The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s monthly Open Mic Night will be held at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.) on Thursday, May 9, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. This month’s featured writer is poet Elizabeth Leverton, author Peace, Rhododendron. Open Mic will also feature short readings of 3 to 5 minutes each by other writers in many genres. This event is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the readings.
Interested in reading from your own original writings as part of Open Mic? Email the Conroy Center in advance at contact@patconroyliterarycenter.org.
About the Featured Writer
Elizabeth Leverton earned a B.A. in English literature and a master’s degree in English with a concentration in writing and editing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She began writing poetry thirty years ago. A recent graduate of the Commercial Graphics program at Midlands Technical College, Elizabeth is a graphic designer/typesetter who also enjoys songwriting and playing guitar, singing karaoke, dancing, swimming, tennis, sewing functional art, and acrylic painting. She lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with her Labrador Retriever, Molly, and part-Siamese sister cats, Silo and Weaver. Peace, Rhododendron is her first book.
To learn more about the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, please visit www.patconroyliterarycenter.org.
