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SUMMARY:2024 Festival Day Two
DESCRIPTION:Ninth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival\, November 1-2\, 2024 \n“I was born to be in a library\,” wrote beloved and bestselling author Pat Conroy (1945-2016) in his book My Reading Life. Hosted by the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, this year’s Pat Conroy Literary Festival will pay special tribute to the vital work of librarians in championing the welcoming world of books\, stories\, and storytellers. The Conroy Festival will be held in Beaufort on November 1 and 2\, with the Conroy Center also open to the public for tours on October 31 and November 3. \nNow in its ninth year\, the Conroy Festival is a popular destination event with literary tourists visiting from across the country as well as for local readers\, writers\, educators\, and students of all ages. With a robust schedule of free and ticketed educational and enrichment programs\, this year’s festival will include author conversations and readings\, panel discussions\, writers workshops\, book signings\, musical performances\, guided tours\, a film screening\, and a read-aloud for children and their families. \nFeatured presenters include New York Times bestselling authors Kwame Alexander (Black Star)\, Kirsten Miller (Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books)\, Raj Haldar (This Book Is Banned)\, and Cassandra King (Tell Me a Story)\, as well as Reese’s Book Club author DéLana R.A. Dameron (Redwood Court). A lively panel discussion with Southern women mystery authors will include Agatha Award-winning and USA Today bestselling novelist Susan M. Boyer (The Liz Talbot Mysteries)\, Alicia Bessette (The Outer Banks Bookshop Mysteries)\, and Kristen Ness (At Loggerheads)\, with a special appearance by Gallery Books vice president and executive editor Carrie Feron. \nHigh school and college student volunteers from DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization will host a read-aloud for young readers and their families at the Port Royal Farmers Market. A Freedom to Read panel discussion\, moderated by intellectual freedom champion Pat R. Scales\, will feature youth advocates and librarian advocates who have been instrumental in local\, regional\, and national responses to education censorship. The festival will also include a private pre-screening (open to festival attendees with advance registration) of the new feature-length documentary film Banned Together\, prefaced by a tribute to librarians and followed by a discussion with producers Tom and Jenn Wiggin. A celebratory musical performance by the famed Beaufort Mass Choir and a reception catered by Debbi Covington at the Conroy Center will conclude this year’s festival. \nTo the benefit of writers\, the Conroy Festival will also host a quartet of workshops on poetry\, prose writing\, and publication\, led by Tim Conroy\, Susan Madison\, Valerie Sayers\, Sean Scapellato\, John Warley\, and Chad Rhoad. \nThe ninth annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival is made possible by the generous support and collaboration of the Robert S. Handler Charitable Trust\, the South Carolina Arts Commission\, Bank of America Private Bank\, and others. \nNovember 2 Schedule (click for more information on the Festival website) \n9:00 am WORKSHOP: How Not to Get Published\, led by John Warley and Sean Scapellato @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – $45\n9:30 am READ-ALOUD: DAYLO Teddy Bear Picnic @ Port Royal Farmers Market – Free\n11:00 am AUTHOR EVENT: Mysterious Women Panel @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – $15\n1:00 pm AUTHOR EVENT: Raj Haldar @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – Free\n1:00 pm WORKSHOP: Know Your Place: Setting as Character\, led by Chad Rhoad @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – $45\n2:30 pm AUTHOR EVENT: Kwame Alexander @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – Free\n4:00 pm AUTHOR EVENT: Kirsten Miller @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – $10\n6:30 pm CLOSING RECEPTION: Wrap Up Party @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – $40 \nFestival Website Links: \nEvents Schedule \nWorkshops \nFestival Facebook Page (where you can watch many author events) \nPresenters \nThe nonprofit Conroy Center is open to the public Thursday through Sunday\, noon to 4:00 p.m.  at 601 Bladen Street in historic downtown Beaufort.
