2020 Festival History

2020 Schedule (November 5 – November 8)

November 5, 2020

6:00 pm Pat Conroy Festival: We the People: Mary Whyte in Conversation with Holly Jackson

November 6, 2020

9:00 am Pat Conroy Festival: Workshop Novel Incubator
11:30 am Pat Conroy Festival: Workshop Finding a Storytelling Voice
2:00 pm Pat Conroy Festival: Brad Taylor in Conversation with Jonathan Haupt
2:00 pm Pat Conroy Festival: Workshop Flexibility & Relevance in Publishing
4:00 pm Pat Conroy Festival: Workshop Memoir Writing with Family Photographs
5:00 pm Pat Conroy Festival: Before We Were Writers Panel Discussion

November 7, 2020

9:00 am Pat Conroy Festival: Workshop Writing the Short Story Cycle
10:00 am Pat Conroy Festival: Student Readings
11:00 am Pat Conroy Festival: Workshop Memoir Writing with Family Photographs
11:00 am Pat Conroy Festival: Poetry Reading
1:30 pm Pat Conroy Festival: South Carolina Academy of Authors Reading
3:00 pm Pat Conroy Festival: Workshop Writing What Haunts
3:00 pm Pat Conroy Festival: Local Authors Panel Discussion
6:00 pm Pat Conroy Festival: Open Mic Night

November 8, 2020

10:30 am Pat Conroy Festival: Conroy Center Virtual Tour
4:00 pm Pat Conroy Festival: A Measure of Belonging Panel Discussion

Partners & Sponsors

  • The Estate of Robert Handler

2020 Presenters

SCHEDULED PRESENTERS

Donna Keel Armer, Cinelle Barnes, Vivian Bikulege, Rebecca Dwight Bruff, Lisa Anne Cullen, Emily Davis-Fletcher, Pam Durban, Stephanie Austin Edwards, Connie May Fowler, Drew Geyer, Latria Graham, Jonathan Haupt, Gary Jackson, Holly Jackson, Miho Kinnas, Len Lawson, Ellen Malphrus, Robin Prince Monroe, Joe Palmer, Susan Diamond Riley, Elizabeth Robin, Dana Ridenour, Valerie Sayers, Dorothy St. James, Brad Taylor, Mary Whyte

SPECIAL EVENT

Pat Conroy Literary Center Virtual Tour

Sunday, November 8, at 10:30 a.m.:  Guided tour of our Pat Conroy Literary Center, led by executive director Jonathan Haupt. This virtual tour was held as part of our fifth annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival.

Transforming lives through stories, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is South Carolina’s only affiliate of the American Writers Museum and second American Library Association Literary Landmark. Through our virtual tours, you can experience some of the Center’s exhibits from home. Jonathan Haupt, the Conroy Center’s executive director, will lead a 60-minute version of his director’s tour on Zoom, concluding with an interactive audience Q&A. This is your chance to see some of our permanent exhibits and hear stories about Pat Conroy as student, teacher, and writer.