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Nancy Murrey-Settle to Read at JaxbyJax

Nancy Murrey-Settle primarily writes essays, and poetry. She is contributing editor to (a) river rising; anthology of women’s voices, and has a background writing for radio in Tampa and Chicago. A retired librarian, she served at all levels of the education system. She has retired from Stanton College Prep. A native of Jacksonville, she resides in her family home in Riverside where she is researching and working on a project related to the child welfare system and parenting.

Nancy will read at 2:45 PM on Saturday, October 29 at 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 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!

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Barbara Colaciello to Coach JaxbyJax Readers

JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival is happy to announce that fabulous Director and Improv Queen Barbara Colaciello has offered to elevate and invigorate the presentations of writers selected to read at the 2022 festival in her studio at Bab’s Lab!

The coaching session is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 15th, and there are only TEN spots available! So if you’d like to rediscover your words in the moment and dispel any performance anxiety, claim your spot by sending an email to scribbler.finch@gmail.com as soon as possible! If you are one of the first ten lucky writers to sign up, you will get further details on how the session will go.

Bab’s Lab is located in the Cork Arts District at 603 King Street. Entry to the space is off Phyllis Street, down the short path at the rear of the building.

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JaxbyJax Event Guide Posted

Jessie Ball duPont Center – Photo by Robin Clark

The Event Guide for JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival IX has been posted. Save the dates (Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022) and join Jacksonville Writers Writing Jacksonville at the Jessie Ball duPont Center – “At the corner of conversation and acction.”

To see the event guide, click here: https://www.jaxbyjax.com/event