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Jay Fernandez

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Clips Q&As Commentary

 
At this point, I have nearly a thousand bylines in dozens of publications, both print and digital. Below is a curated sampling that provides a strong sense of what I can do as a writer.
 

Los Angeles Times

“Scouting’s Merits” / Op-ed; Los Angeles Times, Feb. 12, 2008

“Eyeing a Little More Green” / Sunday Calendar cover feature on big-screen animation writers’ fight for residuals; Los Angeles Times, Aug. 20, 2006

“Deadline Dilemma” / Scriptland column on WGA strike; Los Angeles Times, Oct. 17, 2007

“‘American Idol’ in L.A.” / Feature; Los Angeles Times, Aug. 9, 2006

“Students’ Year Gets Cinematic” / Feature; Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2008

“Talk It Up or Zip It?” / Scriptland column on WGA strike; Los Angeles Times, Jan. 9, 2008

 

The Washington Post Book World

“Tama Janowitz’s ‘Age’ of Unenlightenment” / Review of Tama Janowitz’s novel A Certain Age; The Washington Post Book World, August 30, 1999

“License to Thrill” / Review of Hugh Laurie’s novel The Gun Seller; The Washington Post Book World, August 17, 1997

“Unexpected Attachments” / Review of Nick Hornby’s novel About a Boy; The Washington Post Book World, May 10, 1998

“Taking His Solitary Way” / Review of Ethan Coen’s story collection Gates of Eden; The Washington Post Book World, Nov. 15, 1998

Fiction Round-Up / Reviews of five books written by U.K. authors; The Washington Post Book World, Jan. 4, 1998

“On the Road and Going Nowhere Fast” / Review of Stewart O’Nan’s novel The Speed Queen; The Washington Post Book World, July 27, 1997

 

Code


“Morpheus for Your Money” / Ghostwritten column for John Salley about tall African-American men’s fashion; Code, November 2000

“Suit Yourself” / Ghostwritten column for John Salley about tall African-American men’s fashion; Code, December 2000

 

Los Angeles

“That ’70s Soul” / Profile of Sterling Harrison; Los Angeles, April 2001

 

The Hollywood Reporter

“The Dreams of Martin Scorsese” / Cover feature on the iconic director; The Hollywood Reporter, Nov. 25, 2011

“Funny Is Money” / Cover feature on the business of Funny or Die; The Hollywood Reporter, Jan. 20, 2012

“Hollywood’s A-List Redefined” / Cover feature on Chris Pine and the business of a new generation of male movie stars; The Hollywood Reporter, Nov. 17, 2010

James Cameron & Michael Bay / Cover feature on the tech-savvy filmmakers; The Hollywood Reporter, June 3, 2011

“The Making of an Indie Star” / Cover feature on Jennifer Lawrence and the Sundance Film Festival; The Hollywood Reporter, Jan. 26, 2011

Comic-Con Issue / Co-editor of first annual special issue; The Hollywood Reporter, July 20-24, 2011

“Evolution of a Screenwriter” / Cover feature; The Hollywood Reporter, July 25-27, 2008

“Making of ‘Hugo’: Anatomy of a Contender” + Q&A with Martin Scorsese & James Cameron / Feature; The Hollywood Reporter, Nov. 25, 2011

“Marvelwood” / Business feature on Marvel Studios; The Hollywood Reporter, Nov. 10, 2010

“The Indie Market’s Big Rebound” / Feature on the business of the Sundance Film Festival; The Hollywood Reporter, Jan. 26, 2011

“The Scribes of Summer” / Feature roundtable discussion with blockbuster screenwriters; The Hollywood Reporter, April 22, 2011

 

Premiere

“Writing Shotgun” / Feature on screenwriter David Ayer; Premiere, March 2003

“Crowe’s Nest” / Feature on the production of Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World; Premiere, Nov. 2003

“Nouveau Ricci” / Cover feature on Christina Ricci; Premiere, March 2003

“Absence of Phallus” / Humor piece on male nudity in film; Premiere, March 2000

 

Time Out New York

“Where Z-Boys Are” / Feature on the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys; Time Out New York, April 18-25, 2002

“A Man of His Words” / Feature profile of author-screenriter-director John Ridley; Time Out New York, June 13-20, 2002

“No Place Like Home” / Feature profile of filmmaker Phillip Noyce; Time Out New York, Nov. 2002

“A Beautiful Mind” / Cover feature on actress Connie Nielsen; Time Out New York, Aug. 15-22, 2002

“Crass Act” / Cover feature on the comedy documentary The Aristocrats; Time Out New York, Aug. 3, 2005

“Fully Committed” / Feature profile of actor Gary Sinise; Time Out New York, March 1-8, 2001

 

USA Today

“Director Pins Hope on His ‘Better Luck’” / Feature on the independent film Better Luck Tomorrow; USA Today, April 15, 2003

 

Savoy

“Mr. Sure Thing” / Feature profile of actor-director Don Cheadle; Savoy, October 2001

“A Not-So-Invisible Man” / Feature profile of Operation HOPE founder John Bryant; Savoy, May 2002

“President Rock” / Cover feature on writer-director-actor Chris Rock; Savoy, April 2003

 

LIFE

“Shoot First Ask Questions Later” / Cover feature on actor Elijah Wood; LIFE, Sept. 16, 2005

 

InStyle

“Family Guy” / Feature on actor Tony Shalhoub and his home; InStyle, July 2006

 

City of Hope

Simple Gifts: How a Family Pulled Through, Then Gave Back

Avid Cyclist Refuses to Let Lung Cancer Slow Him Down

An Inspiring Story of Generosity, Perseverance and Survival—Many Times Over

Young Adults and Cancer: The Psychological Impact

 

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WHO AM I?

(Bona Fides)

My name is Jay A. Fernandez, and I’ve been a writer, reporter, and editor, both on-staff and freelance, for more than 20 years at a number of top-tier publications in Washington, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles. From The Washington Post and Premiere to the Los Angeles Times and The Hollywood Reporter, I have fashioned a multi-faceted career as a reliable, thorough, imaginative, versatile content craftsman. As an editor, I can improve most any kind of writing — and do it on a deadline. I simply love language, from the profane to the poetic.

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