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SUMMARY:Author Event with Marybeth Whalen
DESCRIPTION:The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with author Marybeth Whalen in conversation with Cassandra King\, at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) on May 7 from 5-6:30. Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited for this free event; please call in advance to reserve: 843-379-7025. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\nMarybeth Mayhew Whalen is the author of Every Moment Since and 9 previous novels. Marybeth received a BA in English with a concentration in Writing and Editing from NC State University a long time ago and has been writing ever since. She is the co-founder of The Book Tide\, an online community of readers where “a rising tide raises all books.” Marybeth and her husband Curt are the parents of six kids who are now all in various stages of adulting. A native of Charlotte\, NC\, Marybeth now calls Sunset Beach\, NC home. \nABOUT THE BOOK:\nA story about finding hope in the face of hardship and connection in the face of crisis\, Handle with Care is a novel for our time. \n“Rich with complex characters\, a tightly woven plot and natural suspense.” –Belle Burden\, author of Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage \nThree women walk into a post office. This is no joke–it’s the spark that ignites a life-altering crisis. \nOn a quiet spring afternoon\, an ordinary small-town post office becomes ground zero for a domestic dispute. A husband draws a weapon and seals the doors\, holding four women captive: his frightened wife\, a young woman searching for meaning amid uncertainty\, a mother on the brink of letting go as her only daughter graduates\, and an elderly woman concealing a secret that could shatter everything she knows. \nOutside\, the negotiator works to keep a fragile peace\, forced to confront her own issues as every word becomes a lifeline. \nEach of the three women who walked into the post office is carrying something that\, if mailed\, would profoundly change her life. As minutes become hours in this daylong siege\, these strangers forge lasting bonds. Handle with Care shines a light on hope found even in the darkest moments\, and illuminates how even strangers\, thrown together by chance and hardship\, have the power to change each other’s lives. \nThis heartwarming women’s fiction novel is laced with depth and humor–it’s perfect for book clubs. Discussion questions are included to prompt lively conversations.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/author-event-with-marybeth-whalen/
LOCATION:601 Bladen Street\, Beaufort\, SC\, United States\, South Carolina 29902
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:Virtual Open Mic Night -- Featuring William Walsh\, Author of Haircuts for the Dead
DESCRIPTION:The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s monthly Open Mic Night will be presented as a virtual event\, live-streamed to our Facebook page\, on Thursday\, May 14\, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Our featured presenter is novelist William Walsh\, author of Haircuts for the Dead. Open Mic will also feature short readings of 3 to 5 minutes each by other writers in many genres. \nInterested in reading as part of virtual Open Mic? Let us know at contact@patconroyliterarycenter.org. \nAbout Our Featured Author:\nWilliam Walsh is the author of ten books and is the editor of the James Dickey Review. He teaches at Reinhardt University and directs the undergraduate creative writing program\, as well as the low-residency MFA program. Walsh lives in Sandy Springs\, Georgia. Haircuts for the Dead is his second novel. \n“Those fortunate enough to have read William Walsh’s first novel\, LAKEWOOD\, know he is a vital voice in contemporary fiction. Now with HAIRCUTS FOR THE DEAD we can welcome a story addressing the most important concerns of our time: race\, choice in sexual identity\, the burdens of the past\, and challenges to faith. Walsh portrays the elusive dynamics within families in this era of rapid change\, as a story-within-a-story illuminates each. You will be moved by this novel of the search for a home and love\, to be found in unexpected places.” –Robert Morgan\, author of GAP CREEK \n“In Hannah Gardner’s search for both a place and a love that feel like home\, William Walsh has given us a rollicking tale of a charming heroine healing an injured heart and conquering a small part of a great big world.” –Jessica Handler\, author of THE MAGNETIC GIRL
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/virtual-open-mic-night-featuring-william-walsh-author-of-haircuts-for-the-dead/
LOCATION:601 Bladen Street\, Beaufort\, SC\, United States\, South Carolina 29902
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Sallie Ann Robinson
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday May 22 – 5:30-6:30 PM EDT\nPrice: Free\nRegistration: Seating is limited; please call to reserve your spot: 843-379-7025.\nVenue: Pat Conroy Literary Center | 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort \nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\nSallie Ann Robinson was born on Daufuskie Island before natives began selling their ancestral land to private corporations and individuals in the 1960s and began moving inland While she is an author in her own right\, Robinson’s literary debut actually came as the character named Ethel in Pat Conroy’s classic memoir\, The Water Is Wide.\nShe is the author of Gullah Home Cooking the Daufuskie Way: Smokin’ Joe Butter Beans\, Ol’ ’Fuskie Fried Crab Rice\, Sticky-Bush Blackberry Dumpling\, and Other Sea Island Favorites and Cooking the Gullah Way\, Morning\, Noon\, and Night and coauthor of Daufuskie Island.\nABOUT THE EVENING:\nSallie Ann will regale attendees with stories of her time on Daufuskie and her time with Pat Conroy. In addition\, her latest project is to help her and her family save their historical Gullah house on Daufuskie Island. The building was built around the 1930’s and is in need of restoration. This house and others are a part of the island history. Sallie\, her grandmother\, mother and many other were born in this house.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/an-evening-with-sallie-ann-robinson/
LOCATION:601 Bladen Street\, Beaufort\, SC\, United States\, South Carolina 29902
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SUMMARY:An Author Event with Brynn Barineau
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE BOOK:\nSet against Henry Ford’s audacious—and ultimately disastrous—attempt to industrialize the Amazon\, Jungle of Ashes is a sweeping novel of ambition\, exploitation\, and hope. Centered on Joanna Rogge\, the daughter of an American manager\, and Rafael Caetano\, a Brazilian mechanic\, the story unfolds within Fordlandia\, the real-life rubber plantation where cultural imposition\, dangerous labor conditions\, and political upheaval collide.  \nThrough the eyes of two star-crossed lovers\, the novel reveals the human cost of unchecked power and the resilience found in connection across languages\, cultures\, and continents. Vividly researched and deeply empathetic\, Jungle of Ashes will resonate with readers of immersive historical fiction\, cross-cultural narratives\, and character-driven epics. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\nFrom Atlanta to Washington DC to Rio de Janeiro to Vitoria\, Brazil and finally back to Atlanta in June 2020. (Yes. 2020.) In high school\, I studied French. In college\, Arabic. In grad school\, I studied political campaigns in India. I considered a lot of life possibilities but living in Brazil\, anywhere in South America\, was never one of them. Then I met and married the smartest man I’ve ever known\, who happened to be from Rio de Janeiro. \nAfter four years in Rio\, we moved to Vitoria. After my daughter was born in 2011\, I tried to find picture books in English about Brazil for my little Brazilian-American and came up with almost nothing. I expanded my search to chapter books\, young adult and with growing disbelief I looked for any fiction book with a connection to Brazil. \nMy research made one thing clear. In the United States\, it’s easier to find a book set in outer space than in Brazil. \nEventually I had a radical idea. Maybe I could write the books I wanted to find. \nAfter nine years of writing\, three shelved novels\, around 200 query letters\, two years out on submission to editors\, my first novel\, Jaguars and Other Game\, debuted in November\, 2022. My second novel\, Jungle of Ashes will launch with History Through Fiction on May 19\, 2026 along with the re-release of Jaguars and Other Game.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/an-author-event-with-brynn-barineau/
LOCATION:601 Bladen Street\, Beaufort\, SC\, United States\, South Carolina 29902
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon with Tommy Hays in conversation with Mindy Friddle
DESCRIPTION:Sunday June 7\, 2-3:30 PM EDT\nPrice: Free\nRegistration: Seating is limited; please call to reserve your spot: 843-379-7025.\nVenue: Pat Conroy Literary Center | 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort \nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\nTommy Hays is an acclaimed Southern writer\, whose fiction grows out of his emotional connections to places he’s lived and known—Greenville\, South Carolina; Asheville\, North Carolina; and Atlanta. His novels are The Pleasure Was Mine (St. Martin’s Press 2005)\, In the Family Way (Random House\, 1999)\, Sam’s Crossing (Atheneum 1992)\, and YA novel What I Came to Tell You (Egmont\, USA 2013). He has published stories\, profiles and book reviews in magazines\, newspapers and literary journals such as Redbook\, Our State\, The Atlanta Constitution\, The Charlotte Observer\, Smoky Mountain Living\, Still: The Journal\, The Chattahoochee Review\, and storySouth. \nThe winner of many literary awards\, he is founder and formerExecutive Director of the Great Smokies Writing Program\, UNC Asheville’s community writing program as well as Lecturer Emeritus in the Master of Liberal Arts program. \nABOUT THE BOOK-The Marriage Bed:\nA freak accident comes on the heels of a startling revelation—laying bare the foundation of a marriage\, and a husband is left to grapple with the aftermath. \nA poetry professor at a small college in Asheville\, NC\, Asa Flowers\, comes home one stormy evening to find his wife Betsy inexplicably distraught. As the evening goes on\, the couple end up in a heated argument that sends Asa to sleep out in their garage apartment for the first time intwenty-five years of marriage. The next morning\, he wakes to blue sky and an altered world.  \nUnfolding over a few tense weeks and told from multiple points of view\, this novel explores how a tragedy can assume as many shapes as the people it touches. Asa finds himself reckoning with torn feelings about his marriage and confusion about how to proceed in his complicated relationships with his adult children. As he gradually absorbs revelations—so much he didn’t know or understand during his long marriage—he finds himself drawn uneasily toward a new world\, one in which he must shed much of his old identity if he is to survive and\, more important\, rededicate himself to being a father.  \nABOUT MINDY FRIDDLE:\nMindy Friddle’s first novel\, The Garden Angel\, was selected for Barnes and Noble’s Discover Great New Writers program. Secret Keepers\, her second novel\, won the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction. Regal House published Mindy’s third novel\, Her Best Self\, in 2024. Mindy’s short fiction has appeared in Hard to Find: An Anthology of New Southern Gothic\, storySouth\, Orca\, LitMag\, Hayden’s Ferry Review\, Southern Humanities Review\, and many other journals. Mindy holds an MFA in fiction from Warren Wilson. She lives on Edisto Island\, South Carolina.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/an-afternoon-with-tommy-hays-in-conversation-with-mindy-friddle/
LOCATION:601 Bladen Street\, Beaufort\, SC\, United States\, South Carolina 29902
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:2026 Camp Conroy Summer Camp-Registration Open!
