Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Visit and experience the childhood home of one of America's most important writers.

The Flannery O’Connor Home Foundation is dedicated to preserving the birthplace of author Flannery O’Connor and providing educational opportunities through guided tours, informative lectures and literary events. The Foundation encourages the discovery and exploration of O’Connor’s rich body of work and the interpretation of her writing by contemporary readers, authors and artists.

“I am about convinced now that my novel is finished. It has reached a stage where it is a pleasure for me to type it so ...
06/12/2026

“I am about convinced now that my novel is finished. It has reached a stage where it is a pleasure for me to type it so I presume it is done. I sit all day typing and grinning like the Cheshire cat. There is nothing like being pleased with your own efforts—and this is the best stage—before it is published and begins to be misunderstood…”

Flannery O’Connor expressed her delight over completing her second novel “The Violent Bear it Away” in a letter to playwright Maryat Lee, her dear friend, on July 5th 1959.

(“The Habit of Being” edited by Sally Fitzgerald)

We had the privilege of participating in a fantastic symposium this week hosted by the Mary Flannery O’Connor Charitable...
06/05/2026

We had the privilege of participating in a fantastic symposium this week hosted by the Mary Flannery O’Connor Charitable Trust and focusing on Flannery in Savannah.

It was so special to hear directly from the many impressive visiting scholars on various aspects of Flannery’s work and life and a joy to host them at the Childhood Home for tours and a reception.

The symposium concluded last night with Flannery-inspired poetry by .a.odonnell and music by in the courtyard of her alma mater .

We are so lucky to be a part of this widespread and passionate Flannery family full of countless champions working to keep Flannery’s legacy thriving and the conversation going for generations to come.

This cartoon was created and captioned by Flannery O’Connor during her tenure as feature editor of “The Spectrum”, Georg...
05/29/2026

This cartoon was created and captioned by Flannery O’Connor during her tenure as feature editor of “The Spectrum”, Georgia State College for Women’s yearbook.

Alongside the cartoon, Flannery included the following:

“Here are the ones who have traveled this way many times before and each time helping open new doors of learning and understanding for travelers like you and me. One can never forget a teacher of his favorite subject just as one can never stop appreciating his years spent in preparation, the books read, the travels made, the dollars spent, the kindliness and understanding, the spirit of seeking truth.”

Congratulations to all the recent grads out there and to those who helped them along the way 🧑‍🎓

[“Flannery O’Connor: The Cartoons” edited by Kelly Gerald]

We're so excited for book club this Sunday! See you there!
05/26/2026

We're so excited for book club this Sunday! See you there!

Please join us on Sunday, June 21st at 6pm in the parlor of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home to hear original poetry...
05/22/2026

Please join us on Sunday, June 21st at 6pm in the parlor of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home to hear original poetry, fiction & essays by local writers from our 2025-2026 professional writing workshop and to learn more about this monthly writers’ salon, including how to apply!

Register here: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/flanneryoconnorhome/items/640618/calendar/2026/06/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnoTkW8va7awDrzkVpGzwgIa7ZhHKHuSvbI7zIm8HzpTo5ufpke0jk7-yQt1Q_aem_qF9ccgLTTTKvv9_X4ltxxw

Please note that registration is required for this event and it fills up fast. We will have a waiting list. If you are not able to claim a seat at the reading, you can find out more information on our website: www.flanneryoconnorhome.org/peacockguild. The application link will be posted here and on our website immediately following the conclusion of the reading on June 21st.

With questions, please email [email protected].

We look forward to celebrating this year’s talented cohort!

Katherine Anne Porter was born on this day: May 15th, 1890. Porter was the celebrated author most famously of twenty-six...
05/15/2026

Katherine Anne Porter was born on this day: May 15th, 1890. Porter was the celebrated author most famously of twenty-six short stories and one novel. In 1966, she won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for “The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter”. She was also one of Flannery O’Connor’s favorite friends.

Porter and O’Connor met on March 28th, 1958. In a letter to a friend written on April 14th, 1958, Flannery remarked upon this meeting:

“Miss Katherine Anne was very nice indeed. Very pleasant and agreeable, crazy about my peacocks; plowed all over the yard behind me in her spike-heeled shoes to see my various kinds of chickens. I didn’t hear her read but most of the people I talked to who did thought she read well. They say she had on a black halter type dress sans back & long black gloves which interfered with her turning the pages. After each story, she made a kind of curtsy, which someone described as ‘wobbly.’ She’s about sixty-five” (“The Habit of Being” edited by Sally Fitzgerald).

Image: Katherine Anne Porter portrait with typewriter and Juniper (kitten), 1946, Santa Monica, California. Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Maryland Libraries.

Today marks the anniversary of Regina Cline O’Connor’s passing on May 8th, 1995. Having lived to be 99 years old, Regina...
05/08/2026

Today marks the anniversary of Regina Cline O’Connor’s passing on May 8th, 1995. Having lived to be 99 years old, Regina lived a very full life. She was a real Southern belle, a hardworking and successful businesswoman, and a (respectable) force to be reckoned with. Of course, she is best remembered as mother, friend, caretaker, and muse to her only child, Flannery O’Connor. Although mother and daughter were quite famously opposites in many ways, there was always unconditional love and admiration between them. Today we remember and honor Regina O’Connor, to whom we are forever indebted.

Image courtesy of Andalusia: the Home of Flannery O'Connor, Mid-20th century, 2019.1.144, gift of Louise Florencourt.

The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home volunteers and staff had the absolute privilege of touring St Vincent’s Academy ear...
05/01/2026

The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home volunteers and staff had the absolute privilege of touring St Vincent’s Academy earlier this week.

Founded in 1845 by the Sisters of Mercy as a private school and orphanage, St Vincent’s Academy was the first Catholic educational institution in the state of Georgia. As a child, Flannery O’Connor attended St Vincent’s Grammar School, but today it is exclusively a college preparatory school for high school girls.

The campus is beautiful and full of history and promise for the future of its students. We were extremely impressed by our student guides, blown away by the extensive programming offered, and moved by the many long-held traditions that create their tight knit community.

We couldn’t ask for better neighbors and are sincerely grateful for the relationship we have with this important Savannah institution. Thank you, SVA, for opening your doors to us.

For our next book club meeting, we​ are going back to Flannery O’Connor’s roots to discuss one of her favorite authors f...
04/26/2026

For our next book club meeting, we​ are going back to Flannery O’Connor’s roots to discuss one of her favorite authors from childhood: Louisa May Alcott. “Eight Cousins” is the story of recently-orphaned and ill Rose Campbell who moves to Boston to live with her large and lively extended family.
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This book club will be moderated by local author Helen Bradley.

Capacity is limited so please REGISTER here: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/flanneryoconnorhome/items/567425/calendar/2025/01/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnoTkW8va7awDrzkVpGzwgIa7ZhHKHuSvbI7zIm8HzpTo5ufpke0jk7-yQt1Q_aem_qF9ccgLTTTKvv9_X4ltxxw

Sunday, May 31 at 6pm
207 E. Charlton Street
Savannah, GA 31401

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