Conte wins Ann Head Prize
Christine Conte, a rising seniorat Beaufort High School, has beenselected as winner of the 2022 Ann Head Literary Prize for short fiction.
Conte’s short story, “The Time for Perfection,” was chosen by the awards’ panel of judges, all members of Ann Head‘s family, for this recognition, which includes a$500 cash prize and publication in Lowcountry Weekly. The judges also selected two finalists, Holland Perryman and Caton McClam, both new graduates of the BHS class of 2022. The prize was established in 2020 at Beaufort High School in memory of famed Beaufort-born novelist Ann Head, the author of Mr. and Mrs. BoJo Jones, who also served as Pat Conroy‘s first creative writing teacher and one of his literary mentors.
The award is coordinated by Beaufort High School’s English Department with promotional assistance from the Conroy Center.
Conroy Center, Beaufort Bookstore hosting events
The Conroy Center and Beaufort Bookstore will host a launch event for To My Dreamcatcher, the newly published third collection from award-winning poet Elizabeth Robin, in conversation with fellow poet Barry Dickson, author of Maybe Today.
Free and open to the public, this event will be held at 5 p.m., Friday, July 15, at the Beaufort Bookstore (2127 Boundary Street No. 15). Books by both authors will be available for sale and signing.
To reserve a seat, call 843-525-1066.
The Conroy Center will host an evening with suspense novelist Kerry Peresta, author of The Rising (Book 2 in the Olivia Callahan series), at 6p.m., Thursday, July 21, at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen Street). This event is free and open to the public.
Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited; call 843-379-7025 to reserve a spot.
– Staff reports
