary Ellen Thompson.

Free

An Evening with Penelope Coker Hall and Eliza Wilson Ingle, Authors of A Curious Heart

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

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with Penelope Coker Hall and Eliza Wilson Ingle, Authors of A Curious Heart: The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Boatwright Coker, on Tuesday, March 25, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

Free

Teddy Bear Picnic Read Aloud with Daylo April 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

April 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

An Evening with novelist Dawn Tripp, author of Jackie

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

In partnership with NeverMore Books, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with novelist Dawn Tripp, author of Jackie, on Tuesday, April 15, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

Free

An Evening with novelist Emily Carpenter, author of Gothictown

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

he nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with novelist Emily Carpenter, author of the newly published novel Gothictown, on Thursday, April 17, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

Free

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

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
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