Two years ago, Beaufort readers were introduced to Lowcountry Burn and its protagonist Nick Falco. As the story began, Nick learned he’d inherited a great deal of money from his grandmother, along with her house on beautiful Fripp Island, where he’d dreamed of living since he was a boy.
In October 2015, more than a thousand people participated in the Pat Conroy at 70 Festival, celebrating a milestone birthday and honoring the iconic southern writer in here in his adopted hometown of Beaufort. The event was a once-in-a-lifetime gift to the community and to the author himself, who passed away from pancreatic cancer just months later.
Hampton County Guardian Editor/Publisher and South Carolina Wildlife magazine humor columnist and feature writer, Michael M. DeWitt, Jr., has recently released his second book, which marks the first humor collection for the award-winning humorist.
“Love’s action. It isn’t talk and it never has been.” - Beach Music
The friends of Pat Conroy – including his wife Cassandra King – are currently raising funds and seeking volunteers to help create a living memorial to the beloved writer here in his adopted hometown of Beaufort.
Pat started his working life in Beaufort as a teacher, then went on to become one of America’s best loved writers, revered for his extraordinary storytelling abilities, his truth-telling courage, and his great heart.
South Carolina’s Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth will be one of the featured guests at USCB’s Lunch with Author event on Thursday, June 30th, where she’ll discuss We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel, the book she coauthored with Dr. Bernard E. Powers, Jr. and Herb Frazier.