Event Guide

Welcome to the Jax by Jax Literary Arts Festival XI!


All events will take place at the Jacksonville Main Public Library (303 N. Laura St., Jacksonville, FL 32202).

For parking information, visit: Parking at Main Library.

Note: Schedules and room assignments are subject to change. Please check for updates regularly.

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Event Schedule


Fri, Nov 08

4:30 PM

Open Mic Signup

(Main Auditorium – Zimmerman Overhang)

Jennifer Chase – “I Can Smell You From Here: Thirty Years, Seventeen Letters to My Town”

(Main Auditorium)


5:00 PM

Michael Wiley – “Find Your Own Way Home”, Q&A, meet & greet, and book signing

Main Auditorium


6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Open Mic

Main Auditorium

Sat, Nov 09

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Jennifer Wolfe – “Women Writing for a Change”

Multi-Purpose Room 3


11:00 AM

Student Showcase (Douglas Anderson, FSCJ, UNF)

Main Auditorium


1:00 – 5:00 PM

Book sales, signings, and meet & greets with Jax by Jax writers

Conference Level Hallways


1:00 PM

Nonfiction readings by Jim Draper, Tim Gilmore, and James Greene

Adult Learning Center


1:45 PM

Poetry readings by Jenny Noble Anderson, Dimitri McCloghry, Princess Simpson Rashid, Nicole Zwolinski, and Shutta Crum

Poetry Lounge


2:30 PM

Memoir readings by Rebecca Craig, Damon Thomas, Tricia Booker, Michael Walsh, and Jeff Whipple

Adult Learning Center


4:30 – 6:00 PM

Tia Levings reads from her work, followed by Q&A, meet & greet, and book signing

Multi-Purpose Room 3

November 8 & 9, 2024

Jacksonville Public Library​ 32202

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