May 2023 Open Mic Night
Online - Facebook LiveOur monthly virtual Open Mic Night is presented in partnership between the Pat Conroy Literary Center and the South Carolina Writers Association.
Free
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Book Launch: Rainbow Warrior with Jacquelyn Markham
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is honored to host a public launch event for Jacquelyn Markham’s new collection of poetry, Rainbow Warrior, on Thursday, May 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 601 Bladen St., in downtown Beaufort.
Free
Pat Conroy Book Club: The Water is Wide
The Rhett House Inn 1009 Craven St., Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the award-winning Rhett House Inn will host a monthly book club discussion of Pat Conroy's dozen books in order of publication, moderated by Charlene Spearen and Jonathan Haupt.
$10
An Evening with Novelist Kristen Ness
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host Kristen Ness, author of the debut novel At Loggerheads, on Friday, May 26, at 5:30 p.m. Free and open to the public, this special author event will be held at the Conroy Center, 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort.
Free
Workshop: Two-Sentence Elevator Pitch with Ann Garvin
Online - ZOOMIn this virtual workshop led by USA Today bestselling novelist and Tall Poppy Writers founder Ann Garvin, you will learn how to get to the very heart of your project and make certain that the story you're working on is compelling and clear. Even the most complicated or quiet of tales can be pitched in such a way that people will sit up and take notice.
$45
June 2023 Open Mic Night
Sandies 711 Bladen St., Beaufort, SC, United StatesOur monthly virtual Open Mic Night is presented in partnership between the Pat Conroy Literary Center, the South Carolina Writers Association and Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce.
Free
Camp Conroy: Summer Camp for Young Writers & Artists 2023
Beaufort Middle School 2501 Mossy Oaks Rd., Beaufort, SC, United StatesCamp Conroy is a two-week day camp build-a-book experience for young writers and artists, ages 8 to 14. Participants will create independently and collaboratively as they research, write, illustrate, edit, design, and ultimately publish a book together.
$300
Pat Conroy Book Club: The Great Santini
The Rhett House Inn 1009 Craven St., Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the award-winning Rhett House Inn will host a monthly book club discussion of Pat Conroy's dozen books in order of publication, moderated by Charlene Spearen and Jonathan Haupt.
$10
Workshop: June 2023 Writing Family Stories with Estelle Ford-Williamson
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesWhether your goal is a family-only writing project or maybe something a lot bigger, begin writing and sharing with other writers in this follow-up to the February class. This course will enable you to start (or continue) the process with a goal of completing a project in the fall.
$45
An Evening with Polly Stewart, Author of The Good Ones, in Conversation with Dana Ridenour
Beaufort Bookstore 2127 Boundary St, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe Beaufort Bookstore, in partnership with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, will host an evening with novelist Polly Stewart, author of The Good Ones, in conversation with retired FBI special agent turned thriller writer Dana Ridenour.
Free
An Evening with Ruth P. Watson, Author of A Right Worthy Woman
Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce 711 Bladen St, Beaufort, SC, United StatesIn partnership with the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with historical novelist Ruth P. Watson, author of the newly published A Right Worthy Woman.
Free
An Afternoon with Beatriz Williams
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Literary Center will host an afternoon with New York Times bestselling novelist Beatriz Williams, author of The Beach at Summerly, on Sunday, July 9, at 2:00 p.m. Free and open to the public, this event will be held at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).
Free
July 2023 Open Mic Night
Online - Facebook LiveOur monthly virtual Open Mic Night is presented in partnership between the Pat Conroy Literary Center, and the South Carolina Writers Association.
Free
An Evening with Kerry Peresta, Author of The Torching
Beaufort Bookstore 2127 Boundary St, Beaufort, SC, United StatesBeaufort Bookstore and the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with suspense novelist Kerry Peresta, author of The Torching (book 3 in the Olivia Callahan series), on Wednesday, July 19, at 5:00 p.m. at the Beaufort Bookstore (2127 Boundary St #15, Beaufort).
Free
Workshop: Interiority with Amber Wheeler Bacon
Online - ZOOMIn this class, we’ll work on engaging with a character’s thoughts and feelings in ways that move beyond these cliches, using specificity and deepening character. This will be a generative workshop. Using your own characters and their harrowing situations, we’ll look at, discuss and practice Rebecca Makkai’s four techniques to writing interiority: Action, Thought, Specific Physical Interiority and Tangential Thought.
$45
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Haiku Night Featuring Natasha Akery and Miho Kinnas
Online - ZOOMThis highly interactive virtual session will feature Natasha Akery's new book of haiku, in [the name], and other haiku. Akery has published her work on social media for years, and also uses haiku in her classrooms as a teaching tool. Aided by fellow poet Miho Kinnas, Akery will discuss various topics on haiku and welcome questions from the audience.
Free
Pat Conroy Book Club: The Lords of Discipline
The Rhett House Inn 1009 Craven St., Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the award-winning Rhett House Inn will host a monthly book club discussion of Pat Conroy's dozen books in order of publication, moderated by Charlene Spearen and Jonathan Haupt.
$10
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Children’s Book Fair 2023
Port Royal Sound Foundation Weezie Educational Pavilion 310 Okatie Hwy, OkatieDinah Johnson will be the special guest author at the Pat Conroy Literary Center’s annual Children’s Book Fair, to be held on Tuesday, August 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Port Royal Sound Foundation Weezie Educational Pavilion
Free
An Evening with USA Today Bestselling Author Leonard Goldberg
NeverMore Books 910 Port Republic St, Beaufort, SC, United StatesNeverMore Books and the Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with USA Today bestselling mystery novelist Leonard Goldberg, author of The Wayward Prince (Book 7 in the Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Series), in conversation with Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt.
Free
August 2023 Open Mic Night
Sandies 711 Bladen St., Beaufort, SC, United StatesOur monthly virtual Open Mic Night is presented in partnership between the Pat Conroy Literary Center, and the South Carolina Writers Association.
Free