Ma Bones is a local Jacksonville educator and writer. Along with Nick Dunkenstein, she is the founder of “DeadSteins,” a group which offers free workshops and programming to the writing community at large.
DeadSteins’ first illustrated poetry book will be released in time for Jax by Jax. Hear Ma Bones read from it on Saturday, November 16th.
The JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival is pleased to announce the return of Laura Hoffman to read on Saturday, November 16th. Check the times and venues here.
Laura Hoffman is a United States Marine Corps Veteran with a B.A in English from The University of North Florida. Hoffman is currently attending The University of Tampa’s MFA in Creative Writing Program. Her most recent work is forthcoming or appears in: 2River, Bop Dead City, Enizagam, Not Very Quiet, Waxing & Waning, Clear Poetry, Penultimate Peanut, The Bangalore Review, The Gyroscope Review,The Ibis Head Review, Chaleur Magazine, The Write Launch, Atomic Style Society Magazine, Left Hooks, Flypaper Magazine, Night Picnic Press, and Noir Nation. Hoffman is also the winner of The 2018 Wainright Award for Poetry.
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The Colbi King/JaxbyJax interview will be aired on Saturday, November 9th on 100.7 The Promise, Sunny 102.3, Jax Country 94.1 & 105.3, Praise 107.9, and Talk 100.3 at 6AM. Then on WBOB AM600 FM 101.1, it will be aired at 3PM. Enjoy!
Johnny Masiulewicz is author of the poetry collection Professional Cemetery (Puddin’head Press), creator of the Happy Tapir zine series, and founder of the artisan publishing house Happy Tapir Press. His work has appeared in a variety of literary journals, sites and anthologies including Curbside Review, The Main Street Rag, Third Wednesday, Ash & Bones and The Alembic. A native Chicagoan, he now lives and works in St Johns, Florida.
Masiulewicz returns to JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival on Saturday, November 16th. Check it out here.