Erica Ferencik

Erica Ferencik
Born	(1958-10-21) October 21, 1958 (age 66) Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Education	University of Massachusetts (BA) Boston University (MA)
Notable works	Repeaters
Website
ericaferencik.com

Erica Ferencik (born October 21, 1958) 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 after 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]

Writing career

In 2022, Ferencik released the novel "Girl in Ice", a psychological suspense thriller about a linguist who travels to an island off the northwest coast of Greenland in the attempt to communicate with a young girl found frozen in the ice. ^[2]

Works

• Ghostwrote "The Mutation", a novel in the Animorphs series by K. A. Applegate
• Novella "The Inheritance" a finalist in the 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

• "Girl in Ice", Gallery/Scout Press - 2022
• "Into the Jungle", Gallery/Scout Press - 2019 ^[3]
• "The River at Night" - 2017
• "Repeaters", Waking Dream Press - 2011 ^[4]
• Cracks in the Foundation, Waking Dream Press - 2008 ^[5]

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 ^[6]

References

1. Eden, Deirdra (30 September 2011). "Interview with Author Erica Ferencik" . Retrieved 2013-02-23.
2. Nolan, Tom (2022-03-11). "Mysteries: Erica Ferencik's 'Girl in Ice' Review". The Wall Street Journal . Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
3. "Into the Jungle". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 2022-07-26.
4. Ferencik, Erica (September 17, 2011). Repeaters. Waking Dream Press. ISBN   978-0981574110.
5. Ferencik, Erica (August 15, 2008). Cracks in the Foundation . Waking Dream Press. ISBN   978-0981574103.
6. "Repeaters". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-23.