Whew! Your JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival anonymous Selection Committee had some really tough decisions to make, winnowing 54 great writer applicants down to a pool of 30 fabulous readers for the festival to be held on November 16, 2019. Fueled by grit, determination, and an overstuffed cookie jar, they made it through the ordeal.

Congratulatory (and consolation) letters will be sent next Wednesday, August 21st, so watch your inboxes for an email from scribbler.finch@gmail.com, if you applied to read at the festival.

To see a short history of the festival and to learn what’s new for 2019, pick up the Wednesday, August 21st editon of Folio Weekly, which will also feature a list of this year’s selected writers for JaxbyJax, at your favorite newsstand. This edition of the magazine will showcase area writers and, no, your Scribbler doesn’t know who was selected for the magazine; I’m as curious as you are! Can’t wait to read about our fellow ink-stained wretches.