Authors for Literacy, Turning Pages SC, and numerous community partners in Lexington and Richland County of South Carolina come together annually to raise money for adult literacy. Join us as we highlight the incredible talent of authors supporting this event. To book your table space or sponsor the event, head over to Authors for Literacy.

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Arthur Turfa Books

Arthur Turfa is a Lexington-based poet and writer.

The most recent of his poetry books is Saluda Reflections, from Finishing Line Press (2017). His five other poetry books (two with ekphrastic poetry to the art of Carol Worthington-Levy) exhibiting varying styles that reflect on his careers, travels, and insights.

An active member of the SCWA, (heading the Poetry Chapter), his poems have appeared in The Petigru Review, The Pangolin Review, The Lothlorien Poetry Review, to name a few places. A writer of Southern Fiction, his first novel, The Botleys of Beaumont County is available on Blurb.

He has a short story in the inaugural issue of the Lit eZine. He is one of the poetry readers for The Petigru Review and a fiction reader for the Northern Appalachia Review.

Connect with Arther on Instagram via @turfaarthur and @ArthurTurfaPoet on Facebook.