DESCRIPTION:9th Annual Camp Conroy for Young Writers and Artists! \nCamp Conroy will continue to appreciate special human ability and the joy of creating art while examining how technology can help us. Campers will read\, write\, and create art independently and collaboratively under the guidance of experienced instructors and artists. \nTo register\, use this Eventbrite link:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/camp-conroy-2026-day-camp-for-young-writers-artists-tickets-1986852598607?aff=ebdssbdestsearch \nChoose the right camp for your child:\nJune 8-12 is for 8-11 year olds\nJune 22-26 for 12-14 year olds\nSpace is limited to 20 campers (10 each week)\nHosted by the non-profit Pat Conroy Literary Center and held at the Center’s campus at 601 Bladen Street in Beaufort. \nThis years’ camp theme is AI-Artful Intelligence\, Creativity and Technology. We will discover how AI can sometimes enhance (not replace!) human creativity by building a book together-creating both individually and collaboratively. The campers will write\, design\, critique\, edit all in preparation for publication of a book. \nCampers will be guided through their creative endeavors by Camp Conroy’s talented counselors\, 3 full-time adult instructors\, and special guests presenters and instructors. Campers will each receive a copy of the camp anthology on publication after the camp concludes. \nAdult instructors include: \nMiho Kinnas\, a Japanese poet/writer residing on Hilton Head. She is the author of three poetry collections and one book (about to be two books). This is her 9thyear as an instructor at Camp Conroy. \nDeidre Garr Johns\, a writer and 20-year veteran teacher also residing on Hilton Head\, and is a published author of poetry and children’s fiction This is her second year as an instructor at Camp Conroy. \nThomas ‘TJ’ Belasco\, taught English literature and composition for 34 years and lives in Beaufort. TJ\, a newly-appointed board member of the Conroy Literary Center\, is also a published author \nCamp Conroy invites diversity and inclusivity among our campers with respect to race\, religion\, ability and all others aspects of identity. Scholarships are available to assist campers who might not otherwise be able to take part in this experience. \nThe $250 registration fee includes one week of instruction\, camp activities and healthy daily snacks. (This is a day camp; overnight lodging and meals are not included. \nApplying for a Scholarship: A limited number of full and partial scholarships are available. To apply\, interested students should submit a sample of their work (story\, essay\, poem\, artwork or photography) with a brief letter about their interest in the Camp Conroy experience\, to the Pat Conroy Literary Center\, Attention: Camp Conroy\, 601 Bladen Street\, Beaufort SC 29902. Please specify the age of the camper. Recipients will be contacted in early June. \nSponsorships: WE welcome your tax-deductible donations to the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center to sponsor a camper\, camp counselor\, instructor or guest presenters. \nQuestions: Email us at contact@patconroyliterarycenter.org
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/2026-camp-conroy-summer-camp-save-the-dates/
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SUMMARY:Author Event with Kerry Peresta
DESCRIPTION:Thursday June 18 – 5:00-6:30 PM EDT\nPrice: Free\nRegistration: Seating is limited; please call to reserve your spot: 843-379-7025.\nVenue: Pat Conroy Literary Center | 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort \nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\nKerry Peresta is a former advertising account executive and copywriter turned thriller whisperer\, whose sharp wit and Southern roots fuel gripping tales of suspense. After decades of crafting punchy headlines and captivating campaigns\, she traded the corporate world for full time writing and the salty air of Hilton Head Island\, South Carolina. She is the author of the Olivia Callahan Suspense series\, a five-book collection\, and standalone thriller Back Before Dawn\, all published by Level Best Books. Creator of the weekly humor column “The Lighter Side\,” 2009-2011\, Capital Journal\, Pierre\, SD; she’s also written articles for Local Life Magazine\, Lady Lowcountry Magazine\, Bluffton Breeze\, and Island Events Magazine; contributed a short story for the anthology Rock\, Roll & Ruin\, published by Down & Out Books; and co-created the mystery podcast “Guns\, Knives & Lipstick.” She is a member of Mystery Writers of America\, Sisters in Crime\, Island Writers Network\, South Carolina Writers Association\, and Int’l Thriller Writers. Discover more at kerryperesta.com. \nABOUT THE BOOK:\nIn The Shaking\, book five of Kerry Peresta’s suspense series\, Olivia Callahan faces her most perilous case yet. Years after surviving a traumatic brain injury that reshaped her identity\, Olivia is now a seasoned P.I. navigating the shadows of her past and the dangers of her present. When a seemingly routine investigation spirals into a web of deceit\, betrayal\, and a chilling conspiracy tied to her own history\, Olivia must confront forces that threaten to unravel everything she’s fought to rebuild. As secrets surface and the stakes escalate\, Olivia’s courage and cunning are pushed to the limit in a race against time to uncover the truth before it destroys her.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/author-event-with-kerry-peresta/
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