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Pat Conroy as Nature Writer

On Sunday, January 25, at 3:00-5:00 p.m., at Village Social of Habersham, Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and poet Tim Conroy will discuss the nature writing of Pat Conroy, the bestselling author of The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, and more. From his obscure boyhood poetry to his beloved lyrical adult prose, Conroy wrote about the beauty of our natural world as both wondrous and perilous, using the lowcountry not only as a setting but as the […]

By |2026-04-03T22:45:13-04:00August 28th, 2025|

Pat Conroy as Nature Writer

On Monday, January 26, at 6:00-8:00 p.m., at Village Social of Habersham, Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and poet Tim Conroy will discuss the nature writing of Pat Conroy, the bestselling author of The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, and more. From his obscure boyhood poetry to his beloved lyrical adult prose, Conroy wrote about the beauty of our natural world as both wondrous and perilous, using the lowcountry not only as a setting but as the […]

By |2026-04-03T22:45:13-04:00August 12th, 2025|

Our Prince of Scribes: Featuring Tim Conroy, Cassandra King, and Ellen Malphrus

Best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year writing life. In sharing their stories, his fellow writers honor his memory and advance our shared understanding of his lasting impact on literary life in and well beyond the American South. Winner of 17 book awards, the anthology Our Prince of Scribes: […]

By |2026-04-03T22:45:13-04:00August 12th, 2025|

Silent Book Club Beaufort

Silent Book Club Beaufort, a unique take on the traditional book club, will hold its next meetup on Saturday, July 19, from 4:30 to 6:30PM at the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.). A relaxed and pressure-free space for readers of all types, this community gathering invites book lovers to enjoy their current reads in a welcoming and peaceful atmosphere.
Silent Book Club Beaufort is co-sponsored by the Conroy Center and the student book […]
By |2025-07-15T12:52:32-04:00July 15th, 2025|

An Evening With Best Selling Author Kiese Laymon – City Summer, Country Summer

MacArthur Genius Grant Honoree and Children’s Book Author Kiese Laymon Visits Beaufort on July 24

The Storybook Shoppe children’s bookstore will host award-winning author Kiese Laymon for an evening of stories on Thursday, July 24, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy (43 W. Alston Dr., Beaufort). This free program for families will include a writing opportunity inspired by our lowcountry summers as well as discussion of Laymon’s debut picture book City Summer, […]
By |2025-07-15T12:47:21-04:00July 15th, 2025|

Silent Book Club Beaufort

Silent Book Club Beaufort, a unique take on the traditional book club, will hold its next meetup on Saturday, July 19, from 4:30 to 6:30PM at the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.). A relaxed and pressure-free space for readers of all types, this community gathering invites book lovers to enjoy their current reads in a welcoming and peaceful atmosphere.
Silent Book Club Beaufort is co-sponsored by the Conroy Center and the student book […]
By |2025-07-15T12:34:36-04:00July 15th, 2025|

Lowcountry Children’s Book Fair

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center’s annual Lowcountry Children’s Book Fair will be held on Saturday, July 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Port Royal Sound Foundation Weezie Educational Pavilion (310 Okatie Hwy).

A dozen local and visiting writers will be on hand with books for sales and signing, along with art activities and readings throughout the day.
 
Presented in partnership between the Conroy Center, […]
By |2025-07-15T12:32:36-04:00July 15th, 2025|

An Evening with New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Novelist Karen White, Author of That Last Carolina Summer

Register: Register at EventBrite

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 · 5 – 7pm EDT
Cost: $40 (no refunds)
Venue: Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce | 711 Bladen Street Beaufort, SC 29902

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the Storybook Shoppe bookstore are honored to host an evening with New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Karen White, author of newly published That Last Carolina Summer. Join us on Wednesday, June 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 711 Bladen Street (BCBCC, ground floor). […]

By |2025-06-24T16:01:04-04:00June 24th, 2025|

An Evening with Katherine Scott Crawford author of The Miniaturist’s Assistant

Thursday, July 17, 2025 – 5:00-6:30 PM EDT
Price: Free
Registration: Seating is limited; please call to reserve your spot: 843-379-7025.
Venue: Pat Conroy Literary Center | 601 Bladen St., Beaufort

Website: Facebook Event Page

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, in partnership with Beaufort Bookstore, will host an evening with novelist Katherine Scott Crawford, author of The Miniaturist’s Assistant, on Thursday, July 17, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).

Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited; please […]

By |2025-06-24T15:59:43-04:00June 24th, 2025|

July 2025 Virtual Open Mic Night

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, July 10, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Our featured presenter is novelist Abagail Summers, author of After the Storm. Open Mic will also feature short readings of 3 to 5 minutes each by other writers in many genres.

When: Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6 PM – 7:30 PM EDT
Price: Free · Duration: 1 hr 30 min
Where: Virtual – Facebook

Interested in reading as […]

By |2025-06-24T15:58:33-04:00June 24th, 2025|
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