Archive 2024
Writers
2024 Writers
Friday, November 8th
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Open Mic Sign-up at 4:30 PM
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Jennifer Chase reading at 4:30 PM
in the Main Auditorium -
Zimmerman Overhang
Michael Wiley
reading/Q&A/book signing
at 5:00 pm
in the Main Auditorium -
Zimmerman Overhang
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Open Mic
6:30 - 7:30 PM
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Saturday, November 9th
Women Writing for a Change
Writers' Breakfast with Jennifer Wolfe
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM / MP
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​JaxbyJax Writers
(in alphabetical order by last name)
will read from 11 AM - 3:30 PM
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Note: For details, go to Event Guide tab. To see student writers, go to Student Showcase tab.
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Room Key
MA is the Main Auditorium
PL is the Poetry Lounge
ALC is the Adult Learning Center
MP is Multi-Purpose Room 3
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Jenny Noble Anderson / 1:45 PM / PL
Tricia Booker / 3:00 PM / ALC
Maxwell Carrillo / 12:00 noon / PL
Rebecca Craig / 2:30 PM / ALC
Shutta Crum / 2:45 PM / PL
Bill Delaney / 11:15 AM / ALC
Jim Draper / 1:00 PM / ALC
Sohrab Homi Fracis / 11:30 AM / ALC
Tim Gilmore / 1:15 PM / ALC
James Greene / 1:30 PM / ALC
Abel Harding / 11:45 AM / ALC
Lynn Skapyak Harlin / 12:30 PM / PL
Andrea LeDew / 11:00 AM / ALC
Dimitri McCloghry / 2:00 PM / PL
Phoebe Mullins / 12:15 PM / PL
Victoria Nations / 12:00 noon / ALC
Princess Simpson Rashid / 2:15 PM / PL
Heather Stafford / 11:45 AM / PL
Damon Thomas / 2:45 PM / ALC
Schynell Walker / 12:45 PM / PL
Michael Walsh / 3:15 PM / ALC
Jeff Whipple / 3:30 PM / ALC
Nicole Zwolinski / 2:30 PM / PL
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Tia Levings​
reading/Q&A/book signing
at 4:30 PM
in the MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 3
Student Showcase
James Robert Cobb Student Writer Awards
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There were three poetry winners, and three prose winners.
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Cash prizes are $250 for 1st place, $150 for 2nd place, and $100 for 3rd place in each category.
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Poet Andres Rojas generously sponsors the awards in honor of his late teacher, mentor, and friend. Rojas says, "These awards are given to selected student writer participants at JaxbyJax in memory of Dr. James R. Cobb, a professor at Florida State College at Jacksonville's Kent Campus for over 20 years. He was a life-long educator and supporter of higher education for all who aspired to it. Dr. Cobb was a mentor and a model for broad-minded but rigorous thought to his students."
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JaxbyJax is grateful to Rojas for honoring the memory of a beloved teacher by encouraging student writers and celebrating their work.
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THE FOLLOWING TALENTED JACKSONVILLE
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS
(in alphabetical order by last name)
WILL PRESENT THEIR WORK:
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Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Clover Anglin - "My Mother at 22"
Esmé DeVries - "I Bled at My Baptism"
​Emerson Flanagan - "Kindred Spirit"
Oona Keleher - "A Lesson on Teenage Girlhood"
Layla Stalford - "Maritime Spirit"
Scooter Wirth-"The Effects of Seasonal Changes on Floridian Coastal Wildlife"
(with thanks to Tiffany Melanson & Michelle L. Flores)
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Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ)
​​Amaria Dukes - "Sun-Power Woman: A Journey of Self-Love"
Faith Evans - "What is Love?"
(with thanks to Jenn Chase, Darlyn Finch Kuhn, and Whitney Lafond)
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University of North Florida (UNF)
​Kinsey Gabree - "The Day the Music Died"
Nayra Lea McMahan - "The Collector," from "Rockhounds"
(with thanks to Mark Ari, Tricia Booker, and Jessica Stark )
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The Winners for 2024 ARE:
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Poetry
Honorable Mention: “Maritime Spirit,” by Layla Stalford of DA
Honorable Mention: “The Collector,” by Nayra Lea McMahan of UNF
Third Prize: “A Lesson on Teenage Girlhood,” by Oona Keleher of DA
Second Prize: “My Mother at 22,” by Clover Anglin of DA
First Prize: “I Bled at My Baptism,” by Esmé DeVries of DA
Prose
Honorable Mention: “What is Love?” by Faith Evans of FSCJ
Honorable Mention: “The Effects of Seasonal Changes on Floridian Coastal Wildlife,” by Scooter Wirth of DA
Third Prize: “SunPower Woman: A Journey of Self-Love,” by Amaria Dukes of FSCJ
Second Prize: “The Day the Music Died,” by Kinsey Gabree of UNF
First Prize: “Kindred Spirits,” by Emerson Flanagan of DA
Event Guide
All events at the JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival XI will be held at the Jacksonville Public Library - Main Library
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303 N. Laura St. Jacksonville, FL 32202
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Here is parking information: https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/parking-main-library
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Friday evening, November 8, 2024
At 4:30 PM, you can sign up to read at the Open Mic.
