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Melissa Aiuppy to read at JaxbyJax

Melissa Aiuppy has lived in Jacksonville most of her life. She is a musician and music educator, but has discovered her passion for memoir writing. Melissa has been published online at Herviewfromhome.com. Her story, “An Angel in Aldi” was displayed in the Makers Gallery during the 2019 Jax by Jax. She is in the process of finishing her first memoir, Scared Out of My Mind (and Loving It). She lives in Springfield with her husband and three children.

Aiuppy will read at 1:30 PM on Saturday, December 2nd in the Art Gallery Auditorium E-112-F.

JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival X, a celebration of Jacksonville Writers Writing Jacksonville, will be held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, December 1, 2, and 3, 2023 at FSCJ’s Kent Campus, 3939 Roosevelt Blvd, Jacksonville, FL, 32205.

JaxbyJax is grateful to our generous sponsors: FSCJ, Alternate Roots, Mellon Foundation, Ford Foundation, 904WARD, Chamblin’s Bookmine and Uptown Café, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, Bab’s Lab, JaxPsychoGeo, San Marco Books and More, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC.

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JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival X to Host Mayor Donna Deegan and Former Sheriff Nat Glover

We are pleased to announce the presentation of the JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival X on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; December 1, 2, and 3, 2023. The event will be held at the Kent Campus of FSCJ, 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32205.

This year’s Tenth Anniversary festival will open on Friday night with a reading by former Duval County Sheriff Nat Glover from his book, Striving for Justice: A Black Sheriff in the Deep South, followed by a multi-media presentation of The Brown Wonder by Willie Evans, Jr.

Saturday’s juried celebration will include readings and book signings by poets and writers who were born in Jacksonville, live in the city now, write about Jacksonville, OR use it as a setting for their work. Talented student writers from UNF, FSCJ, and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts will be featured throughout the day in the Student Showcase.

Saturday evening will feature a reading by Mayor Donna Deegan from her book, Through Rose-Colored Glasses: A Marathon from Fear to Love. The Dr. James R. Cobb Student Writer Awards will be presented, as well.

On Sunday, nine concurrent workshops on various writing-related topics will be presented by experts in the genres.

JaxbyJax is grateful to the sponsors of the 2023 festival, which include FSCJ, Alternate ROOTS, Mellon Foundation, Ford Foundation, 904WARD, Delegal & Poindexter P.A., and Chamblin’s Bookmine and Uptown Café.

Brad Kuhn & Associates, Scribbles, and Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance return as festival producers.

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Have you submitted to JaxbyJax 10?

Submissions are currently being accepted through September 30th to read your work at the 10th annual JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival to be held on Saturday, December 2nd at FSCJ’s Kent Campus.

Click here to apply: https://www.jaxbyjax.com/application

To apply, you must have been born in Jacksonville, live in Jacksonville now, write about Jacksonville, OR use Jacksonville as a setting in your work.

There are now 10 genres included in the application: Fiction, Memoir/Creative Nonfiction, Page Poetry, Spoken Word Poetry, Storytelling, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Songwriting, Rap/Hip Hop Lyricism, and Other (Surprise/Delight us).

NOTE: All submissions must be able to be read or performed within a 15-minute session – NO EXCEPTIONS.

If you have any questions about the application or the application process, please email Darlyn Finch Kuhn at scribbler.finch@gmail.com and include “JaxbyJax application inquiry” in the subject line.

An application fee of $5, $10, $15, $20 OR $25.00, via PayPal to Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC, is suggested with each application. Please pay the application fee that you are comfortable paying, to help support the festival, but do not let the lack of an application fee stop you from applying. All fees paid will go directly toward festival costs. Student writers should NOT pay any application fee.

The anonymous application committee looks forward to considering your application.