Join us on April 17-19, 2020, as we induct Pam Durban, Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, Andrew Geyer, and James M. Legare into the South Carolina Academy of Authors for their outstanding literary contributions to our state.


~EVENTS~
April 17, 2020
Oswald Distinguished Writers Series featuring Pam Durban, Steven Naifeh, and Andrew Geyer
Main Stage, Etherredge Center, USC-Aiken
7:30-8:30 p.m. readings/presentations by three authors
8:30 p.m. book signing in lobby
Free and open to the public, no tickets required


April 18, 2020
Dedication of Gravesite of James M. Legare as American Library Association Literary Landmark
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church, 125 Pendleton Street, Aiken, 29801
2:00 p.m. ceremony and reception
Free and open to the public

April 18, 2020
Induction Dinner and Ceremony honoring 2020 SCAA inductees
Etherredge Center Gallery, USC-Aiken
6:00 p.m. reception followed by sit-down dinner and ceremony
Business attire
Paid reservations required (see payment information below)
 
April 19, 2020
Brunch honoring the 2020 winners of the Coker and McCray Nickens Fellowships and Student Prizes
The Willcox
100 Colleton Avenue SW, Aiken, 29801
10:00 a.m. brunch and readings by fellowship and prize winners
Business attire
Paid reservations required (see payment information below)

April 19, 2020
Dedication of Historical Marker at Legare-Morgan Cottage
241 Laurens Street, Aiken, 29801
1:30 p.m.: ceremony, reception, cottage open house
Free and open to the public



~PAID RESERVATIONS~ 
For the April 18, 2020 SCAA Dinner Ceremony at USCA’s Etherredge Center:
$55 for individual (includes wine reception, sit-down dinner, and ceremony)
$100 for couple (includes reception, dinner, and ceremony for you and guest)

For the April 19, 2020 SCAA Fellowship Brunch at the Willcox
$15 per individual for Sunday brunch and readings 

Reservations and Donations can be made online here:
Induction Weekend Tickets

Checks are also accepted. Please indicate on the memo line: number of seats for the April 18 dinner and/or the April 19 brunch and/or the amount of the donation. Please make checks payable to SC Academy of Authors and send to: 

The SC Academy of Authors
701 Gervais Street
Suite 150-195
Columbia, SC 29201


All paid dinner/brunch reservations and donations help support the educational mission of the South Carolina Academy of Authors, a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose principal purpose is to honor the state’s most distinguished writers and encourage the reading of their works.