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SUMMARY:2024 Festival Day One
DESCRIPTION:Ninth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival\, November 1-2\, 2024 \n“I was born to be in a library\,” wrote beloved and bestselling author Pat Conroy (1945-2016) in his book My Reading Life. Hosted by the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, this year’s Pat Conroy Literary Festival will pay special tribute to the vital work of librarians in championing the welcoming world of books\, stories\, and storytellers. The Conroy Festival will be held in Beaufort on November 1 and 2\, with the Conroy Center also open to the public for tours on October 31 and November 3. \nNow in its ninth year\, the Conroy Festival is a popular destination event with literary tourists visiting from across the country as well as for local readers\, writers\, educators\, and students of all ages. With a robust schedule of free and ticketed educational and enrichment programs\, this year’s festival will include author conversations and readings\, panel discussions\, writers workshops\, book signings\, musical performances\, guided tours\, a film screening\, and a read-aloud for children and their families. \nFeatured presenters include New York Times bestselling authors Kwame Alexander (Black Star)\, Kirsten Miller (Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books)\, Raj Haldar (This Book Is Banned)\, and Cassandra King (Tell Me a Story)\, as well as Reese’s Book Club author DéLana R.A. Dameron (Redwood Court). A lively panel discussion with Southern women mystery authors will include Agatha Award-winning and USA Today bestselling novelist Susan M. Boyer (The Liz Talbot Mysteries)\, Alicia Bessette (The Outer Banks Bookshop Mysteries)\, and Kristen Ness (At Loggerheads)\, with a special appearance by Gallery Books vice president and executive editor Carrie Feron. \nHigh school and college student volunteers from DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization will host a read-aloud for young readers and their families at the Port Royal Farmers Market. A Freedom to Read panel discussion\, moderated by intellectual freedom champion Pat R. Scales\, will feature youth advocates and librarian advocates who have been instrumental in local\, regional\, and national responses to education censorship. The festival will also include a private pre-screening (open to festival attendees with advance registration) of the new feature-length documentary film Banned Together\, prefaced by a tribute to librarians and followed by a discussion with producers Tom and Jenn Wiggin. A celebratory musical performance by the famed Beaufort Mass Choir and a reception catered by Debbi Covington at the Conroy Center will conclude this year’s festival. \nTo the benefit of writers\, the Conroy Festival will also host a quartet of workshops on poetry\, prose writing\, and publication\, led by Tim Conroy\, Susan Madison\, Valerie Sayers\, Sean Scapellato\, John Warley\, and Chad Rhoad. \nThe ninth annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival is made possible by the generous support and collaboration of the Robert S. Handler Charitable Trust\, the South Carolina Arts Commission\, Bank of America Private Bank\, and others. \nNovember 1 Schedule (click for more information on the Festival website)\n9:00 am WORKSHOP: Poetry of Practice\, led by Tim Conroy and Susan Madison @ Pat Conroy Literary Center-$45\n11:00 am AUTHOR EVENT: DéLana R.A. Dameron @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – $10\n12:30 pm WORKSHOP: How to Submit to Literary Magazine\, led by Valerie Sayers @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – $45\n4:00 pm FREEDOM TO READ PANEL: Moderated by Pat R. Scales @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – Free\n6:30 pm TRIBUTE TO LIBRARIANS and FILM SCREENING: Presented by Jonathan Haupt @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – Free \nFestival Website Links: \nEvents Schedule \nWorkshops \nFestival Facebook Page (where you can watch many author events) \nPresenters \nThe nonprofit Conroy Center is open to the public Thursday through Sunday\, noon to 4:00 p.m.  at 601 Bladen Street in historic downtown Beaufort.
