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Workshop: Narrative Poetry & the Oral Tradition of Storytelling with Monica Lee Weatherly

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

Narrative Poetry and the Oral Tradition of Storytelling, with Monica Lee Weatherly, explores the art of storytelling through verse. In this workshop, participants of all experience levels are invited to learn the history of narrative poetry and develop skills to create poetry that combines the rhythmical qualities of language with the traditional elements of a story including, character, plot, structure and theme.

$45

February 2023 Open Mic Night

Sandies 711 Bladen St., Beaufort, SC, United States

Our 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

Book Launch for Lynn Seldon’s Novel Carolina’s Ring

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

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is honored to host a public drop-in launch event for Seldon’s new novel, Carolina’s Ring, on Wednesday, February 15, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at 601 Bladen St., in downtown Beaufort.

Free

Workshop: More Than Just a Backdrop with Anthony Grooms

Online - ZOOM

In this seminar and workshop, participants will discuss setting in prose fiction, including its importance in establishing “place,” its integration into scene, and its support of characterization and theme.

$45

An Evening of Art and Poetry with Midori Yamamura and Luis H. Francia

Beaufort Arts Council - Beaufort, SC 921 Ribaut Road, Bldg. 1, Beaufort, SC, United States

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and Beaufort Arts Council will host art historian Midori Yamamura, speaking on Yoko Ono’s Painting to Hammer a Nail (1966) and poet Luis H. Francia, reading from his newest collection Thorn Grass (2021).

Free

Workshop: Stop Making Sense! with Luis H. Francia

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

Taking its title from a Talking Heads song, this two-hour workshop uses verbal play, emphasizing lyricism and non-narrative technique. As in jazz, a lyrical poem riffs on the verbal energy of its initial lines to evolve towards a whole greater than the sum of its parts.

$45

Workshop: Writing as Spiritual Practice with Valerie Sayers

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

This workshop will explore a broad range of writers, from Thicht Nhat Hahn to San Juan de la Cruz to Toni Morrison, whose writing has been anchored by their belief in (or search for) the Divine.

$45

Workshop: Writing Family Stories with Estelle Ford-Williamson

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

This workshop is now sold out. Our thanks to everyone who registered in advance. Led by an award-winning memoirist and novelist, this workshop is for those who want to put in writing their cache of family legends or happenings, and for those who want to assist their parents or relatives or friends in doing just that. A great holiday gift for a loved one!

$45

An Evening with NYT Bestselling Novelist De’Shawn Charles Winslow

NeverMore Books 910 Port Republic St, Beaufort, SC, United States

As a free event of the Pat Conroy Literary Center’s seventh annual March Forth, the Conroy Center and NeverMore Books will host an evening with New York Times bestselling novelist De'Shawn Charles Winslow, author of the newly published Decent People, in conversation with Jonathan Haupt.

Free

7th Annual March Forth

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

Our Conroy Center's seventh annual March Forth will be held on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5, with a special preview event the evening of Friday, March 3.

$30

An Evening with Memoirist Donna Keel Armer

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

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host Donna Keel Armer author of the travel memoir Solo in Solento, on Thursday, March 16, at 5:00 p.m. Donna’s talk, “One Story, Two Books,” will explore her globetrotting experiences as her book was translated into Italian as Un’americana in Salento and she was invited on a recent book tour of Southern Italy and Sicily.

Free

Book Launch: Slack Tide with Nancy Ritter

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

Our nonprofit Conroy Center is honored to host the book launch for Slack Tide, the Beaufort-based debut novel from Nancy Ritter. This free public drop-in event will be held at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort) on Saturday March 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Free

March 2023 Open Mic Night

Online - Facebook Live

Our monthly virtual Open Mic Night is presented on Facebook Live in partnership between the Pat Conroy Literary Center and the South Carolina Writers Association.

Free

Evening with Post and Courier Journalist Adam Parker

Sandies 711 Bladen St., Beaufort, SC, United States

On Tuesday, April 4, at 5:00 p.m., the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce are honored to host veteran journalist for the Charleston Post and Courier, Adam Parker, to discuss his newest book, Us.

Free

Kick-Start National Poetry Month Reading 2023

Hilton Head Island Branch Library 11 Beach City Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC, United States

The annual Kick-Start Poetry Month Reading honors the start of National Poetry Month each April and is hosted in partnership between the Hilton Head Island Writers' Network, the Hilton Head Island Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Pat Conroy Literary Center.

Free

April 2023 Open Mic Night

Sandies 711 Bladen St., Beaufort, SC, United States

Our 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

Book Launch: Jury of One with John Warley

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

Our nonprofit Conroy Center is honored to host the book launch for Jury of One, the new Beaufort-based legal thriller from novelist John Warley.

Free

Evening with USA Today Bestselling Novelist Colleen Oakley

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

The Pat Conroy Literary Center, NeverMore Books, and The Rhett House Inn will host an evening with USA Today bestselling novelist Colleen Oakley, author of the newly released The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise--named a Most Anticipated New Release of 2023 by Southern Living and Today.

$36

Beaufort Human Library, Third Edition

Technical College of the Lowcountry - Building 12 Auditorium 104 Reynolds Street, Bldg 12, Beaufort, SC, United States

The third edition of the Beaufort Human Library will be held on opening day of National Library Week: Sunday, April 23, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in MacLean Hall, building 12 of the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL), at 104 Reynolds Street in Beaufort. Free and open to the public.

Free

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The Pat Conroy Literary Center has a limited number of autographed collectible copies of Pat Conroy's books available for retail sale in our gift shop. For current inventory and pricing, please contact us at 843-379-7025 or contact@patconroyliterarycenter.org

Please contact Kathy Harvey Conroy at the Center by phone at (843)-379-7025

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