William Fertman
292 Highland Ave
Somerville MA 02144
ooil@mac.com
(617) 816-6350
Born
1977- Boston, Massachusetts
Education
2001- Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
BA, Liberal Arts, Writing and Film Concentration
2007- Goddard College Program in Creative Writing
MFA Candidate (graduating 2009)
Experience
2006- Writer in Residence, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China
2006- Online Editor, hômonumos magazine
2007- English Language Editor, China Daily translation service
2007- English Language Editor, FOCUS Xinzhike Magazine
The PRC's most widely-circulated popular science magazine.
2007- English Language Editor, Rayli Group (Fashion & Beauty, Her Style and Fashion Pioneer)
The PRC's most widely-circulated fashion magazines.
Current Employment (2008) Director of Advertising and Publicity, Boston Review.
BR is a nationally distributed magazine of arts and ideas, with contributions from writers
and artists such as Andrew Bacevich, Elaine Scarry, John Updike and Vivian Gornick.
Publications
2005- Common Sense Media - Various Film Reviews
2006- hômonumos magazine - Aleph-0 Metaphors
Works
Writing
Doctor Strawberry, or a Chinese Prometheus – Novel (in progress)
Beijing Palimpsest – Novel
Song of Disposal – Nonfiction Novella
Footsteps in the Garden – Novella
Hard Time – Novella
The Adventures of Little Diogenes – Short Story
Dream Ballet (包子 Ballet) – Short Story
Aphorisms of the Gomi-no Sensei – Short Story
Notes on An American Tea Ceremony – Short Story
Japan – Short Story
Cosmic Idyll – Short Story
Aleph-0 Metaphors – Essay
Junk Comic – Comic Book script for Eric Fertman
Hook Hand Miller – Comic Book Script
Film
Red Snapper – Documentary, 8 min, 16mm B&W
Fables of Fertman – Animation, 12 min, 16mm Color
Blind – Feature Film Script, with Joey Grossfield
Eugenol and Guttapercha – Feature Film Script
Red Culture – Short Film Script