The Estate of Robert Handler
City of Beaufort
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Sleep in History – Erica and John Dickerson
Harriet and Herbert Keyserling Endowment of the Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina
Lesley Hendricks
Dr. and Mrs. Lucius Laffitte
Cheryl Steele
Magnolia Court Guest Suites
University of South Carolina Libraries – the Pat Conroy Archives
Grace Chapel AME Church
William A. Balk Jr., Rick Bragg, Katherine Tandy Brown, Sandra Brown, Patti Callahan, Cassandra King Conroy, Tim Conroy, Debbi Covington, James A. “Andy” Crank, Pam Durban, Walter Edgar, Stephanie Austin Edwards, Margaret Evans, Melissa Ginsburg, Scott Graber, Cliff Graubart, Cynthia Graubart, Anthony Grooms, F. Rutledge Hammes, Jonathan Haupt, Elijah Heyward Jr., Valinda Littlefield, Ellen Malphrus, Quitman Marshall, L. K. (Laurie) McCall, Bren McClain, Joseph Monte, Chris Offutt, Michael O’Keefe, Brian Panowich, Kathleen Parker, Pastor Jonathan Riddle, Sallie Ann Robinson, Dale Rosengarten, Lawrence S. Rowland, Bernie Schein, Nicole Seitz, Cele Seldon, Lynn Seldon, Catherine Seltzer, Victoria Smalls, John Warley
Special Presentation by Red Clay Wranglers
Open House
905 Port Republic Street, Beaufort, South Carolina, 29902
The Pat Conroy Literary Center will hold open house hours on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the Pat Conroy Literary Festival. This is your chance to visit the new Center, to see a Pat Conroy exhibit, and to learn more about the Center’s plans for 2018.
Special Events
The Pat Conroy Literary Festival is pleased to offer a series of special events happening beyond the festival’s main site at the USCB Center for the Arts. These events give festival attendees the opportunity to visit some of our surrounding neighborhoods and communities to more fully immerse themselves into the lowcountry environments that inspired Pat Conroy.
Guided Tours and More
See Pat Conroy’s Beaufort in this 90-minute tour of sites from Pat’s writing life—including the high school where he was a student during his junior and senior years and where he later taught for two years before going to Daufuskie Island, homes in the historic Point where Pat lived and wrote, sites related to his teachers and friends and more…
Exhibits
The Pat Conroy Literary Festival is pleased to offer two special exhibits during the four days of the festival and beyond. Please see the schedule.
Workshop: Write into Your Heart – Look Within and Grow
November 1, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Workshop leader: Katherine Tandy Brown
You already have all the answers to the questions that arise on your life’s path. Does hearing this make your eyes roll…especially when you’re trying to answer one of those seemingly unsolvable questions on the road to emotional, mental and spiritual growth?
Workshop: Creative Organization for Writers
November 1, 2018 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Workshop Leader: Stephanie Austin Edwards
This class offers productivity advice and tools on how to get started and keep going for maximum creative flow and minimum technical frustration.
Workshop: More than One Write Way – Independent Publishing
November 2, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Workshop leaders: Elijah Heyward Jr. and Laurie McCall
Informed overview of the ins and outs of self-publishing.
Workshop: Celebrating Southern Cooking – Demo and Luncheon
November 2, 2018 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Workshop leader: Debbi Covington
Join caterer and cookbook author Debbi Covington for a gourmet boxed luncheon and cooking demonstration featuring some of her favorite lowcountry recipes.
Workshop: Life Stories – Approaches to Memoir Writing, Part 1
November 2, 2018 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Workshop Leader: Pam Durban
These two sessions will introduce you to the process of writing memoir by focusing on an important person or moment in your life.
Workshop: Introduction to Screenwriting
November 2, 2018 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Workshop Leader: Chris Offutt
Offutt’s Screenwriting Basics workshop offers participants an overview of the skills necessary to write a successful screenplay for TV or film.
Workshop: Tiny Cracks – Writing for Character Development
November 3, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Workshop Leader: Bren McClain
Come with a character in mind. Maybe you’ve just thought of him/her, or maybe you’ve already written an entire story or novel. How can you make this character more deeply human?
Workshop: Pat Conroy – The Book Collector
November 3, 2018 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Workshop Leader: Cliff Gruabart
Learn how Pat Conroy became a book collector and what you need to know to become one too.
Workshop: Life Stories – Approaches to Memoir Writing, Part 2
November 3, 2018 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Workshop Leader: Pam Durban
These two sessions will introduce you to the process of writing memoir by focusing on an important person or moment in your life.
2024 Festival
The ninth annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival will be held November 1-2, 2024, in beautiful Beaufort, South Carolina. Join us as we honor Pat Conroy’s legacy as student, teacher, and mentor through our 2024 festival.
Presented by the Pat Conroy Literary Center the annual festival will be held as a series of author presentations and panel discussions, writing workshops, exhibits, and virtual tours.
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Beaufort, SC 29902 (Map & Directions)
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