Friday evening, October 28, 2022, we’ll kick off JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival IX with a dramatic reading of “Screams Echo” in the Grand Hall of the Jessie Ball DuPont Center. The doors open at 6 p.m. and play will start promptly at 6:30 p.m., followed by a discussion led by 904WARD, and a Q&A with author/narrator Bobbie O’Connor, composer/cellist Tahirah Whittington, and actress Victoria Canady-Anderson.
We’ll profile each of these amazing performers in future Scribbles, but please spread the word about the play, and this wonderful poster with art (and designed by) international artist Erin Kendrick
Poet, writer and editor, Lynn Skapyak Harlin’s first published poem “War Waste” appeared in Time magazine, in 1970. Her poems appeared in Women’s Voices, State Street Review, Arbus, Section Eight, Florida Speaks, The Gate, Aquarian, AC PAPA volumes 1,2&3. Her chapbooks, Real Women Drive Trucks and Press One for More Options published in 1997 and Age Changes in 2017. Her collection of 90 poems, Twist and Turns appeared in 2019. All Shapes and Sizes, poems written from 1972-2022, was published in 2022.
Lynn will give a workshop entitled, “Writing the Rondolet Poem” at 10 AM on Saturday, October 29 in Training Center Room 038, and will read at 2:45 PM in the Lecture Hall. To see the Event Guide, click here.
Barbara Colaciello brings a unique perspective and skill set to her teaching and writing utilizing her eclectic experiences and interests.
Based on her extensive theater background, sales and marketing experience and on her artistic journey as an actress, director, playwright, and educator, she has developed a process that promotes success through authenticity, focus, improvisation and collaboration.
Barbara will work with selected JaxbyJax writer/readers to develop their presentation skills in a workshop on Saturday, October 22 at Babs’ Lab. Email scribbler.finch@gmail.com to book a spot.
Tim Gilmore, Ph.D, writes about the haunted South as center of America’s cultural rifts. He’s the author of 21 books, most recently Box Broken Open: The Architecture of Ted Pappas. He and his wife Jo Carlisle founded JaxbyJax in 2014. His website, https://jaxpsychogeo.com/ , is a collection of more than 650 narratives through which he seeks to map Jacksonville, one story of one location at a time. Tim has written four works for the stage, each produced at FSCJ, where he teaches Writing.
