8th Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival Now Open for Registration!
The Pat Conroy Literary Festival began as Pat Conroy’s 70th birthday celebration in October 2015 and now continues as an annual signature event of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center. The 8th Annual Conroy Festival will be held on Thursday, October 26, through Sunday, October 29, as a series of free and ticketed events in Beaufort, SC, featuring author discussions, writers workshops, a poetry reading, a screening of the film The Lords of Discipline, and a musical performance by the Beaufort Mass Choir.
HIGHLIGHTS
Programs held at USCB Center for the Arts & Pat Conroy Literary Center
Leading Ladies of Southern Fiction Panel Discussion with Mary Alice Monroe (The Summer of Lost and Found), Mary Kay Andrews (Bright Lights, Big Christmas), Victoria Benton Frank (My Magnolia Summer), and Galley Books executive editor Carrie Feron
NYT bestselling author Ron Rash (The Caretaker) in conversation with USCB writer in residence Ellen Malphrus
Appearances by Conroy Family Members Cassandra King (Tell Me a Story) and Tim Conroy (No True Route)
Musical Performance by the Beaufort Mass Choir
Film screening of The Lords of Discipline, with discussion by screenwriter Thomas Pope
Five Writers Workshops on Dialogue, Revision, Memoir, Poetry, and Query Letters
Thank you to key sponsors!
Register in advance at www.PatConroyLiteraryFestival.org.
Author programs are free to students. Onsite registration possible for events which do not sell out in advance.
Jonathan Haupt, Executive Director
Pat Conroy Literary Center
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http://www.PatConroyLiteraryCenter.org
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Jonathan@PatConroyLiteraryCenter.org
601 Bladen St, Beaufort, SC
The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is located at 601 Bladen Street in Beaufort and open to the public for tours from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays through Sundays, or other times by appointment. Learn more at www.PatConroyLiteraryCenter.org.
North of the Broad Hosted by Robyn Zimmerman
Filmed On Location at the Pat Conroy Literary Center
September 2023
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