John Updike began his relationship with The New Yorker in 1954 when his poem was published, although he had submitted work to magazines since age thirteen. Throughout his life, he contributed over a hundred and fifty poems, more than a hundred and sixty short stories, and three hundred and sixty book reviews to the magazine. His family also had ties to The New Yorker, with his mother and son contributing stories. Updike's final poem, "Endpoint," was published shortly after his death on January 27, 2009.
John Updike's professional relationship with The New Yorker began in 1954, when he was twenty-two and the magazine published his poem "Duet, with Muffled Brake Drums." His personal fascination began much earlier, submitting poems and drawings at age thirteen.
In his lifetime, Updike published more than a hundred and fifty poems and more than a hundred and sixty short stories in the magazine, alongside contributing about three hundred and sixty book reviews.
The New Yorker was a family obsession: John's mother, Linda Hoyer Updike, also published ten stories in the magazine, and his son David contributed six.
Updike's final submission to The New Yorker was the poem "Endpoint," which came out a few weeks after he died, of lung cancer, on January 27, 2009.
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