ABOUT JANE MUSCHENETZ
BIOGRAPHY
Jane Yevgenia Muschenetz is a Ukrainian-born, Jewish author and artist who fled the Soviet regime as a child. Recognized in 2023 for excellence in Poetry Performance by the County of San Diego, Jane has appeared on KPBS Midday Edition and in numerous publications. Among other honors, Jane won the 2024 California Press Women Communications Prize and the 2024 Poetry Collection of the Year Award from San Diego Writers Festival for her debut poetry chapbook, All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents (Kelsay Books, 2023). Her feminist poetry collection, POWER POINT, is forthcoming from Sheila-Na-Gig Editions in 2024. Jane is also the “butter half” of the husband-and-wife team behind the food and photography blog,
Table M. Jane earned her MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Business and her BA in Political Science from UCSD.
HONORS
2024
California Press Women - First Place
Communications Prize in Creative Verse
2024
San Diego Writers Festival
Poetry Collection of the Year
2023
County of San Diego
Excellence in Poetry Performance
2023
City of Encinitas - Exhibiting Artist
2023
Best of the Net and Pushcart Nominations
2022
The Good Life Review
Honeybee Literary Prize in Poetry
2022
Lone Star Art Guild- First Place
Mixed Media IV Division
PRESS
SDWF
"Hope, Humor, and the Power of Words"
Author Interview
Reader's Favorite
5 Star Book Review
The Good Life Review
San Diego Jewish World
Jewish Poets, Jewish Voices
East County Times