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<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>
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<p>USC Beaufort Center for the Arts welcomes Preslaysa Williams, an award-winning author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction with an Afro-Filipina twist.</p>
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<p>Williams loves sharing her culture with her readers and will do just that at this special event at 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 13. The conversation and book signing will feature one of Preslaysa Williams’ highly praised novels, A Lowcountry Bride, released June 1.</p>
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<p>Set in the South Carolina Lowcountry, A Lowcountry Bride is one of “21 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021” on Essence Magazine’s website and has been called an, “emotionally Stirring debut” by Oprah Daily.</p>
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<p>In addition to being an award winning author, Preslaysa Williams is a professional actress.</p>
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<p>Williams began acting at age 8, joining the Screen Actors Guild as a teenager when she co-starred on the Nickelodeon TV show, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo.</p>
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<p>More recently, Preslaysa has appeared on NBC’s award-winning show This Is Us and on Showtime’s Homeland. She also appeared in the film Last Moment of Clarity, which was released in 2020.</p>
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<p>Books will be available for purchase at Center for the Arts and a meet-and-greet book signing will follow. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling 843-522-4145.<br></p>
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<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>
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<p><strong>What: </strong>A conversation, book signing with award-winning author and actress Preslaysa Williams.</p>
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<p><strong>When: </strong>6 p.m., Tuesday, July 13.</p>
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<p><strong>Where: </strong>USC Beaufort Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort.</p>
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<p><strong>Tickets: </strong>Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling 843-522-4145.</p>
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<p><strong>Books: </strong>Books will be available for purchase at Center for the Arts and a meet-and-greet book signing will follow.</p>
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