Lowcountry Literary and Leisure Getaway 2022 Friends of Pat Conroy Panel Discussion
Beaufort Inn's Old Bay Marketplace Loft 917 Bay St., Beaufort, SC, United StatesFriends of Pat Conroy Panel Discussion, Sponsored by the Beaufort Inn
Free
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Lowcountry Literary and Leisure Getaway 2022 Boil Dinner
Celadon Clubhouse 61 Celadon Drive, Beaufort, SC, United StatesLowcountry Boil Dinner, with a special presentation by the Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and Beaufort High School interns Holland Perryman, Alisha Arora, and Millie Bennett
$55
Pat Conroy Literary Center Ribbon-Cutting Reception
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesA ribbon-cutting and dedication of the Pat Conroy Literary Center will be held at 601 Bladen Street in Beaufort, SC on Saturday, March 19, at 5 pm. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served; registration is requested.
Free
An Evening with Robert Gwaltney in Conversation with Bren McClain
NeverMore Books 910 Port Republic St, Beaufort, SC, United StatesNeverMore Books and the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with debut novelist Robert Gwaltney, author of The Cicada Tree--in conversation with fellow southern novelist Bren McClain, award-winning author of One Good Mama Bone.
Free
I Was Born to Be in a Library: Pat Conroy’s Great Love of Libraries, presented by Jonathan Haupt
Edgefield County Public Library 105 Courthouse Sq, EdgefieldPat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt 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 Carol Lucas
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesOn Tuesday, March 29, at 6:00 p.m., the Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with memoirist Carol Lucas, author of A Breath Away: One Woman's Journey through Widowhood.
Free
Beaufort Human Library
Beaufort County Library 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesBeginning National Library Week, the Beaufort Human Library will be held as a free public event on Sunday, April 3, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., hosted by the Beaufort County Library (311 Scott St.) in partnership with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, Beaufort High School's Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization, and community volunteers.
Free
I Was Born to Be in a Library: Pat Conroy’s Great Love of Libraries – Hilton Head Island Library
Hilton Head Island Branch Library 11 Beach City Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC, United StatesPat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt 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
Kick-Start National Poetry Month Reading 2022
Hilton Head Island Branch Library 11 Beach City Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC, United StatesFeaturing a dozen poets, this year's virtual Kick-Start National Poetry Month Reading offers an opportunity to gather online in celebration of the written and spoken word.
Free
April 2022 Open Mic Night
Online - Facebook LiveOur 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
An Evening with Novelist Kimberly Brock
NeverMore Books 910 Port Republic St, Beaufort, SC, United StatesNeverMore Books and the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with novelist Kimberly Brock, author of The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare--in conversation with Holland Perryman and Jonathan Haupt.
Free
Workshop: Repetition and Evolution with Amber Wheeler Bacon
Online - ZOOMIn this workshop, we take a close look at the children’s book There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly , the Marc Richard short story, “Strays,” and Donald Barthelme's "The School" to see what they can teach us about how to structure a work in progress.
$45
National Poetry Month Special Event: Pat Conroy’s Great Love of Poetry
Beaufort County Library 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesIn honor of National Poetry Month, join Jonathan Haupt and Beaufort High School students Holland Perryman, Alisha Arora, and Millie Bennett 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
Poetry Workshop: Mapping Mother Relationships
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThis free in-person poetry workshop will open with passages written by Pat Conroy that explore his relationship with his mother, Peg Conroy. Participants will then take an active role in reading selected poems by Jamaica Kincaid, Li Young Lee, Dorianne Laux, Kiki Petrosino, Raymod Antrobus, and Sharon Olds for discussion.
Free
I Was Born to Be in a Library: Pat Conroy’s Great Love of Libraries, presented by Jonathan Haupt & Alisha Arora
Bluffton Library - Bluffton SC 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton, SC, United StatesPat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt & Beaufort High School senior Alisha Arora 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
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An Evening with Kim Michele Richardson
Online - ZOOMIn partnership with the Friends of South Carolina Libraries and Blue Bicycle Books of Charleston, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with bestselling historical novelist Kim Michele Richardson, author The Book Woman's Daughter
Free
An Afternoon with T.D. Johnston
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesOur nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an afternoon with T.D. Johnston, author of the debut novel Reciprocity, on Saturday, May 14, at 2:00 p.m. at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.).
Free
The Faith of Pat Conroy, with Jonathan Haupt and Holland Perryman
First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort, SC 410 Church Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesFirst Presbyterian Church of Beaufort and the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host the special in-person community outreach event, The Faith of Pat Conroy, on Wednesday, May 18, at 6:00 p.m., in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian (410 Church St., Beaufort).
Free
Workshop: Art of Writing Suspense with Kerry Peresta
Online - ZOOMIn this workshop, we will explore how to write a cliff-hanger and how to know when to wrap up a scene. We'll also discuss the importance of complex characters and how to lop off those wonderful setting descriptions and cling to the action. We will discover as writers how to write our own page-turners.
$45
An Evening with William Walsh
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesOur 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