Jayne Pupek
Jayne Pupek | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shenandoah Valley of Virginia |
| Died | August 30, 2010 (aged 48) Maidens, VA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Poetry and fiction |
Jayne Pupek (March 8, 1962 – August 30, 2010) was an American poet and fiction writer. She wrote and published two collections of poetry: The Livelihood of Crows (Mayapple Press, 2010) and Forms of Intercession (Mayapple Press, 2008), and one novel, Tomato Girl (Algonquin, 2008), which was called a "wrenching, stunning, and pitch-perfect novel that captures the best of Southern literature's finest storytelling colors" by Library Journal[1] and "an absorbing, unsettling debut" by Publishers Weekly.[2] Writing for the Courier-Journal, critic L. Elisabeth Beattie notes: "Jayne Pupek's first novel puts her among the ranks of Southern masters like McCullers and O'Connor"[3] Pupek's work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and has received multiple nominations for the Pushcart Prize.[4] Tomato Girl was also published as an audio book by Recorded Books as part of their Southern Voices Audio Imprint.
Publications (partial list)[]
Books[]
- The Livelihood of Crows (Mayapple Press, 2010) ISBN 978-0-932412-94-2
- Forms of Intercession (Mayapple Press, 2008) ISBN 978-0-932412-59-1
- Tomato Girl (Algonquin, 2008) ISBN 978-1-56512-472-1
Work included in anthologies[]
- "Tomboy" (Just Like a Girl:A Manifesta, GirlChild Press) ISBN 978-0-9779372-1-9
- "Some Days" (Beyond Forgetting: Poetry and Prose about Alzheimer’s Disease, Kent State University Press) ISBN 978-1-60635-007-2
- "The Awakening" (Afternoon Delight: Erotica for Couples, Cleis Press) ISBN 978-1-57344-341-8
- "In a Station of the Metro" (Sixty Stories of Sudden Sex, Cleis Press) ISBN 978-1-57344-331-9
- "20 Reason I'm Not Writing Today" and "The Xerox Girls" (Ectoplasmic Necropolis, Blood Pudding Press) (chapbook)
Awards and honors[]
- "Letter to Eli," nominated for the Pushcart Prize
- "Ghost Child", nominated for Best of the Web 2007
- "Tomato Girl," listed on Overbooked's hotlist for New and Notable Fiction for 2008
References[]
- ^ Beth E., Andersen (June 1, 2008). "Editorial Review". Library Journal. Reed Business Information. 133 (10): 93. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012.
- ^ "Fiction Reviews: Week of 5/12/2008". Publishers Weekly. May 12, 2008.
- ^ Beattie, L. Elisabeth (August 16, 2008). "page-24-fullsize". Algonquin Books Spring/Summer 2009 Catalog.
- ^ "Forms of Intercession".
External links[]
Reviews[]
Author interviews[]
- We Dream Colors: An Interview with Jayne Pupek (September–December 2008)
- A Conversation with Jayne Pupek (Feb 1, 2009)
- An Interview with First Time Novelist Jayne Pupek (August 18, 2008)
- 1962 births
- 2010 deaths
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American women writers
- American women poets
- American women novelists
- Poets from Virginia
- 21st-century American poets
- Chapbook writers
- 20th-century American poets
- 20th-century American novelists
- 20th-century American women writers
- Novelists from Virginia