Jayne Pupek Explained

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)
• Forms of Intercession (Mayapple Press, 2008)
• Tomato Girl (Algonquin, 2008)

Work included in anthologies

• "Tomboy" (Just Like a Girl:A Manifesta, GirlChild Press)
• "Some Days" (Beyond Forgetting: Poetry and Prose about Alzheimer’s Disease, Kent State University Press)
• "The Awakening" (Afternoon Delight: Erotica for Couples, Cleis Press)
• "In a Station of the Metro" (Sixty Stories of Sudden Sex, Cleis Press)
• "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

External links

Reviews

• galatea resurrects #12 (a poetry engagement)
• Pedestal Magazine

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)

Notes and References

1. Beth E. . Andersen . Editorial Review . Library Journal . 133 . 10 . 93 . Reed Business Information . June 1, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819094615/http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/ljinprintcurrentissue/883644-403/lj_review_index_june_1.html.csp . August 19, 2012.
2. Fiction Reviews: Week of 5/12/2008 . Publishers Weekly . May 12, 2008 .
3. News: Beattie . L. Elisabeth . page-24-fullsize . Algonquin Books Spring/Summer 2009 Catalog . August 16, 2008 .
4. Web site: Forms of Intercession.