If you are a student-writer in Jacksonville (high school or college) or if you know a talented one, JaxbyJax wants you to know about the Student Showcase that kicks off the JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival. It’s a chance for student-writers to read their words to lit lovers gathered to celebrate local writers.
Interested students should email matthewlany@gmail.com with a writing sample by Saturday, August 25th. Professor Lany will respond after selections have been made.
JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival has made new connections, and strengthened existing ones, to enhance its annual celebration of authors who either live in Jacksonville, were born here, or write about Jacksonville. JaxbyJax V will be held on October 13, 2018 at various venues near the corner of Park and King Streets in historic Riverside/Avondale.
Starting at 1:30 p.m. with the Student Showcase sponsored by FSCJ, UNF, and Women Writing for a Change, the festival features local writers (to be named by September 13th) from 3-6 p.m. An after-party sponsored by Bridge Eight Press (publishers of the new anthology, 15 Views of Jacksonville) will be held from 6-8 pm at Yellow House, located on the Corner of Roselle and King Streets.
A popup bookstore sponsored and staffed by San Marco Books & More will sell books by local authors reading in the festival.