South Carolina Literary Hall of Fame Weekend
May 3-5, 2024
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South Carolia's Literary Hall of Fame, the South Carolina Academy of Authors, in partnership with the Pat Conroy Literary Center, will hold its biennial induction weekend in Beaufort this May 3-5.
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.
Beaufort-born Ann Head (1915-1968) published several novels as well as over 50 short stories and novelettes in major magazines, both here and abroad. She is best remembered as the author of the novels Fair with Rain, Always in August, Everybody Adored Clara, and Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones, which was made into a TV movie and stayed in print for four decades. Head was also the first writing mentor to bestselling author Pat Conroy, who was himself inducted by the SCAA in 1988. During the SCAA induction weekend, Head will be represented by her daughters, Nancy Thode and Stacey Ahner.
Of Head’s trio of fellow 2024 inductees, Marcus Amaker served as the first Poet Laureate of Charleston from 2016 to 2022, William P. Baldwin was awarded the prestigious Lillian Smith Book Award for his novel The Hard to Catch Mercy, and archivist and historian Harlan Greene is the author of such works as The Real Rainbow Row: Explorations in Charleston’s LGBTQ History.
The weekend features a robust schedule of free and ticketed events in Beaufort, the highlight of which is an awards dinner ceremony on Saturday, May 4, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Beaufort Holiday Inn & Suites Conference Center. Registration is $55/person.
Additionally, author presentations will be held at the Beaufort County Main Branch Library and Pat Conroy Literary Center in Beaufort. And a reading by the winners of the SCAA’s fellowships in poetry and prose will be held at the Rhett House Inn, also in Beaufort.
HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, May 3: 12:30 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., Beaufort), presented in partnership with the Beaufort District Collection.
Friday, May 3: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.: Harlan 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. (Weather permitting, this event will be held outside at the Conroy Center.)
Saturday, May 4: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: William P. Baldwin author presentation at Beaufort County Library Main Branch (311 Scott St., Beaufort), followed by a book signing.
Saturday, May 4: 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.: South Carolina Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Dinner at the Beaufort Holiday Inn & Suites Conference Center (2225 Boundary St., Beaufort). Buffet dinner, cash bar. $55/person.
Honoree Marcus Amaker is unable to attend, but he will appear in a recorded video during the dinner, and his poems will be read in celebration and recognition at the trio of free author events with the other honorees.
Jonathan Haupt, Executive Director
Pat Conroy Literary Center
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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.
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