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Announcing JaxNEXT100 Writing Contest Winners

JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival, 904WARD, and The Jessie wish to congratulate the winners of the We Have the WRITE to Our Futures Writing Contest and Celebration. We also wish to thank everyone who submitted an entry to the contest. All submissions will be preserved in a digital time capsule for the edification and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Page Poetry
Honorable Mention:
Ebony Payne English
Rashad Hawkins
Ashley Gilbert
Jalicia Lewis
Julie Delegal
Student Winner:
Phillip Simmons, Jr.
Runner Up:
Michael G. O’Connell
First Place:
Valerie Esguerra

Prose (Essay or Story)
Honorable Mention:
Karen Johnson Rieley
Anna K. Jacobson
Nick Blank
Linda O’Connell
Melissa Gopp-Warner
Student Winner:
Dana Aljubouri
Runner Up:
Gary Sass
First Place:
Valerie Esguerra

Spoken Word
Honorable Mention:
Jalicia Lewis
Yvette Angelique
Tricia Booker
True Aris Renato (Sergio Dixon)
Love Reigns (Taryn Wharwood)
Student Winner:
Zuri Jendayi Randolph
Runner-Up:
B. Neal Jefferson
First Place:
Valerie Esguerra









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JaxNEXT100 Writing Awards and Celebration this Friday

Join Jacksonville’s writing community at the Jessie on Friday, August 12th as we celebrate the city’s past and present and imagine its future through the voices of its poets, writers, and spoken word artists. Meet and mingle with writers and lovers of literature starting at 5 p.m., while enjoying two food trucks as well as delicious coffee, sweets, and both adult and non-alcoholic beverages. The awards program starts at 6:30 p.m., with readings from over 20 writers starting at 7 p.m.

Get the details at https://www.thejessie.org/jaxnext100