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Chris Gabbard Graces JaxbyJax

Chris Gabbard teaches courses in British Enlightenment literature, Disability Studies in the Humanities, and creative nonfiction at the University of North Florida. Beacon Press published his book A Life Beyond Reason: A Father’s Memoir in spring of 2019, and Bloomsbury will release his co-edited volume, A Cultural History of Disability in the Long Eighteenth Century in December. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to Jacksonville in 2001. From 1983 to 1989, he was the chief editor of The Short Story Review, the journal that published Amy Tan’s first story.

You can hear Gabbard read from his work at the JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival on Saturday, November 16th in downtown Jacksonville. Click here for details.

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Hear Kat Rowland at JaxbyJax

JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival is thrilled to welcome another award-winning writer to the fold.

Kat Roland is a Jacksonville native. She went to LaVilla and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. She also recently graduated from the University of North Florida with a bachelor’s degree in English and minor in Creative Writing. She is the 2019 Amy Wainwright Creative Nonfiction Award winner. You can find her work in Paper Darts, Gingerbread House, The Gateway Review, and Flock.

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Check out Marq Mervin at JaxbyJax

Part of the fun of the JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival is getting to know the cool kids. Here’s one!

Marq Mervin is a multifaceted creative, educator, TEDx speaker, and lover of video games. His tenure in broadcast led to an Emmy Award-winning documentary. Currently, Marq teaches at Florida State College at Jacksonville and advocates for art and design education for underrepresented youth. His work led to recognition from Revision Path’s 28 Days of the Web and to moderate VyStar’s International Artist Lecture Series with Disney legend Floyd Norman. He’s the author of “One Day, I Hope That…”, a collection of prose and poetry. When he’s not traveling for tournaments or speaking opportunities, he’s catching up on his favorite anime.