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SUMMARY:Tenth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:“I’ve come home to the place I was always writing about. I’ve tried to make Beaufort\, South Carolina my own.”—Pat Conroy\, The Death of Santini \nHosted by the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, this year’s Tenth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival will celebrate Pat Conroy’s 80th birthday with a weekend of special events featuring author panels\, book signings\, workshops\, readings\, tours\, exhibits\, and gatherings. \nFEATURING BESTSELLING AUTHORS: Adriana Trigiani (The View from Lake Como)\, Patti Callahan Henry (The Story She Left Behind)\, National Book Award Winner Jason Mott (People Like Us)\, Chris Pavone (The Doorman)\, Chris Whitaker (All the Colors of the Dark)\, John Hart (The Unwilling) and more \nCELEBRATE PAT CONROY AT 80 with Conroy’s family\, friends\, and fellow lowcountry authors: Cassandra King\, Tim Conroy\, Valerie Sayers\, John Warley\, Cliff Graubart\, Bernie Schein\, Stephanie Austin Edwards\, Ellen Malphrus\, and Lynn & Cele Seldon — plus special festival guest\, Academy Award-nominated actor Michael O’Keefe (scheduled to appear) \nThe Pat Conroy Literary Festival is made possible by the generous support and collaboration of the Robert S. Handler Charitable Trust; the South Carolina Arts Commission; Apollon Wealth Management; Publix Super Markets Charities; Bank of America Private Bank; Oyster Cay Collection; Rebecca Dwight Bruff\, Author; Gilbert Law Firm; Bay Street Jewelers; Lynn & Wheeler\, CPAs\, PA; Carolina Air\, Inc.; Lowcountry Real Estate; Eugene A. Rugala & Associates; Palmetto State Bank; Alice and Gene Howard; Alphagraphics; Lowcountry Weekly; the Rhett Gallery; the Beaufort Bookstore; and NeverMore Books. \n~ FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ~ \nTHURSDAY\, OCTOBER 23\nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \n5:30-8:00 p.m. Fundraiser event with special guest Academy Award-nominated actor Michael O’Keefe at Tidalholm\, benefiting the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center — with catering by Debbi Covington and appearances by festival authors and friends. $500+/person https://conroyfest2025previewparty.eventbrite.com \nFRIDAY\, OCTOBER 24\n10:00 to 11:30 a.m. WORKSHOP: Firing the Clay poetry workshop with Tim Conroy\, Susan Madison\, and special guest Michael O’Keefe. $60/person (Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://firingtheclayworkshop2.eventbrite.com \n11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. TOUR & TASTINGS: Taste of the Lowcountry Crawl walking tour led by Lynn and Cele Seldon. $75/person (Meet at McIntosh Book Shoppe\, Beaufort) Register: https://tasteofthelowcountrycrawl.eventbrite.com \nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \n12:30 to 2:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: Thriller Writers Playbook led by John Hart with Sean A. Scapellato. $75/person (Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://thethrillerwritersplaybook.eventbrite.com \n2:00 to 3:00 p.m. POETRY IN THE PARK: Tim Conroy\, Susan Madison\, Jacquelyn Markham\, Jason Mott\, Brea Parker\, and more. Free. (Witness Tree Park\, across King Street from the Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n5:00 to 6:30 p.m. AUTHOR EVENT: National Book Award winner Jason Mott (People Like Us) in conversation with DAYLO on the Air podcast hosts Emily Alaia and Hernando Rizo\, with Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt. $10/person. (Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce\, 711 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \nSATURDAY\, OCTOBER 25\n10:00 to 11:00 a.m. AUTHOR EVENT: Pat Conroy at 80 panel\, moderated by USC Beaufort Writer in Residence Ellen Malphrus\, in conversation with authors Stephanie Austin Edwards\, Cliff Graubart\, Valerie Sayers\, Bernie Schein\, and John Warley. $25/person. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n11:30 to 12:30 p.m. AUTHOR EVENT: Writing for the Thrill of It All panel\, moderated by Conroy Center board chair Sean A. Scapellato\, in conversation with bestselling writers John Hart (The Unwilling)\, Chris Whitaker (All the Colors of the Dark)\, and Chris Pavone (The Doorman). $25/person. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. FOOD TRUCK: Grub by Jay’s. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) \nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \n12:30 to 2:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: Walking and Writing\, led by Valerie Sayers $50/person (Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://walkingandwriting.eventbrite.com \n2:00 to 3:00 p.m. AUTHOR EVENT: Lowcountry Literary Ladies panel with bestselling authors Patti Callahan Henry (The Story She Left Behind) and Conroy Center honorary chair Cassandra King (Tell Me a Story)\, moderated by Lowcountry Weekly editor Margaret Evans. $25/person (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n3:30 to 4:30 p.m. PUBLISHING EVENT: Join New York Times bestselling author Chris Pavone (The Doorman) in conversation with literary agent Marly Rusoff and publishing executive Sara Nelson\, (senior VP and executive editor of Harper Collins) as they engage in a wide-ranging discussion of the art\, the craft\, and the business of writing and publishing today. $25/person. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n5:00 to 7:00 p.m. RECEPTION: Join us at the Pat Conroy Literary Center after hours to meet and mingle with festival authors and friends. Wine and refreshments. $40/person. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \nSUNDAY\, OCTOBER 26\nNoon to 2:00 p.m. AUTHOR BRUNCH featuring Adriana Trigiani and the Beaufort Mass Choir. Join us for a gospel brunch featuring a performance by the Beaufort Mass Choir and a discussion with bestselling author Adriana Trigiani (The View from Lake Como)\, with catering by Her Table — and an 80th birthday cake for Pat Conroy. Registration fee also includes a copy of The View from Lake Como and a donation in support of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center’s annual Camp Conroy and annual Storybuilders program at Lady’s Island Elementary School. $125/person. (Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce\, 711 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \n~ FRIDAY & SATURDAY FESTIVAL PASS: $125 (a $25 savings)\, includes all author presentation events on Friday (Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce) & Saturday (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts) + Saturday evening reception (Pat Conroy Literary Center). Does not include any Thursday or Sunday events\, any writers workshops\, or the Taste of the Lowcountry Crawl\, all of which can be reserved separately. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n~STUDENTS: All author events at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce on Friday\, 10/24\, at the USC Beaufort Center for the Arts on Saturday\, 10/25\, are free to high school and college students with student IDs.  \nwww.patconroyliterarycenter.org
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SUMMARY:Ninth Annual March Forth Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Our Conroy Center’s ninth annual March Forth will be held on Saturday\, March 1\, and Sunday\, March 2\, with educational programs in Beaufort\, Port Royal\, St. Helena Island\, and online. This special event commemorates the anniversary of Pat Conroy’s passing on March 4\, 2016\, by engaging with major themes of his writing and teaching life\, including social justice\, inclusivity\, conservation\, education\, truth-telling\, and storytelling. \nMarch Forth will include appearances by:\n* Ashley Hope Pérez: YA novelist\, educator\, advocate\, and editor of Banned Together: Our Fight for Readers’ Rights\n* Kimberly Brock: novelist\, past Georgia Author of the Year\, and author of The Fabled Earth\, a finalist for the Townsend Prize for Fiction\n* Edda L. Fields-Black\, professor of history and director of the Dietrich College Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University\, author of Combee: Harriet Tubman\, the Combahee River Raid\, and Black Freedom during the Civil War\n* Katherine Freeman: National Park Service Ranger with the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park\n* Jake Zadik: Brays Island naturalist\, nature photographer\, and cofounder of South Carolina Partners of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (SCPARC)\n* Juliana Zadik: naturalist\, educator\, and Beaufort County Long-Range Environmental Planner\n* Dana Ridenour: retired FBI undercover special agent\, author of the Lexie Montgomery series\n* Eugene A. Rugala: retired FBI agent and “profiler\,” behavioral science consultant and author\n* DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization \nThis year\, March Forth is hosted by Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and nationally recognized youth advocate Julia Garnett. \nMarch Forth is presented in collaboration between the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, Penn Center\, NeverMore Books\, the Port Royal Farmers Market\, the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park\, and DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization. \nRegister in advance: https://marchforth2025.eventbrite.com \n~EVENTS for SATURDAY\, MARCH 1~ \n9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Reconstruction Era National Historic Park Tours\nExplore the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park locations in Beaufort\, Port Royal\, and St. Helena. Free. Details: https://www.nps.gov/reer/index.htm \n9:30 a.m. to Noon: Read with a Ranger and Teddy Bear Picnic at the Port Royal Farmers Market\nStudent volunteers from DAYLO (Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization) will be reading children’s picture books to young readers and their families\, with light snacks provided. DAYLO students will be joined by National Park Service Ranger Katherine Freeman from the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park for a special read-aloud\, Read with a Ranger. This free event will be held near the gazebo at the Port Royal Farmers Market (1615 Ribaut Rd\, Port Royal). No registration needed. \n10:00 a.m. to Noon: Demythologizing the FBI: What Writers Get Wrong\, Workshop Led by Dana Ridenour and Eugene A. Rugala\nJoin retired FBI undercover special agent turned novelist Dana Ridenour and retired FBI “profiler” turned consultant Eugene A. Rugala for a workshop for writers (and interested readers) about what FBI work is really like–and what novels and films get wrong. $60/person\, limited to 20 attendees. Held at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort). Register in advance at https://demythologizingthefbiworkshop.eventbrite.com \n10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Penn Center’s York W. Bailey Museum Tours\nExplore Penn Center and the York W. Bailey Museum (16 Penn Center Circle West\, St. Helena Island). Docent-led tours available. $15-$20/person. \nNoon to 4:00 p.m.: Pat Conroy Literary Center Tours\nThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) is open for free public tours\, guided by volunteer docents. \n6:00 to 7:00 p.m.: Facebook Live Interview with Ashley Hope Pérez\, Editor of Banned Together\, in Conversation with Jonathan Haupt and Julia Garnett\nAshley Hope Pérez’s 2015 YA novel Out of Darkness won a Printz Honor and the Tomás Rivera Book Award—and it as one of the top ten most banned books of 2021. Pérez will discuss her new anthology Banned Together: The Fight for Reader’s Rights (to be published on March 4) in conversation with Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and Banned Books Week Honorary Youth Chair Julia Garnett. This free virtual event will be live-streamed to the Conroy Center’s Fcebook page and available to watch through Monday\, March 3\, at 6:00 p.m. No registration required. https://www.facebook.com/patconroyliterarycenter \n~EVENTS for SUNDAY\, MARCH 2~\nAll Sunday events are ticketed and held at Penn Center’s Frissell Hall\, 16 Penn Center Circle West\, St. Helena Island. Nature walk: $10/person. Catered lunch + two author presentations: $30. \n9:30-10:00 a.m.: Attendee check-in. \n10:00-11:30 a.m.: Birding and nature walk of Penn Center led by husband and wife naturalists Jake and Juliana Zadik. Approximately 1 mile. $10/person; limited to 40 participants. \n11:30 to Noon. Catered lunch by Magnolia’s Cafe. Included in $30/person registration. \nNoon to 1:00 p.m.: Presentation by Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black\, professor of history and director of the Dietrich College Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University\, author of Combee: Harriet Tubman\, the Combahee River Raid\, and Black Freedom during the Civil War. . . Included in $30/person registration. \n1:00 to 1:30 p.m.: Book signing break with NeverMore Books. \n1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Conversation with Kimberly Brock: novelist\, past Georgia Author of the Year\, and author of The Fabled Earth\, a finalist for the Townsend Prize for Fiction–interviewed by Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and Banned Books Week Honorary Youth Chair Julia Garnett. Included in $30/person registration. \n2:30-3:00 p.m.: Book signing break with NeverMore Books. \n3:00 p.m.: Closing remarks \n~ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS~ \n{Coming Soon}
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SUMMARY:Ninth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:“I was born to be in a library\,” wrote beloved and bestselling author Pat Conroy (1945-2016) in his book My Reading Life. Hosted by the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, this year’s Pat Conroy Literary Festival will pay special tribute to the vital work of librarians in championing the welcoming world of books\, stories\, and storytellers. The Conroy Festival will be held in Beaufort on November 1 and 2\, with the Conroy Center also open to the public for tours on October 31 and November 3. \nNow in its ninth year\, the Conroy Festival is a popular destination event with literary tourists visiting from across the country as well as for local readers\, writers\, educators\, and students of all ages. With a robust schedule of free and ticketed educational and enrichment programs\, this year’s festival will include author conversations and readings\, panel discussions\, writers workshops\, book signings\, musical performances\, guided tours\, a film screening\, and a read-aloud for children and their families. \nFeatured presenters include New York Times bestselling authors Kwame Alexander (Black Star)\, Kirsten Miller (Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books)\, Raj Haldar (This Book Is Banned)\, and Cassandra King (Tell Me a Story)\, as well as Reese’s Book Club author DéLana R.A. Dameron (Redwood Court). A lively panel discussion with Southern women mystery authors will include Agatha Award-winning and USA Today bestselling novelist Susan M. Boyer (The Liz Talbot Mysteries)\, Alicia Bessette (The Outer Banks Bookshop Mysteries)\, and Kristen Ness (At Loggerheads)\, with a special appearance by Gallery Books vice president and executive editor Carrie Feron. \nHigh school and college student volunteers from DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization will host a read-aloud for young readers and their families at the Port Royal Farmers Market. A Freedom to Read panel discussion\, moderated by intellectual freedom champion Pat R. Scales\, will feature youth advocates and librarian advocates who have been instrumental in local\, regional\, and national responses to education censorship. The festival will also include a private pre-screening (open to festival attendees with advance registration) of the new feature-length documentary film Banned Together\, prefaced by a tribute to librarians and followed by a discussion with producers Tom and Jenn Wiggin. A celebratory musical performance by the famed Beaufort Mass Choir and a reception catered by Debbi Covington at the Conroy Center will conclude this year’s festival. \nTo the benefit of writers\, the Conroy Festival will also host a quartet of workshops on poetry\, prose writing\, and publication\, led by Tim Conroy\, Susan Madison\, Valerie Sayers\, Sean Scapellato\, John Warley\, and Chad Rhoad. \nThe ninth annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival is made possible by the generous support and collaboration of the Robert S. Handler Charitable Trust\, the South Carolina Arts Commission\, Bank of America Private Bank\, and others. \nFESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS \nTHURSDAY\, OCTOBER 31\nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \nFRIDAY\, NOVEMBER 1\n9:00 to 10:30 a.m. WORKSHOP: Poetry of Practice\, led by Tim Conroy and Susan Madison. $45/person (Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://thepoetryofpractice.eventbrite.com \n11:00 a.m. to Noon. AUTHOR EVENT: DéLana R.A. Dameron\, author of the debut novel Redwood Court (a Reese’s Book Club Pick) in conversation with Ellen Malphrus\, USC Beaufort writer in residence. $10/person. Followed by a book signing. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2024.eventbrite.com\nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \n12:30 to 2:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: How to Submit to Literary Magazine\, led by Valerie Sayers. $45/person (Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://howtosubmittoliterarymagazine.eventbrite.com \n4:00 to 5:15 p.m. FREEDOM TO READ PANEL: Moderated by Pat R. Scales (award-winning retired librarian and author of Banned Books for Kids) in conversation with high school librarian Karen Gareis (featured on 60 Minutes)\, Julia Garnett (American Library Association Banned Books Week Honorary Youth Chair)\, and current and past student leaders of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization (featured on Nick News and in Banned Together). This special presentation will also include a screening of the 60 Minutes news segment on Beaufort’s response to book bans and the Nick News segment on the youth advocacy of DAYLO. Followed by a book signing with Pat R. Scales. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) – This program is sponsored and made freely available by a generous gift from the Robert S. Handler Charitable Trust. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2024.eventbrite.com \n6:30 to 8:30 p.m. TRIBUTE TO LIBRARIANS and FILM SCREENING: Honoring our festival’s theme of “I Was Born to Be in a Library\,” Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt will present a brief tribute to the essential roles of librarians in the context of Pat Conroy’s legacy. Following that\, the festival will present a private pre-screening (freely open to all festival attendees with advance registration) of the feature-length documentary film Banned Together\, highlighting current and past student leaders of DAYLO; national and regional freedom to read experts and advocates; librarians\, educators\, and community members; and an international group of best-selling authors. Followed by an audience Q&A with film producers Tom and Jenn Wiggin. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) – This program is sponsored and made freely available by a generous gift from the Robert S. Handler Charitable Trust. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2024.eventbrite.com \nSATURDAY\, NOVEMBER 2\n9:00 to 10:30 a.m. WORKSHOP: How Not to Get Published\, led by John Warley and Sean Scapellato. $45/person (Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://hownottogetpublished.eventbrite.com \n9:30 a.m. to Noon. READ-ALOUD: The student volunteers of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization will host their Teddy Bear Picnic read-aloud—a free monthly community literacy program for young readers and their families—at the Port Royal Farmers Market. Free. (1615 Ribaut Rd.\, Port Royal) \n11:00 a.m. to Noon. AUTHOR EVENT: Mysterious Women: New York Times bestselling writer Cassandra King (Tell Me a Story) in conversation with a trio of Southern mystery authors\, Agatha Award-winning and USA Today bestselling novelist Susan M. Boyer (The Liz Talbot Mysteries)\, Alicia Bessette (The Outer Banks Bookshop Mysteries)\, and Kristen Ness (At Loggerheads)\, with a special appearance by Gallery Books vice president and executive editor Carrie Feron. $15/person. Followed by a book signing. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2024.eventbrite.com \nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \n1:00 to 2:00 p.m. AUTHOR EVENT: #1 New York Times bestselling children’s author Raj Haldar (P Is for Pterodactyl and This Book Is Banned)\, who is also the rapper\, multi-instrumentalist\, and producer Lushlife\, with a special performance of story and songs. Free. Followed by a book signing. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2024.eventbrite.com \n1:00 to 2:30 p.m. WORKSHOP: Know Your Place: Setting as Character\, led by Chad Rhoad. $45/person (Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://knowyourplacewritersworkshop.eventbrite.com \n2:30 to 3:30 p.m. AUTHOR EVENT: New York Times bestselling author for adults\, young adults\, and children Kwame Alexander (The Door of No Return and Black Star) in conversation with Cassie Owens Moore\, middle school librarian and South Carolina Association of School Librarians Intellectual Freedom Committee chair. Free. Followed by a book signing. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2024.eventbrite.com \n4:00 to 5:00 p.m. AUTHOR EVENT: New York Times bestselling for adults\, young adults\, and children Kirsten Miller (Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books and How to Lead a Life of Crime) in conversation with Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt. $10. Followed by a book signing. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2024.eventbrite.com \n6:30 to 8:30 p.m. CLOSING RECEPTION: Wrap-up party with catering by Debbi Covington and featuring a musical performance by the Beaufort Mass Choir at the Pat Conroy Literary Center and adjacent Witness Tree Park. $40. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2024.eventbrite.com \nSUNDAY\, NOVEMBER 3\nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \nALSO\, WHILE IN BEAUFORT\, PLEASE VISIT THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE\nWaterfront Park in Historic Downtown Beaufort\nFriday\, November 1: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Friends members only)\, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.\nSaturday\, November 2: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.\nSunday\, November 3: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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SUMMARY:South Carolina Academy of Authors Induction Weekend
DESCRIPTION:The South Carolina Academy of Authors (SCAA)\, in partnership with the Pat Conroy Literary Center\, will hold its biennial induction weekend in Beaufort this May 3-5. \nThe SCAA selects new inductees whose works have been judged culturally important. Each inductee\, whether living or deceased\, has added to South Carolina’s literary legacy by earning notable scholarly attention or achieving historical prominence. Including this year’s induction\, the SCAA\, founded in 1986\, will have officially inducted more than 100 authors into its literary hall of fame. This year’s honorees are Marcus Amaker\, William P. Baldwin\, Harlan Greene\, and the late Ann Head. \nIn addition to hosting this literary hall of fame\, the SCAA also sponsors annual fellowships and student prizes in poetry and prose through support from the Penelope Coker Hall/Eliza Wilson Ingle Fund of Central Carolina Community Foundation. \nThe 2024 SCAA induction weekend is funded in part by a grant from South Carolina Humanities\, a not-for-profit organization inspiring\, engaging\, and enriching South Carolinians with programs on literature\, history\, culture\, and heritage. \nABOUT THE HONOREES\nMarcus Amaker served as the first Poet Laureate of Charleston from 2016 to 2022. In 2019\, he was honored with a Governor’s Arts award in South Carolina and was named the artist-in-residence of the Gaillard Center\, a world-renowned performance and education venue. His tenth book is Hold What Makes You Whole\, from Free Verse Press. \nLowcountry native William P. Baldwin is being recognized for his work in poetry\, fiction\, and nonfiction. His best-known novel\, The Hard to Catch Mercy\, was awarded the Lillian Smith Book Award. Most recently\, he has published The Unpainted South: Carolina’s Vanishing World\, a collection of songs\, photographs\, and poems\, as well as the novel Charles Town. \nHarlan Greene has written both fiction and nonfiction\, with a focus on Charleston. As an archivist and historian\, he has worked to save and interpret the literary heritage of the state. His most recent work\, The Real Rainbow Row: Explorations in Charleston’s LGBTQ History was published in 2022. \nThe SCAA recognizes authors both living and deceased\, and\, this year\, will be posthumously celebrating fiction writer Ann Head (1915-1968). She published several novels as well as over 50 short stories and novelettes in major magazines both here and abroad. Her most famous\, Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones\, was made into a TV movie and stayed in print for four decades. Head was also the first creative writing mentor to Pat Conroy (1945-2016)\, who was himself inducted into the literary hall of fame in 1988. \nREGISTER IN ADVANCE\nhttps://scaa2024inductionweekend.eventbrite.com \nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS \n~ FRIDAY\, MAY 3 ~\nNoon to 4:00 p.m.: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public (601 Bladen St.). Free\, no registration required. \n12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Ann Head author presentation by her daughters Nancy Thode and Stacey Ahner at Beaufort County Library Main Branch (311 Scott St.)\, presented in partnership with the Beaufort District Collection. This special event will also include recognition of the 2024 winner of the Ann Head Literary Prize at Beaufort High School. Free\, advance registration required. \n2:00 to 3:30 p.m.: Pat Conroy’s Beaufort golf cart tour via Beaufort Tours. $40/person; register in advance at www.beauforttoursllc.com. \n5:00 to 7:00 p.m.: Harlan Greene author presentation at the Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.)\, followed by a book signing and reception. Presented in partnership with Lowcountry Pride. Free\, advance registration required. Catering by Debbi Covington. (Weather permitting\, this event will be held outside at the Conroy Center.) \n~ SATURDAY\, MAY 4 ~\n9:30 a.m. to noon: Teddy Bear Picnic Children’s Read-Aloud\, hosted by DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization at the Port Royal Farmers Market (1615 Ribault Rd.\, Port Royal). Free\, no registration required. \nNoon to 4:00 p.m.: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public (601 Bladen St.). Free\, no registration required. \n12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: William P. Baldwin author presentation at Beaufort County Library Main Branch (311 Scott St.)\, followed by a book signing. Free\, advance registration required. \n2:00 to 3:30 p.m.: Pat Conroy’s Beaufort golf cart tour via Beaufort Tours. $40/person; register in advance at www.beauforttoursllc.com. \n5:30 to 8:00 p.m.: MAIN EVENT: South Carolina Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Dinner at the Beaufort Holiday Inn & Suites Conference Center (2225 Boundary St.\, Beaufort). Honorees William P. Baldwin and Harlan Greene will be recognized in person. Marcus Amaker will appear in a pre-recorded video acceptance. Ann Head will be represented by her daughters\, Nancy Thode and Stacey Ahner. Buffet dinner\, cash bar. $55/person. Books available for sale and signing. \n~ SUNDAY\, MAY 5 ~\n11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Optional brunch at the Rhett House Inn (1009 Craven St.). Contact the Inn at 772-485-0100 or mimi@rhetthouseinn.com to reserve brunch seating. \nNoon to 4:00 p.m.: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public (601 Bladen St.). Free\, no registration required. \n1:00 to 2:00 p.m.: SCAA Fellowship Winners reading at the Rhett House Inn Garden (1009 Craven St.). Winners not yet announced. Free\, advance registration required. \nABOUT THE SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS\nThe South Carolina Academy of Authors (SCAA) seeks to identify and recognize the state’s distinguished writers and to promote their literature’s influence on our cultural heritage. The Academy’s educational focus serves to publicize works by South Carolina authors\, to connect the writers with their audience\, to nurture and support South Carolina’s literary talent\, and to foster the love of reading and writing among the people of South Carolina. Learn more and donate at www.scacademyofauthors.com. \nVISITING FROM OUT OF TOWN?\nFor lodging and dining options in Beaufort\, please visit www.beaufortsc.org.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/south-carolina-academy-of-authors-induction-weekend/
LOCATION:Beaufort\, South Carolina\, Beaufort\, SC\, US
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