Past Events

  • An Evening with Halle Hill, author of Good Women

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

    The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with award-winning writer Halle Hill, author of the newly published story collection, Good Women, on Thursday, December 7, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.).

    Free
  • Workshop: When the “Heat of Feeling Warms the Intellect” Led by Jacquelyn Markham

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

    In this generative workshop, we will draw on guidance from poets Denise Levertov and Mary Oliver, as we explore different containers for our experiences. We will move from organic form through free verse to formal patterns, such as the cinquain and rondeau, to see our experiences take shape in new ways.

    $45
  • December 2023 Open Mic Night

    Sandies 711 Bladen St., 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 Colleen Coble, author of Fragile Designs, and Rhonda McKnight, author of The Thing About Home

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

    The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening of conversation with visiting novelists Colleen Coble, author of Fragile Designs, and Rhonda McKnight, author of The Thing About Home, on Wednesday, January 3, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

    Free
  • January 2024 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 Johnathon Scott Barrett, author of Ship Watch

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

    The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with raconteur and writer Johnathon Scott Barrett, author of the debut novel Ship Watch, on Friday, January 12, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

    Free
  • Workshop: Fiction Writing Led by Scott Gould

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

    This course is designed to 1) discover something tucked away in your memory that’s story-worthy, and 2) start telling some lies about it.

    $40
  • An Evening with Scott Gould in conversation with Mindy Friddle

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

    The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with visiting award-winning fiction writer Scott Gould, author of Idiot Men: Short Stories, in conversation with fellow award-winning writer Mindy Friddle, on Saturday, January 20, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

    Free
  • Pat Conroy Book Club: South of Broad

    The Rhett House Inn 1009 Craven St., Beaufort, SC, United States

    The 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 Pam Webber, author of Life Dust

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

    The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with award-winning novelist Pam Webber author of the historical novel Life Dust, on Friday, January 26, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort). Free and open to the public.

    Free
  • An Evening with Jeffrey Blount, author of Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way, in conversation with Rebecca Dwight Bruff

    Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce 711 Bladen St, Beaufort, SC, United States

    The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with award-winning writer Jeffrey Blount, author of the newly published novel Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way, in conversation with fellow novelist Rebecca Dwight Bruff, author of Trouble the Water.

    Free
  • February 2024 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
  • Workshop: Editing Basics for Authors, Led by Leslie Rindoks

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

    In this workshop, participants will come to love their inner editors and learn that editing can be fun. We’ll begin by looking first at other writers’ work, then move on to participants’ work.

    $40
  • Workshop: Linked Poetry: Traditional and New Approaches

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

    Linked Poetry: Traditional and New Approaches is a poetry workshop for writers of all levels and ages who are looking to collaborate! We will begin with haiku writing exercises and build different styles of linked poems step by step. It is a highly interactive, hands-on workshop. Come with a writing partner or on your own.

    $40
  • Pat Conroy Book Club: My Reading Life

    The Rhett House Inn 1009 Craven St., Beaufort, SC, United States

    The 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
  • 8th Annual March Forth

    Penn Center 16 Penn Center Circle West, St. Helena Island, SC, United States

    The Eighth Annual March Forth to Be Held on March 2 & 3 in Port Royal, Beaufort, and St. Helena Island

  • Afternoon with award-winning novelist Jeffrey Dale Lofton

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

    The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, in collaboration with Lowcountry Pride, will host an afternoon with award-winning novelist Jeffrey Dale Lofton, author of Red Clay Suzie, Longlisted for the Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize, on Saturday, March 2, at 2:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

    Free
  • Afternoon with Dr. Kathleen Corley, author of the The Magical Place We Call School

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

    The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an afternoon with award-winning educator and Red Cedar Elementary School principal Dr. Kathleen Corley, author of the The Magical Place We Call School: Creating a Safe Space for Learning and Happiness in a Challenging World.

    Free
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