The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is pleased to announce that Bruce Murdy (pictured) has joined the Conroy Center’s staff as Director of Development.
Murdy brings over 40 years of experience to this role, most of those headquartered in Charleston. For many years, he headed Rawle Murdy, a Charleston-based marketing, advertising, and public relations firm. After selling the firm and retiring from marketing, Murdy began a new professional challenge as Director of Development for a regional symphony orchestra based in South Florida. Hearing the call of the South Carolina lowcountry, Murdy returned home in 2024 and recently joined the Center’s staff.
In his new role, Murdy’s responsibilities include engagement with current and prospective donors, working with private and public grant-making organizations, and identifying new funding opportunities for the Conroy Center.
“I’m especially excited to join the Pat Conroy Literary Center,” says Murdy. “As with many readers around the world, Pat Conroy has always held a special place in my heart. To be able to represent the Conroy Center and to help it nurture aspiring writers and educators is an honor and highlight of my career.”
Inspired by the life and work of writer, educator, and mentor Pat Conroy (1945-2016)—the beloved author of The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, and more—the Pat Conroy Literary Center nurtures a diverse community of writers, readers, teachers, and students by offering exhibits, workshops, author visits, educational programs, and special events that celebrate the transformative power of story, expanding its positive impact through collaboration with local and national partners.
To learn more about the year-round educational mission of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, please visit www.patconroyliterarycenter.org or 601 Bladen Street in historic downtown Beaufort, South Carolina (Thursday through Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m.).