James Chapman (author)
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James Chapman is an American novelist and publisher. He was raised in Bakersfield, California
, has lived in New York City since 1978, and is the author of nine novels to date.
His work combines experimental technique
with a direct emotionality, often dealing with the anguish inherent in human communication.
Excerpted in many print and online magazines, his work has won a Notable Stories in StorySouth
s Million Writers Award, and been nominated four times for the Pushcart Prize
.
, a publisher of "advanced and experimental fiction" which has published a peculiar assortment of work by André Malraux
, W. B. Keckler
, Prakash Kona
, Noah Cicero
, Eckhard Gerdes
, Joshua Cohen
, and others. Chapman has referred to the press as "an orphanage for the unpublishable," indicating that the work is not commercially viable in the current publishing marketplace.
California
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, has lived in New York City since 1978, and is the author of nine novels to date.
His work combines experimental technique
Experimental literature
Experimental literature refers to written works - often novels or magazines - that place great emphasis on innovations regarding technique and style.-Early history:...
with a direct emotionality, often dealing with the anguish inherent in human communication.
Excerpted in many print and online magazines, his work has won a Notable Stories in StorySouth
StorySouth
storySouth is an online quarterly literary magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, criticism, essays, and visual artwork, with a focus on the Southern United States. The journal also runs the annual Million Writers Award to select the best short stories published each year in online magazines or...
s Million Writers Award, and been nominated four times for the Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are invited to nominate up to 6 works they have featured....
.
Novels
- Our Plague (A Film from New York) [1993]
- The Walls Collide as You Expand, Dwarf Maple [1993]
- Glass (Pray the Electrons Back to Sand) [1994]
- In Candyland It's Cool to Feed on Your Friends [1998]
- Daughter! I Forbid Your Recurring Dream! [2000]
- StetStet (novel)Stet is a novel by the American author James Chapman; it was published by Fugue State Press in 2006.-Plot summary:Stet tells the life story of a visionary Soviet filmmaker named Stet who lives through Stalin's repressions, manages to direct his first feature film, but ends up in a prison camp for...
[2006] - How is This Going to Continue? [2007]
- Degenerescence [2009]
- The Rat Veda [2010]
- Qurratulain [2012]
In anthologies
- Avant Garde for the New Millennium, edited by Forrest Armstrong (Raw Dog Screaming Press) [2008].
- Hatter Bones, edited by Paul JessupPaul JessupPaul Matthew Jessup is an American writer.He is a critically acclaimed writer of fantastical fiction. He’s been published in many magazines, both offline and on, with two books published in 2009 and a third to come out in 2010 .He is known for...
(Evil Nerd Empire) [2009].
Chapbook
- Don’t Give Up & Die, Don’t Push Me Into the Blackness, No, Life Is Impossible, We Agree, Stay With Me in Hiding, Exile Together Is Better than Death, They Won’t Find Us, They Won’t Mock at You Again, They Won’t Kick Me Again, We’ll Float Above Them, We’ll Feed Each Other with Fruits They Don’t Know How to Find, We Won’t Speak Their Language Anymore, Our Lungs Will Fill with Light (ML Press, 2008)
As publisher
Chapman also operates Fugue State PressFugue State Press
Fugue State Press is a small New York City fiction publisher, specializing in the experimental novel. It has published twenty titles to date, including work by Joshua Cohen, Noah Cicero, Shane Jones, Ben Brooks, James Chapman, Prakash Kona, Eckhard Gerdes, André Malraux, W. B. Keckler, Vi Khi...
, a publisher of "advanced and experimental fiction" which has published a peculiar assortment of work by André Malraux
André Malraux
André Malraux DSO was a French adventurer, award-winning author, and statesman. Having traveled extensively in Indochina and China, Malraux was noted especially for his novel entitled La Condition Humaine , which won the Prix Goncourt...
, W. B. Keckler
W. B. Keckler
W. B. Keckler, , is an American poet and translator.-Poetry:Keckler's poetry characteristically views nature as autonomous from the humanly-constructed world and attempts to chart the rhythms of this autonomy...
, Prakash Kona
Prakash Kona
Prakash Kona is an Indian novelist, essayist, poet and theorist who lives in Hyderabad, India. He writes in English, and is the author of the following books to date:...
, Noah Cicero
Noah Cicero
Noah Cicero is an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. He lives in Youngstown, Ohio, and is the author of six books of fiction:...
, Eckhard Gerdes
Eckhard Gerdes
Eckhard Gerdes is an American novelist and editor. He earned his MFA in creative writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.He is the author of twelve novels:* Projections [1986, Depth Charge Press]...
, Joshua Cohen
Joshua Cohen (writer)
Joshua Aaron Cohen is an American novelist and writer of stories.-Novels:* Witz * A Heaven of Others , second edition 2010,...
, and others. Chapman has referred to the press as "an orphanage for the unpublishable," indicating that the work is not commercially viable in the current publishing marketplace.
External links
- 2010 interview with the author
- 2008 interview with the author
- Fugue State Press
- On Stet by Travis JeppesenTravis JeppesenTravis Jeppesen , Florida is an American novelist, poet, and art critic.He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and moved to New York City at the age of 17. He received his B.A. from The New School, where he studied literature and philosophy...