January 2023 Open Mic Night
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.
An Evening of Poetry with Monica Lee Weatherly
Weatherly will be reading from her poetry at Sandies at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce (711 Bladen St.) on Friday, February 3, at 5:30 p.m.
An Evening with Award-Winning Novelists Mindy Friddle, Rebecca T. Godwin, J.C. Sasser & Michel Stone
UPDATE: This event is now at full capacity. Four award-winning novelists will read from and discuss their work at the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort) on Saturday, January 21, at 5:00 p.m.
Workshop: Writing as Spiritual Practice with Valerie Sayers
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.
Workshop: Stop Making Sense! with Luis H. Francia
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.
Workshop: Narrative Poetry & the Oral Tradition of Storytelling with Monica Lee Weatherly
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.
Workshop: Creating Your Writing Practice
UPDATE: This workshop is now Sold Out. Four award-winning novelists--Mindy Friddle, Rebecca T. Godwin, J.C. Sasser, and Michel Stone--will share their instructive insights on how to cultivate resilience, stoke your creativity, and find success as a writer.
Workshop: Sticks & Stones: Turning Grief Into Verse with Angelo Geter
This workshop will explore how poetry can transform our relationship with grief by using elegies, language and imagery to relinquish pain, give power and honor our losses.
An Evening with Beth M. Howard, Author of World Piece
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. Please sign up for the waiting list to be contacted if there is a cancelation. Thank you for your interest! The Pat Conroy Literary Center and The Rhett House Inn will host an evening of pie and stories with Beth M. Howard, author of World Piece: A Pie Baker's Global Quest for Peace, Love, and Understanding.
Workshop: More Than Just a Backdrop with Anthony Grooms
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.