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The festival kicks off at 4:30 p.m. with a reading by Jennifer Chase, author of "I Can Smell You From Here: Thirty Years, Seventeen Letters to My Town."
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​At 5:00 PM, Michael Wiley will read from "Find Your Own Way Home", followed by a Q&A session, meet & greet, and book signing.
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At 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, the JaxbyJax Open Mic will be held.
Saturday, November 9, 2024
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From 10:00 AM– 11:00 AM Women Writing for a Change with Jennifer Wolfe will host a breakfast for the writers in Multipurpose Room 3.)
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At 11 AM, enjoy the Student Showcase, featuring talented student writers from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Florida State College at Jacksonville, and the University of North Florida as they read poetry and prose. Andres Rojas and Darlyn Finch Kuhn will host in the Main Auditorium - Zimmerman Overhang, and award cash prizes to the winners of the Dr. James Robert Cobb Student Writer Awards. (See the Student Showcase tab for the list of students, their schools, and their works.)
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At 11 AM, five fiction writers will read in the Adult Learning Center: Andrea LeDew, Bill DeLaney, Sohrab Homi Fracis, Abel Harding, and Victoria Nations. (Hosted by Tim Gilmore)
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At 11:45 AM, five poets will read in the Poetry lounge: Heather Stafford, Maxwell Carrillo, Phoebe Mullins, Lynn Skapyak Harlin, and Schynell Walker. (Hosted by Taryn "Love Reigns" Wharwood)
At 1:00 PM, two nonfiction writers and a graphic novelist will read in the Adult Learning Center: Jim Draper, Tim Gilmore, and James Greene. (Host TBD)
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At 1:45 PM, five poets will read in the Poetry Lounge: Jenny Noble Anderson, Dimitri McCloghry, Princess Simpson Rashid, Nicole Zwolinski, and Shutta Crum. (Hosted by Keri Foster)
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At 2:30 PM, five memoirists will read in the Adult Learning Center: Rebecca Craig, Damon Thomas, Tricia Booker, Michael Walsh, and Jeff Whipple. (Hosted by Jenn Chase)​​
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​From 1 PM-5 PM, meet & greets, book sales, and signings willl be held by the JaxbyJax writers in the Conference Level Hallways outside the Main Auditorium & Multi-Purpose Room 3
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From 4:30-6:00 PM, Tia Levings will read in the Multi-Purpose Room 3, followed by a Q&A, meet & greet, and book sales and signing.
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List of Events by Venue/Room:
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Main Auditorium - Zimmerman Overhang
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Friday, November 8, 2024:
4:30 Open Mic signup
4:30 Jennifer Chase
5:00 Michael Wiley
6:30 Open Mic
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Saturday, November 9, 2024:
11:00 – Student Showcase (10 readers)
plus Dr. James Robert Cobb Student Writer Awards
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​Poetry Lounge
Saturday, November 9, 2024:
11:45 Heather Stafford
12:00 Maxwell Carrillo
12:15 Phoebe Mullins
12:30 Lynn Skapyak Harlin
12:45 Schynell Walker
1:45 Jenny Noble Anderson
2:00 Dimitri McCloghry
2:15 Princess Simpson Rashid
2:30 Nicole Zwolinski
2:45 Shutta Crum
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Multi-Purpose Room 3
10:00 – 11:00 AM Women Writing for a Change
(Jennifer Wolfe hosts breakfast)
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4:30 - Tia Levings reading, Q&A, Book signing, Meet & Greet
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Adult Learning Center
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11:00 Andrea LeDew
11:15 Bill DeLaney
11:30 Sorhab Homi Fracis
11:45 Abel Harding
12:00 Victoria Nations
1:00 Jim Draper
1:15 Tim Gilmore
1:30 James Greene
2:30 - Rebecca Craig
2:45 - Damon Thomas
3:00 - Tricia Booker
3:15 - Michael Walsh
3:30 - Jeff Whipple
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Conference Level Hallways outside Main Auditorium & Multi-Purpose Room 3
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1:00 - 5:00 PM Book Sales
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