Ronald Spatz
Education
M.F.A., University of IowaB.A., University of Iowa
Biography
Ronald Spatz specializes in the study of narrative and the short story, cross-genre literature, film, creative writing, and literary editing. A former National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in fiction, he is co-founder and editor-in-chief of the nationally celebrated literary journal Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Quarterly Review and founder and project director of LitSite Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in a range of national literary journals and anthologies. He has also produced and directed short subject and expressionist documentary films for children and adults that were broadcast on commercial and public television and selected for film festivals, conferences, and used in schools and colleges.In addition to his role as a professor, Spatz initiated -- at the direction of the Chancellor -- UAA’s honors and undergraduate research programs. He served as founding dean of the Honors College from 2001 to 2014.
Spatz’s work has received recognition from the White House, the U.S. Congress, the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ State Legislature, and the University of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Board of Regents. He is the recipient of two Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Governor’s Awards (Arts and Humanities), a
Contribution to Literacy Award from the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Center for the Book, four UAA Chancellor’s Awards, a UAA Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award, and the University of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Foundation's Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence.
Publications
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Quarterly Review ()LitSite Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ ()