May 2024 Open Mic Night
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesOur monthly Open Mic Night is presented in partnership between the Pat Conroy Literary Center, and the South Carolina Writers Association.
Free
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Pat Conroy Literary Center
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South Carolina Academy of Authors 2024 Induction – Harlan Greene
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesHarlan Greene author presentation at the Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort), followed by a book signing and reception. Presented in partnership with Lowcountry Pride.
Free
Workshop: Grants Make Cents Led by Penny Federspill
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesNeed alone is not enough to win grants. Led by Penny Federspill, Grants Make Cents will provide the basic skills needed to learn the essential elements of successful grant writing. These elements include methods of finding an appropriate grant funder, from your own backyard to paid research data firms.
$25
Workshop: Publishing Pursuits: Traditional or Indie? Led by Kim Poovey
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesLearn the differences between traditional, hybrid, and Indie publishing and how to decide which is the best option for your manuscript.
$40
An Evening with Columbia City Poet Laureate Jennifer Bartell Boykin
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with Columbia City Poet Laureate Jennifer Bartell Boykin, author of the debut poetry collection Traveling Mercy, on Saturday, March 23, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).
Free
Workshop: Foodways in Poetry Led by Jennifer Bartell Boykin
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesIn this workshop, we will explore the connections between food, memory, and poetry. Come with 1-2 dishes and memories associated with them in mind. If you have a family recipe you’d like to explore, bring that too.
$40
March 2024 Open Mic Night
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesOur monthly Open Mic Night is presented in partnership between the Pat Conroy Literary Center, and the South Carolina Writers Association.
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 StatesThe 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
Afternoon with award-winning novelist Jeffrey Dale Lofton
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe 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
Workshop: Linked Poetry: Traditional and New Approaches
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesLinked 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
Workshop: Editing Basics for Authors, Led by Leslie Rindoks
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesIn 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
An Evening with novelist Pam Webber, author of Life Dust
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe 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 Scott Gould in conversation with Mindy Friddle
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe 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
Workshop: Fiction Writing Led by Scott Gould
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThis 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 novelist Johnathon Scott Barrett, author of Ship Watch
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe 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
January 2024 Open Mic Night
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesOur 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 StatesThe 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
Workshop: When the “Heat of Feeling Warms the Intellect” Led by Jacquelyn Markham
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesIn 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
An Evening with Eat It and Like It host Jesse Blanco, author of Savannah Food Crawls
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening of with Eat It and Like It host Jesse Blanco, author of Savannah Food Crawls, in conversation with food and travel writers Lynn and Cele Seldon.
Free
An Evening with Halle Hill, author of Good Women
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United StatesThe 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