Hosted by the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, this year’s Tenth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival will celebrate Pat Conroy's 80th birthday with a weekend of special events featuring author panels, book signings, workshops, readings, tours, exhibits, and gatherings.
FEATURING BESTSELLING AUTHORS: Adriana Trigiani (The View from Lake Como), Patti Callahan Henry (The Story She Left Behind), National Book Award Winner Jason Mott (People Like Us), Chris Pavone (The Doorman), Chris Whitaker (All the Colors of the Dark), John Hart (The Unwilling)
CELEBRATE PAT CONROY AT 80 with Conroy’s family, friends, and fellow lowcountry authors: Cassandra King, Tim Conroy, Valerie Sayers, John Warley, Cliff Graubart, Bernie Schein, Stephanie Austin Edwards, Ellen Malphrus, and Lynn & Cele Seldon -- plus special festival guest, Academy Award-nominated actor Michael O'Keefe
SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, October 23
5PM: Private fundraiser event at Tidalholm on the Point
Friday, October 24
2PM: Free Poetry Reading in Witness Tree
5PM: National Book Award winner Jason Mott, author of People Like Us, at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, in conversation with Jonathan Haupt and student Brea Parker
Saturday, October 25
10AM: Pat Conroy at 80 Panel Discussion at USCB Center for the Arts with Pat’s friends and fellow writers Stephanie Austin Edwards, Cliff Graubart, Valerie Sayers, Bernie Schein, and John Warley in conversation with USCB Writer in Residence Ellen Malphrus
11:30AM: Thriller Writers Panel at USCB Center for the Arts with bestselling authors John Hart, Chris Pavone, and Chris Whitaker, in conversation with Sean A. Scapellato
2PM: Lowcountry Literary Ladies at USCB Center for the Arts panel with bestselling authors Patti Callahan Henry and Cassandra King in conversation with Margaret Evans
Sunday, October 26:
Noon: Brunch at Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce with bestselling author Adriana Trigiani and a performance by the Beaufort Mass Choir, a fundraiser for children’s educational programs
Event pricing ranges from free (poetry reading) to $125 (Sunday brunch). Special discounted pass for Friday and Saturday author events: $125.
Register at patconroyliteraryfestival.org
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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