JACKSONVILLE WRITERS
WRITING JACKSONVILLE
JaxbyJax
Literary Arts Festival
10
Presented by:
Alternate Roots
Ford Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Chamblin's Bookmine &
Chamblin's Uptown Cafe
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
December 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
at FSCJ Kent Campus
3939 Roosevelt Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32205
FREE/Public Welcome
We are thrilled to announce:
Former JSO Sheriff Nat Glover will read from Striving for Justice: A Black Sheriff in the Deep South to open the festival on Friday night.
AND
Jacksonville Mayor
Donna Deegan will read from Through Rose-Colored Glasses: A Marathon from Fear to Love to close Saturday's event.
To see an alphabetical list of the selected adult reader-writers for 2023, click here.
To see an alphabetical list of the selected student showcase writers for 2023, click here.
To see a list of 2023 Workshops and leaders, click here.
To see a schedule of events, click here.
2018 Venues
Park & King
To Student Showcase at Women Writing for a Change, 1610 Osceola Street. Take Herschel to Osceola, and turn right.
Beer:30 A Craft Beer Emporium
1271 King Street,Jacksonville FL
(904)388-0033 facebook.com/Beer30jax
Buckland House at Riverside Avondale Preservation
2623 Herschel Street, Jacksonville FL
(904)389-2449 riversideavondale.org/the-bucklands/
Coliseum of Comics
2724 Park Street, Jacksonville FL
(904)389-3312 coliseumofcomics.com/stores/jacksonville-riverside/
​Flaire Celebrations
2762 Park Street, Jacksonville, FL
(904)352-2461 flairecelebrations.com
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​Riverside Liquors Village Wine Shop
1251 King Street, Jacksonville, FL​
(904) 356-4517 riversideliquors.biiz
​San Marco Books & More Popup Bookstore
2720 Park Street, Jacksonville, FL (Sidewalk and Lobby of Whiteway Building)
(904) 396-7597 sanmarcobookstore.com
​Southern Roots Filling Station
1275 King Street, Jacksonville, FL​
(904) 513-4726 southernrootsjax.com
​Studios at Florida School of Holistic Health
1506 King Street, Jacksonville, FL​
(904) 465-0985 thestudiosatfshh.com
​Whiteway Corner Conference Room
(2nd floor, accessible through lobby)
2720 Park Street, Jacksonville, FL
(904) 388-2154 whitewayrealty.com
​Willowbranch Public Library
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2875 Park Street, Jacksonville, FL
(904) 381-8490 jaxpubliclibrary.org/locations/willowbranch-branch
If you are a local business owner and have questions about the event or if would like your business to serve as a venue, please contact Darlyn Finch Kuhn at scribbler.finch@gmail.com.