Erik Wennermark is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and journalism. He has a BA in Individualized Study (with a focus in Drawing/Painting and 20th Century European Literature) from New York University and an MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) from the University of Alabama. Erik has worked as a librarian in Baltimore, a gallerist in New York City and Venice, Italy, a painter in Denver, and a teacher in Alabama, writing all the while. One of his proudest accomplishment is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with his father; other memorable trips include Peru, Syria, and the Balkans. Erik lives in Vietnam teaching English and writing.

About "I am Falun Gong": I started writing the book, or got the idea at least, when I lived in New York City, near Chinatown, and I would watch the people doing Qigong in the morning. I then saw Falun Gong protests--quite theatrical affairs--in NYC, Montreal, and DC, and I was hooked.

My other projects: the short story collection Evil Men (a bunch of the Evil Men stories have been published lately, please check them out!), my comic The Adventures of Dickdog, or various unattached writings at my website erikwennermark.com. Thanks!