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Celebrations, Scribblers Sharing Info, What's Happening

Alias Anna Book Event

Greg and Candy Dawson sent a note to the Scribblers:

Hello, Friends!  We would be honored to have you attend a special event at Winter Park Library on Saturday, October 15 at 2:00.  Greg is the co-author of Alias Anna:  A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis. Prize winning children’s author Susan Hood adapted Greg’s book, Hiding in the Spotlight, into a creative biography in verse for ages 10 through adult. Aimée, who brought her grandmother Zhanna’s story into the light because of a social studies assignment at Glenridge Middle School in 1994, is the audiobook narrator (sample on the Amazon site linked above).  Candy’s documentary filmed in Ukraine in and around Kharkiv, Zhanna’s hometown, will be shown.  You will see Ukraine in her pristine beauty before today’s war-torn images so sadly portrayed in the news.

Bonus:  Aimée’s 2 and a half year old daughter Félicité will make a cameo appearance—Zhanna’s legacy lives on! 

Hope to see you on October 15th!  Bring your tween and teen friends.  This event is Family Friendly!!

The event is free but has limited seating. Please register here:  

https://www.winterparklibrary.org/author-event-greg-dawson-alias-anna

Take care, 

🌻Candy 🇺🇦Greg 💛Aimée & 💙Félicité 🌻

Books available for purchase and signing at the event. 

JaxbyJax, Scribblers Sharing Info, What's Happening

Yvette Angelique to Hold Workshop at JaxbyJax

Poet and storytelling facilitator Yvette Angelique runs Narratives for Change, an art, culture, and social change practice. Studying at the University of Denver and Goddard College, Yvette completed her graduate work to produce poetry and prose that speak to the context and complexity of Black women’s lives. She works with women and girls to use storytelling for healing, literary art-making, consciousness-raising and advocacy.

Yvette will give a workshop entitled, “Writing the Bop Poem ” at 10 AM on Saturday, October 29 in Training Center Room 039.
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, Babs’ Lab, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, The Volstead, JaxPsychoGeo, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC. Please click on their names to learn more.

Celebrations, JaxbyJax, Scribblers Sharing Info, What's Happening

Vic DiGenti to Lead Workshop at JaxbyJax

Whether you call them ghostwriters, collaborators, or biographers, these writers often work anonymously to pen books for others. Along with his six novels, Vic DiGenti (aka Parker Francis) has written client biographies for multi-millionaires, jazz musicians, and retired executives. In this eye-opening workshop, Vic will share what he’s learned about the demands and rewards of writing biographies, illustrate examples with excerpts from his books, and answer questions about the ghostwriting.

Vic will give a workshop entitled, “The Not-So-Secret Life of a Ghostwriter ” at 10 AM on Saturday, October 29 in Training Center Room 044.
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, Babs’ Lab, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, The Volstead, JaxPsychoGeo, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC. Please click on their names to learn more.