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SUMMARY:2023 Festival Day Four
DESCRIPTION:Eighth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival\, October 26-29\, 2023 \nJoin Us in the Storied Lowcountry for the 8th Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival on October 26-29\, 2023! 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. The ribbon cutting for the new Witness Tree Park has been postponed to 2024. \nTickets will be available for all events but the workshops at the door\nPresenting writers\, poets\, and instructors include bestselling authors Ron Rash (The Caretaker)\, Mary Alice Monroe (The Summer of Lost and Found)\, Mary Kay Andrews (Bright Lights\, Big Christmas)\, Victoria Benton Frank (My Magnolia Summer)\, Cassandra King (Tell Me a Story)\, Homeira Qaderi (Dancing in the Mosque)\, and Mitchell Zuckoff (The Secret Gate); screenwriter Tom Pope (The Lords of Discipline); Gallery Books executive editor Carrie Feron; poets Jennifer Bartell Boykin (Traveling Mercy)\, Freya Manfred (When I Was Young and Old)\, and Tim Conroy (No True Route); English professors and literary scholars Valerie Sayers\, Sean Heuston\, and Ellen Malphrus; and many more. \nOctober 29 Schedule (click for more information on the Festival website) \n12:00 pm TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – Free\nPOSTPONED TO 2024: WITNESS TREE PARK RIBBON CUTTING @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – Free\nFestival Website Links: \nEvents Schedule \nWorkshops \nFestival Facebook Page (where you can watch many author events) \nPresenters \nThe nonprofit Conroy Center is open to the public Thursday through Sunday\, noon to 4:00 p.m. (with extended hours during the festival weekend) at 601 Bladen Street in historic downtown Beaufort.
URL:https://new.patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/2023-festival-day-four/
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SUMMARY:2023 Festival Day Three
DESCRIPTION:Eighth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival\, October 26-29\, 2023 \nJoin Us in the Storied Lowcountry for the 8th Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival on October 26-29\, 2023! 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. The ribbon cutting for the new Witness Tree Park has been postponed to 2024. \nTickets will be available for all events but the workshops at the door\nPresenting writers\, poets\, and instructors include bestselling authors Ron Rash (The Caretaker)\, Mary Alice Monroe (The Summer of Lost and Found)\, Mary Kay Andrews (Bright Lights\, Big Christmas)\, Victoria Benton Frank (My Magnolia Summer)\, Cassandra King (Tell Me a Story)\, Homeira Qaderi (Dancing in the Mosque)\, and Mitchell Zuckoff (The Secret Gate); screenwriter Tom Pope (The Lords of Discipline); Gallery Books executive editor Carrie Feron; poets Jennifer Bartell Boykin (Traveling Mercy)\, Freya Manfred (When I Was Young and Old)\, and Tim Conroy (No True Route); English professors and literary scholars Valerie Sayers\, Sean Heuston\, and Ellen Malphrus; and many more. \nOctober 28 Schedule (click for more information on the Festival website) \n10:00 am FILM DISCUSSION: The Lords of Discipline @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – $10\n10:30 am WORKSHOP: Excavating Memory into Poetry Led by Jennifer Bartell Boykin @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – $45\n11:15 am AUTHOR EVENT: The Secret Gate: A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice During the Collapse of Afghanistan @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – $10\n12:00 pm TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – Free\n2:00 pm AUTHOR EVENT: Homeira Qaderi\, author of Dancing in the Mosque @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – $10\n3:30 pm POETRY PANEL: Why Poetry Matters @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – $10\n3:30 pm WORKSHOP: Writing a Great Fiction Query Letter Led by Carrie Feron @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – $100\n7:00 pm RECEPTION: 2023 Wrap Party @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – $35\nFestival Website Links: \nEvents Schedule \nWorkshops \nFestival Facebook Page (where you can watch many author events) \nPresenters \nThe nonprofit Conroy Center is open to the public Thursday through Sunday\, noon to 4:00 p.m. (with extended hours during the festival weekend) at 601 Bladen Street in historic downtown Beaufort.
