Niveah Glover is a poet, playwright, and Jax native. Her imagination and understanding of the world around her create pieces that are expressive, thought-provoking, and personal. She’s been Jacksonville Youth Poet Laureate, one of Folio Weekly’s 18 under 18, and a YoungArts winner. She’s working on a new play, Callas. She lives by James Baldwin’s quote, “You write in order to change the world. If you alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.”

Niveah will read in the Student Showcase at 3 PM on Saturday, December 1st in the Main Auditorium F-128.

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, Delegal & Poindexter, Andres Rojas, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, Babs’ Lab, JaxPsychoGeo, San Marco Books and More, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC.

Princess Simpson Rashid is an American poet, essayist and visual artist. Rashid is an active member of the Ancient City Poets and has been a featured reader for the JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival and the Sing Out Loud Festival in St. Augustine, FL. Her work has been previously published in AC Papa Literary Journal v.3, a Rivers Rising anthology, The CSP Journal 2022 -Metamorphosis and the Moss Gossamer anthology. She is working on a poetry collection entitled, “All Is Not What It Seems.”

She will read her work on Saturday, December 2nd at 1:45 PM in the Main Auditorium, F-128.

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, Delegal & Poindexter, Andres Rojas, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, Babs’ Lab, JaxPsychoGeo, San Marco Books and More, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC.

JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival is truly fortunate to have 904WARD as its fiscal sponsor in 2023. This arrangement allows donors to make tax-deductible donations via 904WARD, and allows the festival to accept grants, etc. Dr. Kimberly Allen has been a dream to work with.

The organization’s mission states: “904WARD creates racial healing and equity through deep conversations and learning, trusting relationships, and collective action.” Its vision is: “An end to racism in Jacksonville so all people thrive.” This is a vision that JaxbyJax shares, and we are proud to offer readings by diverse poets and writers, both student and professional.

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, Delegal & Poindexter, Andres Rojas, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, Babs’ Lab, JaxPsychoGeo, San Marco Books and More, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC.

Matt Griffin is a professional photographer and writer. Originally from Newnan, GA, Matt moved to Jacksonville in 2019. Since then, he’s overcome adversity to develop deep connections in and around Jax and now works in the freelance world as Matt Snaps. Ultimately, he wants to write his life memoir, among other personal development works, on how to achieve healing from generational abuse to lead others on their healing journeys.

Griffin will read from his work on Saturday, December 2nd, at 3 pm in the Student Showcase.

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, Delegal & Poindexter, Andres Rojas, Jacksonville Literary Arts Alliance, Babs’ Lab, JaxPsychoGeo, San Marco Books and More, Scribbles, and Brad Kuhn & Associates, LLC.