TJ Wallace
Hub City Writers Project presented a four-day residency writing program for black teenage girls in Spartanburg County in July 2016. Other partners included Converse College, the Spartanburg County Foundation, Spoken Word Spartanburg, and Fine Print Ink. Seven young women were selected to attend the intensive Writers Well Youth Fellowship Retreat. South Carolina Humanities supported this … Read more
The Literature in Prison program took place from January – July 2016 at the Broad River Correctional Institute in Columbia. Fifteen inmates participated in the monthly reading and discussion opportunity, experiencing classic works of literature such as Of Mice and Men, The Odyssey, and Othello. South Carolina Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track … Read more
Celebrate Bluffton has created a new interactive APP for residents of and visitors to Bluffton to experience Bluffton’s history, culture, and traditions. The APP launched in July 2016 and is available to download for free in the APP Store for Apple IOS and Google Play for Android. South Carolina Humanities supported this project with a … Read more
The Children’s Museum of South Carolina in Myrtle Beach will implement a new literacy program targeting low-income families with young children. The program will run from July 13 – August 5, 2016. South Carolina Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant in May 2016. Through the Children’s Museum of South Carolina’s new … Read more
Historic Columbia is offering a new self-guided walking/driving tour brochure exploring 34 points of interest in Columbia’s Jewish heritage. Sponsored by Central Carolina Community Foundation, City of Columbia, and SC Humanities, the brochure is also available digitally as a mobile-friendly web-based tour and webpage containing even more information about the history of the Jewish community in … Read more
The Georgetown County Historical Society will present a monthly lecture series from June – November 2016 on a variety of historical and cultural topics, including the Revolutionary War and foodways in Charleston. South Carolina Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant in December 2015. The Georgetown County Historical Society preserves and promotes the history … Read more
Read Up, Greenville is a new annual celebration of Young Adult and Middle Grade books and authors. The event inaugural event will take place on Saturday, August 6 and will include book sales, author signings, panel discussions, and keynote speakers. South Carolina Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant. Read Up, Greenville … Read more
The Anderson County Library will present the second annual Electric City ComiCon (EC3) on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at the Main Branch library in Anderson. The event will feature 8 science fiction, fantasy and comic book writers in a variety of panels, as well as exhibitors, contests, gaming, and anime screening. South Carolina Humanities supported … Read more
The Village Museum in McClellanville in partnership with the South Carolina Historical Society is conducting a major oral history project on “Voices of the Santee Delta.” The Santee Delta is an important biological and historic area, and the collected oral histories will be archived at the South Carolina Historical Society and online via the Lowcountry Digital … Read more
