CV for Randy Ross
ARTIST’S CV FOR RANDY ROSS
E-mail: randy@randyrossmedia.com
Web site: randyrossmedia.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Writer, award-winning story-teller, lecturer, and former executive editor for PCWorld magazine. Author of two novels, God Bless Cambodia (The Permanent Press/March 2017) and The Squid and the Spaceman (Epsilon Books/Oct. 2024). Performed two one-man shows domestically and abroad. Co-produced of Boston’s first Erotic Literary Festival. Co-founder of the New England Indie Authors Collective. Currently, developing a third show and writing third novel.
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 NEW SHOW “TALES OF A RELUCTANT WORLD TRAVELER”
"Absolutely hilarious" "a theatrical experience" 2020 Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival
“Pleasantly neurotic” “Extraordinarily funny” 2021 Minnesota Fringe Festival
“Entertaining” “Sardonic kvetching” 2021 Kansas City Fringe Festival
“TALES OF A RELUCTANT WORLD TRAVELER” (2023-24 SHOWS)
June 2024: Ottawa Fringe Festival, Ottawa, Canada
March 2024: Brockton Public Library, Brockton, MA
Jan. 2024: New Horizons (senior living center) Woburn, MA
Aug. 2023: Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival, Edmonton, Canada
Aug 2023: VNA Senior Living Community, Somerville, MA
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 NOVEL "THE SQUID AND THE SPACEMAN"
"Snappy and obscene, Randy Ross’s novel ... lays out the wonders and woes of dating in middle age." Rating: 4 out of 5 -- Foreword Clarion Reviews
"A comic performer, still single in his 50s, begins a new relationship that challenges his need for space ..." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Randy Ross's writing skill is top shelf." "Seriously entertaining!" -- William Burleson, Publisher, Flexible Press
PUBLISHED WRITING (FICTION, HUMOR, EROTICA)
"The Squid and the Spaceman," novel (Epsilon Books, 2024)
“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 magazine
“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.
OTHER SELECTED PERFORMANCES/EVENTS
Jan.-May 2023: Performed in group show “Love in All Its Forms” various venues, Boston, MA
Sept. 2022: Guest lecturer Hollihock Writing Conference, Bedford, MA
Oct. 2020: Performed in and co-produced Boston's first Erotic Literary Festival, Boston, MA (virtual)
July 2017: Reading, performance, and author talk at Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA
Oct. 2014: Performed one-man show “The Chronic Single’s Handbook,” Edinburgh Fringe Festival
EDUCATION
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, M.S. in Journalism