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Valarie Esguerra to Read at JaxbyJax

Valarie Esguerra grew up writing and directing plays for her church, as well as performing in local theatre. She worked as a creative for TeleNext Media and Flyover Studios, companies that produced family-friendly movies of the week for Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble. Valarie was one of four artists chosen for the arts integration residency program “Lift Every Voice” sponsored in part by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and Duval County Public Schools.

Valarie will read at 2:30 PM on Saturday, October 29 in 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 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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JaxbyJax Community Writing Workshops

JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival IX will reach out to aspiring and student writers in the Jacksonville area leading up to the festival by conducting Community Writing Workshops at four FSCJ campuses. The workshops will all run from 6-8 PM on Wednesday evenings at the following locations:

Sept. 28 Downtown Campus, Room A2012

Oct. 5 North Campus, Room D212

Oct. 12 South Campus, Room T101

Oct. 19 Kent Campus, Room A208

Each workshop participant is asked to bring a dozen copies of a short story or poem(s) that can be read in 5-10 minutes for gentle critique and encouragement.

The workshops will be led by writers and Co-Directors of the JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival, Brad and Darlyn Kuhn.

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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!