Conroy Center’s virtual Open Mic Night to feature Susan Tekulve
The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s monthly Open Mic Night will be presented as a virtual event, live-streamed to its Facebook page, on Thursday, March 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The featured presenter is multi-genre author Susan Tekulve, whose newest book is “Bodies of Light,” her first full-length poetry collection. Hosted by poet Melissa Whiteford St. Clair, Open Mic will also feature short readings of three to five minutes each by other writers in many genres.
Those interested in reading as part of virtual Open Mic in the future should email the Conroy Center at contact@patconroyliterarycenter.org .
An Evening with Novelists Dawn Major and Kim Poovey — in Conversation as Their Characters
The Conroy Center will host an evening with authors Dawn Major and Kim Poovey portraying characters from their respective novels, introduced by host Mary Ellen Thompson. Free and open to the public, this special event will be held at the Conroy Center at 601 Bladen Street on March 20 at 5 p.m. Books will be available for sale and signing. Please call in advance to reserve a seat at 843-379-7025.
Major is an associate editor for the Southern Literary Review. Her debut novel, “The Bystanders,” was named finalist for 2024 Georgia Author of the Year for Best First Novel.
Poovey is a storyteller, Victorian reenactress, and has written nine novels. The first of her Dreamist Series, “The Haunting of Monroe Manse,” centers on Sarah Holden, a small-town antiques dealer who is “plagued by haunted dreams and gruesome visions.”
Silent Book Club Beaufort
Silent Book Club Beaufort, a unique take on the traditional book club, will hold its next meetup on Saturday, March 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center at 601 Bladen Street. A relaxed and pressure-free space for readers of all types, this community gathering invites book lovers to enjoy their current reads in a welcoming and peaceful atmosphere.
Silent Book Club Beaufort is co-sponsored by the Conroy Center and the student book club DAYLO (Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization), bringing together two organizations dedicated to fostering community connections and celebrating the love of literature.
An Evening with Penelope Coker Hall and Eliza Wilson Ingle
The Conroy Center will host an evening with Penelope Coker Hall and Eliza Wilson Ingle, authors of “A Curious Heart: The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Boatwright Coker,” at 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, at the Conroy Center at 601 Bladen Street. The event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited; please call in advance to reserve at 843-379-7025.
Written by Elizabeth Boatwright Coker’s daughter, Penelope Coker Hall, and granddaughter, Eliza Wilson Ingle, “A Curious Hear” tchronicles the life and work of the award-winning author. In this poignant literary biography, Hall and Ingle give readers a front row seat to the remarkable life and career of award-winning author Elizabeth Boatwright Coker (1909-1993). Drawing liberally from Elizabeth’s own letters, journal entries, book passages and interviews, A Curious Heart reveals for the first time the inner life of this complex, Southern woman who dreamed of becoming a published writer.
