Baker Artist Portfolios

Ross Angelella is an award-winning educator, screenwriter, and novelist. He is the author of the irreverent and twisted coming-of-age novel Zombie (2012). His short fiction has appeared in various journals, including Hunger Mountain, Sou’wester, The Literary Review, Coachella Review, and Southampton Review. His original screenplays have won numerous awards, most recently “Best Comedy Short Script” at the Houston Comedy Film Festival (2020) and “Best Characters in a Screenplay” at the Baltimore Next Media Web Fest (2022). Ross teaches creative writing at the University of Maryland College Park where he directs Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House (https://writershouse.umd.edu/), a literary center for the study of creative writing across cultures and languages. In recognition of his teaching, he was the recipient of UMD’s Professional Track Faculty Teaching Award in 2019. He also serves as screenwriting faculty in the Electronic Media & Film department at Towson University. Ross received an MFA in Creative Writing & Literature from Bennington College. He lives in Baltimore with his wife, Kate, and two kids, Geno and Lily. Visit his website: www.jrangelella.com.