Jayne Pupek

Jayne Pupek
Born(1962-03-08)March 8, 1962
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, U.S.
DiedAugust 30, 2010(2010-08-30) (aged 48)
Maidens, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Known forPoetry 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.

  1. ^ Beth E., Andersen (June 1, 2008). "Editorial Review". Library Journal. 133 (10). Reed Business Information: 93. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "Fiction Reviews: Week of 5/12/2008". Publishers Weekly. May 12, 2008.
  3. ^ Beattie, L. Elisabeth (August 16, 2008). "page-24-fullsize". Algonquin Books Spring/Summer 2009 Catalog.
  4. ^ "Forms of Intercession".