Ben Greer | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

A native of Spartanburg, Ben Greer graduated from the University of South Carolina and received his M.A. in Creative Writing from Hollins University. His first book of fiction, Slammer, was published in 1975 when he was twenty-six. This novel, based upon his experiences in a maximum security prison, received rave reviews and his subsequent three novels were extensively reviewed. He served as a media advisor for both Democratic and Republican governors and taught at the University of South Carolina for 33 years.

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Literary Tour of South Carolina / Series III

Anthony Varallo | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Anthony Varallo | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Anthony Varallo lives in Charleston and, since 2005, has been teaching at the College of Charleston. In 2008 he won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for Out Loud. He is the author of three collections...
Cassandra King | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Cassandra King | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
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...
Dori Sanders | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Dori Sanders | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
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...
Dorothea Benton Frank | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Dorothea Benton Frank | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Born and raised on Sullivan’s Island, Dorothea Benton Frank is the New York Times best-selling author of Bulls Island, published in 2008, and many other works that use South Carolina as a backdrop...
Frances Strong | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Frances Strong | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Frances D. Strong lives with her husband on her parent’s farm in Sumter, South Carolina. Earning a degree in elementary education with a minor in arts from Columbia College, she did not find that her...
T. Lynn Ocean | A Literary Tour of South Carolina Karin Gillespie | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Karin Gillespie | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
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...
Literary Tour of SC - Teacher Resources

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Literary Tour of SC - Teacher Resources
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...
T. Lynn Ocean | A Literary Tour of South Carolina Mignon Ballard | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Mignon Ballard | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
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.
Nancy Rhyne | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Nancy Rhyne | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
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...
Orville Vernon Burton | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Orville Vernon Burton | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
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...
T. Lynn Ocean | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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T. Lynn Ocean | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
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...
Tamar Myers | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Tamar Myers | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
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...