Johnny Masiulewicz is author of the poetry collections Keywords and Professional Cemetery, andfounder of the artisan publishing house Happy Tapir Press. As proprietor of the press, he has created the award-winning Happy Tapir zine series, and has published the work of such Jacksonville literary luminaries as Lynn Skapyak, Tim Gilmore, G.M Palmer, and Keri Foster. His own work has appeared in a variety of literary journals and sites including Curbside Review, The Main Street Rag, Third Wednesday and The Alembic. A Native Chicagoan, Johnny now lives and works in the Murray Hill neighborhood.

Masiulewicz will host two reading sessions in the Art Auditorium E-112-F on Saturday, December 2nd. The first is from 1:00 – 2:30 PM, and the second is from 3-4 PM. He’ll read from his work from 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM.

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, Delegal & Poindexter, Andres Rojas, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, Babs’ Lab, JaxPsychoGeo, San Marco Books and More, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC.