Laurence Ross moved to Baltimore from New Orleans, where he was a frequent contributor to Pelican Bomb, a regional publication dedicated to the Louisiana arts community. He also served as the Director of P.3Writes, an educational program in conjunction with U.S. Art Triennial Prospect New Orleans. Ross is now a contributor to BmoreArt, a magazine that reflects the art and culture of Baltimore and the surrounding regions. In 2020, he curated his first visual art exhibition at Woodland Pattern in Milwaukee, WI. Ross has published essays in art magazines and literary journals such as Bennington Review, Bluestem, Brevity, The Georgia Review, Hyperallergic, F Magazine, and The Offending Adam.
Education
University of Alabama, M.F.A. Creative Writing
Courses Taught
WR100 Effective Writing
WR200 Intro to Creative Nonfiction
WR343 Special Topics in Writing About Culture: Literature of Magic, Witchcraft, &
Spells
WR353 The Contemporary Essay
WR387 Special Topics in Professional Writing: Contemporary Art
Publications
Selected Essays:
- “It Is Nothing We Can Name (Ellipses),” Bennington Review (2025)
- "How to Bend Time: The Bow, the Barrel, and the Bit," F Magazine (2025)
- “The Star Essay,” The Georgia Review (2022)
- “Emerald Encounters: Salman Toor at the BMA,” BmoreArt (2022)
- “An Artist’s Altar to Divine Feminine Energy,” Hyperallergic (2022)
- “Wonder Where You’re Going: Curiosity and Freshman Composition,” Writing on the Edge (2021)
- “On Light, Falling: Virginia Woolf, Joaquín Sorolla, and Sally Mann,” Pelican Bomb (2016)
- “On Bias: Toward Fashion,” The Georgia Review (2016)
- “Film Review: They Glow In The Dark,” Huffington Post (2013)
- “As I Unscrew: A Letter,” Brevity (2010)