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JaxbyJax welcomes Wyne Karnath

Wyne Karnath is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction who writes every day, and posts at findyournation.org, to inspire and connect people of like minds, especially those who want to make a positive change.
His fiction is often set in the near future. Mankind’s unsteady and problematic relationship to technology is central to his work. His brand of fiction is speculative, not fantasy.Karnath is a finalist for the Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Award for short fiction.

Wyne will read at 11:15 AM on Saturday, October 29 at the Lecture Hall.
To see the Event Guide, click here.

JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival IX, a celebration of Jacksonville Writers Writing Jacksonville, will be held on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the Jessie Ball duPont Center, 40 East Adams Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. Click here for directions and parking information.

JaxbyJax is grateful to our generous sponsors: JaxNEXT100, Jessie Ball duPont Center, Moving the Margins, 904WARD, Happy Tapir Press, Bab’s Lab, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, The Volstead, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC. Please click on their names to learn more.

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Sohrab Homi Fracis with True Fiction at JaxbyJax

Sohrab Homi Fracis will read from his new book of Jax stories, True Fiction. He won the Iowa Short Fiction Award, juried by the legendary Iowa Writers’ Workshop, for Ticket to Minto. His novel, Go Home, was shortlisted by Stanford for the William Saroyan International Prize. He was Twin Cities Visiting Writer in Residence at Augsburg College, Artist in Residence at Yaddo, and Florida Individual Artist Fellow. The South Asian Literary Association awarded him its Distinguished Achievement Award.

Sohrab will read at 11:45 AM on Saturday, October 29 at the Lecture Hall.
To see the Event Guide, click here.

JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival IX, a celebration of Jacksonville Writers Writing Jacksonville, will be held on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the Jessie Ball duPont Center, 40 East Adams Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. Click here for directions and parking information.

JaxbyJax is grateful to our generous sponsors: JaxNEXT100, Jessie Ball duPont Center, Moving the Margins, 904WARD, Happy Tapir Press, Bab’s Lab, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, The Volstead, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC. Please click on their names to learn more.

Celebrations, JaxbyJax, Scribblers Sharing Info, What's Happening

Nancy Murrey-Settle to Read at JaxbyJax

Nancy Murrey-Settle primarily writes essays, and poetry. She is contributing editor to (a) river rising; anthology of women’s voices, and has a background writing for radio in Tampa and Chicago. A retired librarian, she served at all levels of the education system. She has retired from Stanton College Prep. A native of Jacksonville, she resides in her family home in Riverside where she is researching and working on a project related to the child welfare system and parenting.

Nancy will read at 2:45 PM on Saturday, October 29 at the Rooftop Garden. To see the Event Guide, click here.

JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival IX, a celebration of Jacksonville Writers Writing Jacksonville, will be held on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the Jessie Ball duPont Center, 40 East Adams Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. Click here for directions and parking information.

JaxbyJax is grateful to our generous sponsors: JaxNEXT100, Jessie Ball duPont Center, Moving the Margins, 904WARD, Happy Tapir Press, Bab’s Lab, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, The Volstead, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC. Please click on their names to learn more.

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JaxbyJax 2022 Writer Profiles

It’s that exciting time of year where we post profiles of the authors, poets, memoirists, playwrights, workshop leaders, and screenwriters who will participate in the JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival IX. Go to jaxbyjax.com and scroll down to the center/left of the page to find the author photos. Click on the photo to read a very brief bio of the writer.

Mark your calendar for Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29. We’ll see you at The Jessie!