copyright © 2026 by Jake Zuppa
Jake Zuppa
"Art is what I breathe and how I resist. My work explores the space between the sublime and the ironic, fueled by a belief that art is oxygen for the soul. As we face global instability and the rise of neofascism, I trust in the global power of artists to cut through the noise, speak truth to power, moving us closer to social justice. We are in an all artists on deck moment.”
Jake is a writer, visual artist, and psychotherapist living in Brooklyn, New York. His work explores the layers of identity that resurface over a lifetime, and the power of stories to change and heal our lives.
Published
“Arabic in America," The Broadkill Review, Winter/Spring Vol. 19.1 - 2024
Essay explores the undercurrents of grief and the whitewashing of ethnicity and gender.
“Body - Mind Freedom: Countertransference in Action," Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community, 2nd Edition, Oxford Press 2022
A therapy process navigating through loss, grief, trans joy and thriving in a cis centric world. - Mental Health
Jake Zuppa | Substack: https://jakezuppa.substack.com
Latest News
Small Press Awards nominations for: "Arabic in America," The Broadkill Review, Winter/Spring Vol. 19.1 - 2024.
• Monarch Queer Literary Awards, Broadkill Review,
Nominee (2025/26)
• Best of the Net, Broadkill Review, Nominee (2025/26)
• Best Spiritual Writing, Orison Books, Nominee (2025)
• Pushcart Prize, Nominee (2026)
2024: Creative Writing Fellowship, Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. MVICW, founded in 2010 by Alexander Weinstein
Workshops:
2026: McCormack Writing Center (formally Tin House):
Emilly Prado, author: Funeral for Flaca (Future Tense Books, 2021); Writing workshop: "The Shape of A Feeling."
2025: Tin House:
Julie Buntin, author: Marlena (Holt Paperbacks, 2018); Writing workshop: "Novel Beginnings."
2024: MVICW: Alexander Weinstein, author: Children of the New World (Picador, 2016), Universal Love: Stories (Henry Holt and Company, 2020).
2024: Christopher Citro, poet/author: If We Had A Lemon We'd Throw It And Call That The Sun (Elixir Press, 2021), The Maintenance of the Shimmy-Shammy (Steel Toe Books, 2015).
2024: Su Cho, poet/author: The Symmetry of Fish, poems (Penguin Books, 2022), National Poetry Series Winner, 2021.
2022/23: Natalie Goldberg, author: Writing Down the Bones (Shambhala Publishing, 1986/2016); Writing workshops with meditation
2017: Cooper Lee Bombardier, author, Pass with Care: Memoirs (Dottier Press, 2020); Creative writing—memoir workshop