URL:https://new.patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/2023-festival-day-three/
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SUMMARY:2023 Festival Day Two
DESCRIPTION:Eighth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival\, October 26-29\, 2023 \nJoin Us in the Storied Lowcountry for the 8th Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival on October 26-29\, 2023! 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. The ribbon cutting for the new Witness Tree Park has been postponed to 2024. \nTickets will be available for all events but the workshops at the door\nPresenting writers\, poets\, and instructors include bestselling authors Ron Rash (The Caretaker)\, Mary Alice Monroe (The Summer of Lost and Found)\, Mary Kay Andrews (Bright Lights\, Big Christmas)\, Victoria Benton Frank (My Magnolia Summer)\, Cassandra King (Tell Me a Story)\, Homeira Qaderi (Dancing in the Mosque)\, and Mitchell Zuckoff (The Secret Gate); screenwriter Tom Pope (The Lords of Discipline); Gallery Books executive editor Carrie Feron; poets Jennifer Bartell Boykin (Traveling Mercy)\, Freya Manfred (When I Was Young and Old)\, and Tim Conroy (No True Route); English professors and literary scholars Valerie Sayers\, Sean Heuston\, and Ellen Malphrus; and many more. \nOctober 27 Schedule (click for more information on the Festival website) \n9:00 am WORKSHOP: From Bad to Good to Unputdownable Led by Sean A. Scapellato @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – $45\n11:00 am AUTHOR EVENT: New York Times best-selling author Ron Rash @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – $10\n12:00 pm TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – Free\n12:30 pm WORKSHOP: The Gift of Family Led by Freya Manfred @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – $45\n2:00 pm AUTHOR EVENT: Leading Ladies in Southern Fiction @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – $10\n4:00 pm FILM PANEL: Panel discussion of The Lords of Discipline @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – $10\n6:00 pm FILM SCREENING: The Lords of Discipline @ USC Beaufort Center for the Arts – $10\nFestival Website Links: \nEvents Schedule \nWorkshops \nFestival Facebook Page (where you can watch many author events) \nPresenters \nThe nonprofit Conroy Center is open to the public Thursday through Sunday\, noon to 4:00 p.m. (with extended hours during the festival weekend) at 601 Bladen Street in historic downtown Beaufort.
URL:https://new.patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/2023-festival-day-two/
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SUMMARY:2023 Festival Day One
DESCRIPTION:Eighth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival\, October 26-29\, 2023 \nJoin Us in the Storied Lowcountry for the 8th Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival on October 26-29\, 2023! 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. The ribbon cutting for the new Witness Tree Park has been postponed to 2024. \nTickets will be available for all events but the workshops at the door\nPresenting writers\, poets\, and instructors include bestselling authors Ron Rash (The Caretaker)\, Mary Alice Monroe (The Summer of Lost and Found)\, Mary Kay Andrews (Bright Lights\, Big Christmas)\, Victoria Benton Frank (My Magnolia Summer)\, Cassandra King (Tell Me a Story)\, Homeira Qaderi (Dancing in the Mosque)\, and Mitchell Zuckoff (The Secret Gate); screenwriter Tom Pope (The Lords of Discipline); Gallery Books executive editor Carrie Feron; poets Jennifer Bartell Boykin (Traveling Mercy)\, Freya Manfred (When I Was Young and Old)\, and Tim Conroy (No True Route); English professors and literary scholars Valerie Sayers\, Sean Heuston\, and Ellen Malphrus; and many more. \nOctober 26 Schedule (click for more information on the Festival website) \n12:00 pm TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – Free\n2:00 pm WORKSHOP: Say What? A Playful Dialogue Workshop Led by Valerie Sayers @ Pat Conroy Literary Center – $45\n\n6:30 pm BOOK CLUB: My Losing Season @ Rhett House Inn – $10 \nFestival Website Links: \nEvents Schedule \nWorkshops \nFestival Facebook Page (where you can watch many author events) \nPresenters \nThe nonprofit Conroy Center is open to the public Thursday through Sunday\, noon to 4:00 p.m. (with extended hours during the festival weekend) at 601 Bladen Street in historic downtown Beaufort.
URL:https://new.patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/2023-festival-day-one/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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