The inaugural Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival opened on November 2, 2017, with the southeastern premiere of BREATHE, a film written by Academy Award nominee William Nicholson, directed by Andy Serkis, and starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy.
Read moreBritish Ambassador Acknowledges the Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival
We at the Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival are honored by this letter, sent from Sir Kim Darroch KCMG, British Ambassador to the United States. We hope you'll read it, and share our enthusiasm and gratitude.
Charleston Mayor Signs Proclamation in Honor of C2C!
We at the Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival are pleased to announce that Charleston's mayor, the Honorable John Tecklenburg, has issued a Proclamation in honor of our festival! The weekend of November 3rd, 2017 is now officially The Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival Weekend here in Charleston!
Thank you, Mayor Tecklenburg, for your support! We're happy you share in our enthusiasm for our inaugural festival!
Holy City Sinner and Post & Courier put C2C in the news
Local superstar blogger Holy City Sinner talks up the Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival Launch. Thanks, Sinner, for your support!
The Post & Courier has mentioned C2C twice in recent weeks! Thanks for the kind words, P&C!
New Charleston literary festival connects Holy City to UK
Post & Courier Fall Arts Calendar
Charleston City Paper Calls C2C Festival Lineup "Incredible"
The Charleston City Paper, a local weekly newspaper, caught early wind of the Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival, calling the lineup "incredible."
Click here to read more of what the City Paper had to say! We thank them for their enthusiasm and support.
Charleston to Charleston Launches New UK/US Partnership
Welcome to the Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival! In our inaugural year, we’re thrilled to announce a unique and exciting new partnership between like-minded organizations from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
Charleston Farmhouse, in the rolling South Downs of the Sussex, England countryside, has long been home to some of Britain’s greatest creative thinkers. Beginning with the world famous Bloomsbury Group of English writers and artists including Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell, and E. M. Forster, the Farmhouse now hosts the annual Charleston Festival every May. By bringing together internationally influential writers and intellectuals, Charleston Farmhouse is truly a place where books, ideas and creativity bloom.
Here in the United States, the Charleston Library Society is an organization equally dedicated to supporting creative culture and lifelong learning for its members and the community. Established in 1748 by a group of nineteen young men in who wanted to stay abreast of the latest publications from London, the Society has existed in various locations throughout the city until moving to its permanent home at 164 King Street, in the heart of historic downtown Charleston. It is currently the second oldest circulating library in the United States and the oldest cultural institution in the South. With a vault full of early American periodicals and claiming the former membership of DuBose Heyward, Josephine Pinckney, and many other members of the Charleston Renaissance, the Charleston Library Society is a haven for historians and bibliophiles alike.
Thus, it makes perfect sense for the two Charlestons (Farmhouse and Society) to join together to create a brand new literary festival. The Festival is being coordinated by the Charleston Library Society, the newly formed Charleston to Charleston, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized by the Charleston Trust that supports the Sussex Festival, as well as a group of dedicated South Carolinians committed to bringing a world-class literary festival to Charleston, South Carolina. Together, this partnership is dedicated to building the premier festival in the United States where books, ideas, and creativity will flourish.
Julian Fellowes Visits The Charleston Library Society in January, 2017
On January 11th and 12th, 2017, Downton Abbey came to Charleston!
Well, not exactly. The Crawley ladies and the Earl of Grantham didn’t appear on King Street in full early-19th Century British Aristocracy regalia. But their creator, Lord Julian Fellowes, did! Lord Fellowes came to Charleston for a series of events co-hosted by SC ETV, the Charleston Library Society, and the brand new Charleston to Charleston, Inc.
Events included a lunch lecture, a cocktail party, and an evening at the Dock Street Theater along with writer William Nicholson. The hours were filled with laughter as Lord Fellowes and his companions discussed the trials and tribulations of a decades-spanning writing and acting career, “overnight” success, and how many times a writer can really be rejected.
Below are some pictures from the weekend. If you attended, we hope you had fun. If you missed it, we hope you enjoy this glimpse into what was a weekend for the ages.
All photos courtesy of Leigh Webber Photography.
Lord Fellowes takes the stage at the Dock Street Theater
Charleston Library Society Anne Cleveland presents Lord Fellowes with a gift
A full house at the Charleston Library Society
