Erica Ferencik
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Born | Urbana, Il | October 21, 1958
Alma mater | Boston University |
Notable works | Repeaters |
Erica Ferencik is a Massachusetts-based novelist, screenwriter and stand-up comic.
Early life[]
Ferencik was born in Urbana, Illinois and later obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in painting and French from University of Massachusetts and later a Master of Arts in creative writing from Boston University.
Ferencik did stand-up comedy for ten years at various comedy clubs in Boston and New York and was also a material writer for David Letterman during the early years of his national late-night show.[1]
Works[]
- Ghost wrote "The Mutation", one in a series by Katherine Applegate
- Novella "The Inheritance" a finalist in 2005 Malahat Review Novella Competition
- Wrote and made the prizewinning short film "New Stepmom"
- Frequent writer/performer for National Public Radio's "Morning Edition"
Bibliography[]
Novels[]
- "The River at Night" -2017
- Repeaters, Waking Dream Press - 2011[2]
- Cracks in the Foundation, Waking Dream Press - 2008[3]
Screenplays[]
- Thriller screenplay, "Mob Dot Com", co-written with Rick D'Elia, optioned by Goodman Productions
Nonfiction[]
- Radio My Way, Pearson Education - 2011
Awards[]
- Repeaters was awarded a starred Kirkus Review and named to Kirkus Reviews Best of 2012[4]
References[]
- ^ Eden, Deirdra (30 September 2011). "Interview with Author Erica Ferencik". Retrieved 2013-02-23.
- ^ Ferencik, Erica (September 17, 2011). Repeaters. Waking Dream Press. ISBN 978-0981574110.
- ^ Ferencik, Erica (August 15, 2008). Cracks in the Foundation. Waking Dream Press. ISBN 978-0981574103.
- ^ "Repeaters". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
Categories:
- Living people
- American women novelists
- American thriller writers
- Boston University College of Arts and Sciences alumni
- Novelists from Massachusetts
- 21st-century American novelists
- American stand-up comedians
- Screenwriters from Massachusetts
- 21st-century American women writers
- Women thriller writers
- 1958 births
- 21st-century American comedians
- 21st-century American screenwriters