Ronald Block

Ronald Block serves as an Associate Professor in the Writing Arts department at Rowan University's Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts, teaching undergraduate and graduate creative writing courses with specialization in poetry and short story composition.

His academic credentials include an M.A. in Creative Writing and an M.S. in Television-Radio-Film, both earned at Syracuse University.

Block's creative scholarship manifests through poetry collections like Dismal River and short story anthologies such as The Dirty Shame Hotel and Other Stories, with publications appearing in prestigious journals including Epoch, Prairie Schooner, Iowa Review, and Ploughshares, alongside contributions to anthologies like A Different Plain and Nebraska Presence.

His distinguished recognition encompasses:

• Two-time Minnesota Voices Project award winner
• Nebraska Arts Council Distinguished Achievement Award (2000)
• National Endowment for the Arts Fiction Fellowship (2002)
• New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship (2024)

Block secured a $4,235.00 research grant through the 2024 New Jersey State Council on the Arts fellowship to advance his creative writing projects, demonstrating ongoing scholarly activity and institutional support for his literary contributions.