Beaufort’s top-rated destination on Tripadvisor, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is located at 905 Port Republic Street in historic downtown and open to the public for free tours on Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 4:00 p.m. The Conroy Center honors the writing and teaching life of the late Pat Conroy (1945–2016), author of The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides, and more. 

USCB Center for the Arts presents the Lunch with Author Series, beginning Jan.19, 2021 through May 4, 2021. Enjoy the opportunity to meet and listen to best-selling authors and up-and-coming authors discuss their latest books, writing techniques, and life stories over a delicious brunch or lunch. Books will be available for purchase and signings at each event.

Author to Appear in Conversation with George Singleton for the Conroy Center in Free Virtual Event 

Acclaimed writer Ron Rash as been celebrated as an “Appalachian Shakespeare” for the depth and timelessness of his writing. An accomplished poet, short story writer, and novelist, Rash has been honored with the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, the O. Henry Prize, the Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature, and with inductions into the Fellowship of Southern Writers and the South Carolina Academy of Authors. His recently published story collection In the Valley includes his first novella, a return to the world and characters of his PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestselling 2008 novel Serena.