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Pat Conroy Literary Center

24. Pat Conroy Literary Center

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is South Carolina’s first affiliate of the American Writers Museum, second American Library Association Literary Landmark, and a top-ranked attraction in Beaufort, South Carolina. Through its interpretive center, year-round educational programs, and annual literary festival, the Conroy Center preserves and continues the literary legacy of Pat Conroy (1945–2016) as a teacher, mentor, advocate, and friend to readers and writers alike. The Conroy Center is open to the public Thursdays through Sundays, noon to 4:00 p.m., at 905 Port Republic Street in historic downtown Beaufort. To learn more, please visit www.patconroyliterarycenter.org. 

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Penn Center

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