CV for Randy Ross
E-mail: randy@randyrossmedia.com
Web site: randyrossmedia.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Novelist, award-winning story-teller, lecturer, and former executive editor for PCWorld magazine. Dark, comedic novel God Bless Cambodia published March 2017 by The Permanent Press. Perform two one-man shows based on the novel domestically and abroad. Currently, querying a second novel and writing a third. Co-producer of Boston’s first Erotic Literary Festival.
2018 One-man show and author lecture selected by Airbnb as high-quality experiences for Boston visitors
2017 Highly-reviewed one-man show “The Chronic Single’s Handbook”
2011 Finalist in Drum/Side B Dual Publication Award for Short Fiction
2011 Winner First Night Massmouth Story-Telling Slam
REVIEWS OF NOVEL “GOD BLESS CAMBODIA”
“Consistently funny” –The Jewish Post
“A very entertaining story about a guy who sets out to change his life...” – Booklist
“...this story of a flawed character’s midlife crisis becomes an easy one to relate to.” -- Kirkus
REVIEWS OF R-RATED ONE-MAN SHOW “THE CHRONIC SINGLE'S HANDBOOK”
★★★★ “lurid” “a lot of fun to watch” – Winnipeg Fringe Festival
“Sharply funny” “A quality solo show” – Edinburgh Fringe Festival
“A huge success…one of the largest audiences we've had for a show.” – Hostelling International Boston
PUBLISHED WRITING (FICTION, HUMOR, EROTICA)
“God Bless Cambodia,” novel, (The Permanent Press, 2017)
“Secret Work Habits of the Successful Novelist,” humor, Calliope
“One Day in Thailand,” short story, The Drum and Side B
“Domination for Dummies,” erotic short story, Black Heart
“Why I’m Over 40 and Still Single,” short story, For the Girls, (erotica site for women)
PUBLISHED WRITING (JOURNALISM)
PC World: As senior editor and later executive editor, wrote more than 100 articles from 1992-2007.
Wrote articles for The Boston Herald, Boston Phoenix, Journal of the American Medical Association.
NEW SHOW: TALES OF A RELUCTANT WORLD TRAVELER (2022 SHOWS)
Jan. 28: Gladys E Kelly Library, Webster, MA (virtual)
March 27: Duxbury Free Library, Duxbury, MA
July 17-30: Providence Fringe Festival, Providence, RI
July 28-Aug 6: Saskatoon Fringe Festival, Saskatoon, Canada (virtual)
Oct. 16: Fort Point Arts Community Open Studios, Boston, MA
OTHER SELECTED PERFORMANCES/EVENTS
Oct. 2020: Performed in and co-produced Boston's first Erotic Literary Festival, Boston, MA (virtual)
Feb. 2020: Valentine’s Day show “Love in All Its Forms,” Book Ends bookstore, Winchester, MA
July 2017: Reading, performance, and author talk at Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA
Oct. 2014: “The Chronic Single’s Handbook,” Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
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EDUCATION
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, M.S. in Journalism
EDUCATION
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, M.S. in Journalism