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Poet Laureate |
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Marjory Wentworth
Marjory Wentworth’s poems have appeared in numerous books, magazines, and anthologies. She is the author of three books of poetry (Noticing Eden, Despite Gravity, The Endless Repetition of an Ordinary Miracle) as well as Shackles, a children's book. She has been nominated for The Pushcart Prize five times. Educated at Mt. Holyoke College, Wentworth received her M.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing from New York University. Currently, she is also teaches Creative Writing and English at The Art Institute of Charleston, and serves as the Poet Laureate of South Carolina.
More information on this state's laureateship |
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James Dickey
Among James Dickey’s numerous books are Buckdancer's Choice, for which he was awarded the National Book Award in 1965. He spent the last years of his life in South Carolina.
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Sherod Santos
Poet and essayist Sherod Santos was born in Greenville, South Carolina. He is the author of five books of poetry including The Pilot Star Elegies, which won the Theodore Roethke Poetry Prize.
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Terrance Hayes
Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Terrance Hayes is the author of three volumes of poetry and the recipient of a Whiting Writers Award and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. |
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Other South Carolina Poets
Conrad Aiken
Nathalie Anderson
Kwame Dawes
Fred Dings
Richard Garcia
Bryan Penberthy
Archibald Rutledge
Bennie Lee Sinclair
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Literary Organizations & Centers |
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The Emrys Foundation
The Emrys Foundation encourages women and minorities in the arts, including literary and visual arts, music, dance, theater and film. Founded in 1983, Emrys has sponsored music competitions and presented concerts, art exhibitions, conferences, creative writing awards, poetry workshops, readings, and lectures.
Hub City Writers Project
The Hub City Writers Project of Spartanburg, South Carolina, is a non-profit independent press and literary arts organization which publishes place-based books and sponsors readings, writing seminars, and contests.
Lowcountry Initiative for the Literary Arts
LILA's mission is to nurture and promote the literary arts in South Carolina. It is dedicated to developing programs that enrich the area's literary communities and to diversifying the opportunities open to students, writers, and readers. It approaches this goal by connecting, educating, and promoting writers and readers at every stage of development, from the novice to the professional.
The Poetry Society of South Carolina
Supporting the reading, writing, study, and enjoyment of poetry, the Poetry Society of South Carolina is a membership organization offering readings by nationally known poets, an annual Yearbook of winning poems, contests, and more. The organization is also responsible for the Skylark Prize, a competition for SC high school students.
South Carolina Arts Commission
Works to develop a thriving arts environment, which is essential to quality of life, education, and economic vitality for all South Carolinians. Its website lists an arts events calendar.
South Carolina Center for the Book
The South Carolina Center for the Book is the South Carolina Affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book and is a cooperative project of the South Carolina State Library, the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science, and the Humanities Council SC. The Center celebrates South Carolina's rich literary heritage and brings public attention to the importance of books, writers and reading.
South Carolina Writers Workshop
A literary arts organization serving both new and established writers, offering writers opportunities to improve their writing, network with others, and gain practical "How To" information about getting published.
Wits End Poetry
Wits End Poetry brings poets from across the country to the Upstate, organizes live readings and events across the state, provides resources to up-and-coming writers through its online newsletter, Witsendpoetry.com, and promotes community building among writers both in the Upstate and across the South East.
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Poems about South Carolina |
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At the Public Market: Charleston, South Carolina
by Jane Kenyon
A volunteer, a Daughter of the Confederacy... |
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Writing Programs & Colonies |
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University of South Carolina
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing is
for students who wish to pursue a career in creative writing and the
teaching of creative writing. Students may choose among four options within the program: fiction, poetry, dramatic writing, or writing for the media. The University also offers a Ph.D. program in literature and creative writing.
Converse College
The MFA in Creative Writing is a two-year low residency program designed for serious, independent writers seeking advanced instruction in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction through a non-traditional course of graduate study. The program’s emphasis on the mastery and understanding of writing skills and contemporary literature and craft through the master-writer and apprentice mentoring relationship, offers students a stimulating and individually tailored curriculum of courses and projects. |
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Readings Series, Conferences, & Literary Festivals |
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Piccolo Spoleto Festival
The official outreach arm of Spoleto Festival USA, features "Sundown Poetry Series."
South Carolina Book Festival
An annual, weekend-long festival, featuring well-known authors, booksellers and exhibitors, and readers, coming together for two days of readings, signings, and serious book shopping--free of charge.
SlamCharlotte
SlamCharlotte is a nationally recognized poetry slam located in Charlotte, NC. Formerly Queen City Soul Slam, the slam started at the African-American Cultural Center in 2003. Through a desire for continued growth, the partnership between SlamCharlotte and the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center's Education Institute was formed. SlamCharlotte's current slammaster is the 13th ranked individual slam poet in the world. SlamCharlotte strives to promote poetic growth, performance enhancement, and increased camaraderie between poets and the community through a monthly slam competition.
Emry's Reading Room
Every fourth Monday, Emrys' Reading Room series features regional writers who are published and read nationally. Poets read from their work and answer audience questions. The Reading Room also highlights emerging writers, each spring.
Book Your Lunch
Book Your Lunch brings authors and readers together in Greenville, SC. The $25 luncheon tickets must be purchased in advance. The featured author reads from their work (or gives a 20-minute talk), followed by a Q&A session and a lunch provided by Table 301. An onsite book-signing session with the author follows. |
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Literary Journals & Small Presses |
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Illuminations
An international literary magazine run out of Columbia College.
The South Carolina Review
Since 1968, The South Carolina Review has published fiction, poetry, interviews, unpublished letters and manuscripts, essays, and reviews from well-known and aspiring scholars and writers. They have also published special issues, such as the Virginia Woolf International, numerous fictions compilations, and issues focusing on the works of Robert Frost, Mary Gordon, Walker Percy, and James Dickey.
University of South Carolina Press
Established in 1944, it is one of the oldest publishing houses in the South and among the largest in the Southeast. The series editor is Richard Howard.
Yemassee
The literary journal of University of South Carolina, publishes poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, one-act plays, essays and interviews in two issues each year. It is run by graduate student writers and editors. |
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Acknowledgements |
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Many thanks to Sara June Goldstein from the South Carolina Arts Commission for her assistance. |
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