william cruz -------> biohazard --> professional

.William Cruz Writer
address
wc@williamcruz.com

My writing is lean, cogent, and powerful. Prolific, I’m compelled by empathy, imagination, and an extraordinary life experience.

“it’s a sudden, sharp kick in the nuts.” Julie Bonaduce/Prize Winning Poet/Damnosa.com

“Brilliant” Liberty Magazine

Current Focus:

Short Story: Publication
Weekly Opinion Column: Scenes from the Class War
Real Change News http://www.realchangenews.org

Writing Experience:

Editorial/Opinion:
The Power of Gratitude, Show me the Money, Spare the Rod…

Proposal/Business Writing/Web Design:
CompuMedia Sales, GameSnatch, New Media Group, My Media Boy, Peel Interactive, Seattle Weekly, STOMP Boots, Wired Web 1997-2003

Poetry Debut: 24 hour World Record Open Mike, World Poetry Slam Finals, Seattle, Washington, 2002.

Contests: Nerve.com Erotica Poetry competition – 1^st runner up. 2003

Groups: Founder/member – Fremont Writing Group, member - Writer’s Revolt/tribe.net 2004

Education: University of Washington - Screenwriting Certificate. Stewart Stern, Mentor. Participation by competition. 2002

Ephemera: Musician/songwriter with 30+ years performing experience. 25 songs, a screenplay, 5 children’s stories, 30 short stories, 250+ poems, and one really crappy novel.

References available upon request.

For further detail: resume@williamcruz.com