The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s annual Lowcountry Children’s Book Fair will be held on Saturday, July 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Port Royal Sound Foundation Weezie Educational Pavilion (130 Okatie Hwy, Okatie). Presented in partnership between the nonprofit Conroy Center, the Port Royal Sound Foundation, the Storybook Shoppe children’s bookstore, and DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization, this special event is free and open to the public.
Student volunteers from DAYLO will be hosting picture book read-alouds throughout the day. Several of our featured writers will also be reading from their new books as well—include Antwan Eady, author of The Last Stand, and Susan Diamond Riley, author of the Delta and Jax mystery series set on Hilton Head.
Other participating authors and artists in the Children’s Book Fair are Patricia Bee, author of Try’umsee’s Wings; Rebecca Chamberlain, author and artist of Maralee & the Turtles of the Sea; Mary T. Jacobs, author of the Big Daddy Series; Susan Montanari, author of My Dog’s a Chicken; Katherine Robinson, author of The Crabs on Calhoun; Kellie Langan author of the Tinkie and Bobo series; and Laurie Suber, author of Hunting Island Adventures: A South Carolina State Park Adventure with Levi and Skylin.
The Maritime Center will also be open for free tours throughout the day. The Storybook Shoppe will have additional local books available for sale. And all participating authors will be available to sign copies of their books.
Jonathan Haupt, Executive Director
Pat Conroy Literary Center
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Jonathan@PatConroyLiteraryCenter.org
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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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