Pat Conroy Literary Center is open for application for its 2026 residency program. The residency is open to both published and unpublished writers. Previous applicants are encouraged to apply again if they were not previously accepted.

“Coinciding with the annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will offer our Conroy Center Writer’s Residency this coming fall, available to writers of all prose genres. Located on a salt marsh, the residency at MarshSong Cottage provides an inspirational, creative space in the heart of Pat Conroy’s beloved Lowcountry. 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.”

Applications are open until August 30, 2026. The residency dates will be October 20 to 27, 2026, overlapping with the 11th annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival on October 23, 24, and 25, which the selected writer will be invited to attend.

Interested applicants are requested to submit their writing sample, their motivation for applying for residency, their biography, and other requirements as it will be stated by the center.

Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of Conroy Center advisors. The selected writer will be notified by September 15. “Pat Conroy was a mentor to writers in all stages of their careers, and we wish to honor that legacy.”

Click the link to apply

https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/about/writers-residency/