Meet authors who were born in South Carolina. Learn about their books and writing process.

Karen Petit | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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This program features Karen Petit who is the author of Shandon’s Ivy League Mystery Series for children. In 2008, she published her first book for adults. A Paw on My Heart tells the author’s true...
Dori Sanders | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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This program features Dori Sanders. A native of Gilbert, S.C., a tiny community in York County, her family operates one of the oldest African American farms in the region. Her father, a former...
Dinah Johnson | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Born in Charleston, Dinah Johnson is a graduate of Spring Valley High School in Columbia, went to college at Princeton University, and earned a Ph.D. from Yale University. Now a resident of Columbia...
Carla Damron | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Born in Sumter, Carla Damron now lives just outside Columbia. She draws on her experiences as a Southerner and a social worker with over twenty years in the mental health system, where she says, her...
C. Hope Clark | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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C. Hope Clark lives in Chapin, S.C. Hope has one Oepington and one Dominiquer Hen as her pets and is the managing editor for fundsforwriters.com. She is a mystery writer and discusses techniques she...
Grace Freeman | Poets Laureate
Grace Freeman | Poets Laureate
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Grace Freeman S.C. Poet Laureate 1985 - 1986 Grace Freeman was named poet laureate of South Carolina by Governor Dick Riley in 1985. Grace was born in Greenville County, and her poems, stories, plays...
Ennis Rees | Poets Laureate
Ennis Rees | Poets Laureate
Episode 4

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Ennis Rees S.C. Poet Laureate 1984 - 1985 In 1984, Ennis Rees was named the third poet laureate of South Carolina by Governor Dick Riley. At the time, Ennis had been an English professor at the...
Justina Lasley, Dream Teacher | Original SC

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Justina Lasley is trying to wake up the world. She is an author and founder of the Institute for Dream Studies. Her mission: to tell everyone in the world of the transformative power of his or her...