Valarie Esguerra grew up writing and directing plays for her church, as well as performing in local theatre. She worked as a creative for TeleNext Media and Flyover Studios, companies that produced family-friendly movies of the week for Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble. Valarie was one of four artists chosen for the arts integration residency program “Lift Every Voice” sponsored in part by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and Duval County Public Schools.

One of her favorite quotes is by Fredrick Buechner: “The place God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”  ​

Hear Esguerra read her work at the JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival on Saturday, October 16th at the Jessie Ball DuPont Center in downtown Jacksonville.