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https://chathamliteracy.org/events WHAT: Master storyteller and bestselling author Jill McCorkle discusses her acclaimed short story collection Old Crimes at Chatham Literacy’s 8th Annual Fall for Literacy Luncheon on Thursday, October 24, 11:00 am-2:00 pm. WHEN: Advance ticket sales available starting August 1st.WHERE: Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center TICKETS: $125 per ticket; tables seat 10 people
Chatham Literacy hosted its 13th Annual Spring for Literacy Luncheon, on April 25, 2024, raising $45,000 to support the organization’s adult literacy programs. The event, attended by 235 people, featured inspiring stories from Anastasia and Estefania Tourino, their tutor Karen Mirkovich, as well as, a thought-provoking speech by bestselling author Brendan Slocumb. The Tourino sisters […]
Guest Author: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. Even as We Breathe is her new release. Annette is the first enrolled citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to publish a novel. When: Thursday, November 2, 2023 from noon to 2 pm (registration, games and networking start at 11 am) Where: Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center. Tickets: $100 per person and tables will […]
Thanks to all for helping us raise $47,000! At our Spring for Literacy Author Luncheon with the award winning Lee Smith we had an astounding attendance of 252 guests that ate, laughed, listened, and enjoyed in the merriment of how books can change lives through the art of storytelling. If you missed this luncheon be […]
Save the Date! Famed Southern Writer Lee SmithTo Headline Chatham Literacy Spring Event Described as a “preeminent voice of the South,” award-winning author Lee Smith will headline Chatham Literacy’s Spring for Literacy Author Event at the Governor’s Club on Wednesday, May 17th from 11:00am to 2:00pm.Smith will discuss her latest novel “Silver Alert” which critics […]
Reviews using words like dazzling, playful, extraordinary and masterful only skim the surface of the accolades written about North Carolina native Jason Mott’s most recent novel Hell of a Book, winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction. Mott will share details of his award winning work at Chatham Literacy’s Fall for Literacy Author’s […]
Recently, Cassandra King Conroy was interviewed by Bill Horner III, the Publisher and Editor of the Chatham News + Record. You can view that interview below.
What a success! Thank you for helping us raise $15,000 through our “No Show” Fall for Literacy Book Event & Raffle. Donations we received will allow us to continue providing essential adult literacy services during this pandemic and beyond! 1) Interview with Mountaire Farms; Platinum Sponsor of the No Show Book Event & Raffle. 2) And the winners are… 3) Thanks […]
Thanks to Mountaire Farms, Inc. for being a Platinum Sponsor of Chatham Literacy’s “No Show” Fall for Literacy Book Event and Raffle, donating $2,500!
Thanks to the Wren Foundation for being a Gold Sponsor of our No Show Fall for Literacy Book Event. Check out the interview with Margaret de St. Aubin to hear why they give to the community and to Chatham Literacy.Many thanks for their generosity and continued support.
