In March 2022, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will offer our fourth Conroy Center Writer's Residency, available to writers of all genres. Located on a salt marsh, the residency provides an inspirational, creative space in the heart of Pat Conroy’s beloved lowcountry for a stay of 8 days to march forth in their writing. The residency location is a guest cottage on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, approximately 15 minutes from downtown Beaufort and 15 minutes from the beach at Hunting Island State Park.
The residency will begin on March 1, and conclude on March 10, overlapping with the Conroy Center's annual March Forth public events, March 4-6, commemorating the anniversary of Pat Conroy's death with author discussions of social justice, conservation, and storytelling.
TO APPLY FOR THE WRITER'S RESIDENCY
Please submit the following by January 8, 2022, to [email protected] with the subject line CONROY CENTER WRITER'S RESIDENCY:
1. Tell us a story. What is your work in progress? Let us know in 200 words (no more) in the body of the email.
2. What are you seeking? Tell us what Pat's lines from The Lords of Discipline quoted above mean to you--and how being in the lowcountry for a residency will benefit your writing and your belief in astonishment. Be specific and tell us in 200 words (no more) in the body of the email.
3. Who are you? Send us a short bio of no more than 100 words, along with your contact information, also in the body of the email.
4. Do you have a favorite Pat Conroy book? If so, tell us which one, and why, in approximately 50 words in the body of the email. Don't have a favorite Conroy book? Then tell us which book by another author is closest to your heart and why.
5. Let’s have a look. Include a writing sample of your work, 3 - 5 double-spaced pages of prose or 3 -5 poems (collectively no more than 5 pages), attached as a PDF.
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of Conroy Center advisors. The selected writer will be notified by January 18, 2021. The residency will start on March 1, ending on March 10.
The residency is open to both published and unpublished writers. Pat Conroy was a mentor to writers in all stages of their careers and we wish to honor that legacy. But if you have not been published, here’s your chance. At the end of the residency, the writer can also submit a piece for editing and subsequent publication in the Lowcountry Weekly.
ABOUT THE COTTAGE
Please visit this airbnb link to MarshSong Cottage for photos and details: www.airbnb.com/rooms/19360110.
The selected writer must provide her or his own transportation. Residency is for the writer only; no guests or pets.
WRITERS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUBMISSIONS!
