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


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