Literary Tour of South Carolina

Grades 3-12

In this series produced by South Carolina Department of Education and ETV, students will meet nationally recognized authors who call South Carolina home. As they learn about the writing process, students will hear what the authors have to say about making characters come alive on the page, learn how they create the plot for their stories and keep track of the action, and find out how important research is to any story, both fiction and non-fiction. (From our Streamline collection)

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Literary Tour of SC - Teacher Resources
Literary Tour of SC - Teacher Resources

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In Literary Tour of South Carolina, students will meet nationally recognized authors who call South Carolina home. As they learn about the writing process, students will hear what the authors have to...
Joyce Hansen | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Joyce Hansen | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A former public school teacher in New York City, Joyce Hansen writes contemporary novels, as well as historical fiction, exploring the African American experience. The Gift Giver was her first...
Fran Rizer | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Fran Rizer | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Born and raised in South Carolina, Ms. Rizer taught school for twenty-five years and raised two sons. Her first Callie Parrish book was written after she retired from teaching. Book number six was...
Jonathan Miller | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Jonathan Miller | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A novelist, illustrator and publisher, Jonathan Miller grew up in Clover and graduated from Clover High School before making his home in Charleston, where he attended college. Mr. Miller is the author...
Misty Massey | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Misty Massey | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Misty Massey was born in Virginia and moved to South Carolina when she was twelve. Her parents were both educators who encouraged her reading addiction, which started in kindergarten! She is known as...
Mignon Ballard | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Mignon Ballard | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This program features Mignon Ballard. When she was growing up in a small Georgia town, she enjoyed telling ghost stories in the local cemetery. Now she shares her stories through her books.
Sue Monk Kidd | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Sue Monk Kidd | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Born in Georgia, Sue Monk Kidd graduated from Texas Christian University with a B.S. in nursing in 1970 and worked throughout her twenties as a Registered Nurse and nursing instructor. Best known for...
Roger Pinckney | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Roger Pinckney | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Mr. Pinckney resides on Daufuskie Island, a South Carolina coastal barrier island. On this last sparsely-settled place on the SC coast, he works to preserve the land and culture. His is the author of...
William Price Fox | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
William Price Fox | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Born in 1926 and a University of South Carolina graduate, William Price Fox studied under Caroline Gordon, taught writing at the famed Iowa Writer’s Workshop, and was the Writer-In-Residence at USC...
Marjory Wentworth | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Marjory Wentworth | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This program features Marjory Wentworth. Her poems have appeared in numerous books, magazines and anthologies. She is the author of a collection of poems entitled Noticing Eden. Her most recent book...
Molly Jones | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Molly Jones | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Molly Jones resides in Lake Murray, S.C. She offers advice to young writers on tags, point of view, emotions, and knowing human nature. She also offers four main points to remember when writing...
Josephine Humphreys | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Josephine Humphreys | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A native of Charleston, which is also the setting of her novels, Rich in Love and The Fireman’s Fair, Josephine Humphreys was educated at Ashley Hall and studied creative writing at Duke University...
Mary Alice Monroe | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Mary Alice Monroe | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Although known for her intimate portrayals of women’s lives, Mary Alice Monroe’s writing has gained added purpose and depth with her move to the South Carolina Lowcountry. Living on the Isle of Palms...
Emily Smith Pearce | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Emily Smith Pearce | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In her interview, Emily Smith Pearce discusses the importance of having an outline, sharing your writing with others, and fitting writing into your daily life. She says that she often thought about...
Cassandra King | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Cassandra King | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Cassandra King is a best-selling novelist whose fiction has won the hearts of readers everywhere, especially in the American South. A native of Alabama, she now lives in the Lowcountry of S.C., where...
Karin Gillespie | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Karin Gillespie | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A former lifestyle columnist for the Augusta Chronicle, Karin Gillespie is a national best-selling author whose three novels in the Bottom Dollar Girl series have all been selected for the Literary...
T. Lynn Ocean | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
T. Lynn Ocean | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Living in Myrtle Beach, T. Lynn Ocean is the author of Southern fiction and writes for major newspapers and other publications, including her local paper The Sun News. She has also published novels...
Nancy Rhyne | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Nancy Rhyne | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Nancy Rhyne resides in the capital city of South Carolina, after spending most of her adult life in the Lowcountry of our state. She began writing as a way to overcome a horrible experience she had in...
Tamar Myers | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Tamar Myers | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Of Amish background, Tamar Myers now lives in our state and is the author of several Pennsylvania Dutch mysteries, including Custard’s Last Stand, The Hand that Rocks the Ladle, Between a Wok and Hard...
Orville Vernon Burton | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Orville Vernon Burton | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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A non-fiction writer who has also taught at Clemson University near his home, Vernon Burton has won a number of national and teaching awards. He is the author of more than a hundred articles and the...
Lois Battle | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Lois Battle | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Lois Battle comes to us from Beaufort, S.C., a beautiful coastal town. She shared the importance of learning from your prior writing, reading others work and integrating the five senses into the story...