Category Archives: Darlyn’s Events

River of Grass Writing Experience

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Your Scribbler is excited to share our little slice of paradise with writers who seek a quiet place to write, learn, and improve your work.

The River of Grass Writing Experience is held in a serene, natural setting at the confluence of the Trout and Ribault rivers in historic north Jacksonville: 8472 Concord Blvd. W, Jacksonville, FL 32208

Work with Darlyn Finch Kuhn (award-winning author of the novel Sewing Holes, the short story collection Red Wax Rose, and the poetry collection Three Houses) as well as other talented writers to create and refine poems, short stories, memoirs, and novels of your own.

6 week (2 hour) workshops on novels and memoirs are limited to 6 students and are $300. (June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10)

4 week (2 hour) workshops on short stories and poetry are limited to 8 students and are $150.  (June 6, 13, 20, 27)

3 hour weekend workshops on a variety of real-world topics of interest to writers (prompts included) are $50. (See list and schedule, below.)

Writing to the Beats – an exploration of the influence of music and nature on the work of On the Road author Jack Kerouac – Saturday, June 9 from 2-5 p.m.

Writing New Southern Gothic – weird characters, strange places, and tough times combine to create classic fiction with a twist – Saturday, July 14 from 2-5 p.m.

To learn more and/or register for any River of Grass Writing Experiencewrite to Darlyn here.

Third Thursday Open Mic at House of Leaf and Bean

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Join other Jacksonville area poets at the House of Leaf and Bean, 14474 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32250 from 6-8 pm on the Third Thursday of each month (starting May 17, 2018) to hear contemporary poetry and read your own.

Hosted by your Scribbler, Darlyn Finch Kuhn.

Please register here so Wen Raiti will know how much delicious organic coffee, tea, and food to prepare.

How Supporting Other Writers Can Benefit an Author

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The final segment of my three-part interview with the Author Learning Center concerns supporting other writers in every way we can – attending readings, buying books, writing book reviews, etc. – before ever asking anyone to do those things for you.

Scribbles is the main way I try to help other writers and artists, in addition to those mentioned above. If you want to learn more, sign up, or tell me about a publication or event, click here.  It’s free, and I will never sell the list. Information about your readings, publications, and events will post on the Scribbles website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and will also go out to lovers of art and literature at 3 p.m. via my daily enewsletter.

If you sign up for Scribbles and have a website of your own, you can send me the link and become a Notable Scribbler on the Scribbles website.

Please check it out, and spread the word.

Jacksonville Visits Orlando at Timucua!

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The Southeast Sister Cities Reading Tour concept is simple. Our writers read in your town. Then your writers read in our town. Everybody wins!

Sunday, May 27th at the Timucua Arts Foundation White House, 2000 S. Summerlin Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806

Jacksonville writers reading in Orlando are: Sohrab Homi Fracis, Tim Gilmore, Laura Hoffman, Matt Lany, Andres Rojas, and Nikesha Elise Williams. Orlando writers hosting and reading are: Shawn Welcome and Tod Caviness.

Doors at 7. Readings from 7:30 – 9 pm. Free and open to the public. (Donations accepted for the venue.) Bring a bottle of wine and some bites to share, please.