Melissa Aiuppy has lived in Jacksonville most of her life. She is a musician and music educator, but has discovered her passion for memoir writing. Melissa has been published online at Herviewfromhome.com. Her story, “An Angel in Aldi” was displayed in the Makers Gallery during the 2019 Jax by Jax. She is in the process of finishing her first memoir, Scared Out of My Mind (and Loving It). She lives in Springfield with her husband and three children.

Aiuppy will read at 1:30 PM on Saturday, December 2nd in the Art Gallery Auditorium E-112-F.

JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival X, a celebration of Jacksonville Writers Writing Jacksonville, will be held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, December 1, 2, and 3, 2023 at FSCJ’s Kent Campus, 3939 Roosevelt Blvd, Jacksonville, FL, 32205.

JaxbyJax is grateful to our generous sponsors: FSCJ, Alternate Roots, Mellon Foundation, Ford Foundation, 904WARD, Chamblin’s Bookmine and Uptown Café, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, Bab’s Lab, JaxPsychoGeo, San Marco Books and More, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC.