# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Pat Conroy as Nature Writer 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 25 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 25 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: On Sunday, January 25, at 3:00-5:00 p.m., at Village Social of Habersham, Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and poet Tim Conroy will discuss the nature writing of Pat Conroy, the bestselling author of The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, and more. From his obscure boyhood poetry to his beloved lyrical adult prose, Conroy wrote about the beauty of our natural world as both wondrous and perilous, using the lowcountry not only as a setting but as the central character of his many books. This presentation will highlight representative examples of Conroy’s nature writing from across the span of his writing life, drawing attention to how Conroy’s relationship with nature is also ultimately a relationship with his deeply felt spiritual and humanistic faith.

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By popular demand, this program is now being offered twice: January 25 AND 26. 
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The $25 registration fee includes the presentation, refreshments, and a donation in support of the year-round educational mission of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center. Register in advance for this event and others in this series at 
https://www.villagesocialhabersham.net/upcoming-events

About Our Presenters
Jonathan Haupt is the executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, the past director of the University of South Carolina Press, and co-editor of the anthology Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy, winner of 17 book awards. He is a frequent guest book reviewer for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Charleston Post and Courier. Under Jonathan's leadership, the Conroy Center has been recognized as an American Library Association Literary Landmark, an affiliate of the American Writers Museum, and winner of the Civitas Award for Tourism Leadership.

Tim Conroy, the author of the collections Theologies of Terrain and No True Route, is a poet and retired educator. His work has appeared in Fall Lines, Blue Mountain Review, Jasper Magazine, Marked by the Water, Sheltered, Twelve Mile Review, Poetry on the Comet, The Post and Courier, Ukweli: Searching for Healing Truth, DWG Anthology, and Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy. In 2022, he received the Broad River Prize for prose from Fall Lines, Volume IX. A founding board member of the Pat Conroy Literary Center established in his brother’s honor.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/beaufort/pat-conroy-as-nature-writer/200029185914623
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Beaufort
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 21A-1 Market Street. Beaufort, SC 29906
- **lat**: 32.42852
- **long**: -80.77487
- **full address**: 21A-1 Market Street. Beaufort, SC 29906, 21 Market, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Pat Conroy as Nature Writer  being held?
  - **A:** Pat Conroy as Nature Writer  takes place on Sun, 25 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 25 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm at 21A-1 Market Street. Beaufort, SC 29906, 21 Market, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Pat Conroy as Nature Writer ?
  - **A:** Pat Conroy as Nature Writer  is organized by Pat Conroy Literary Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Pat Conroy as Nature Writer  is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Beaufort, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Pat Conroy as Nature Writer  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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