Mary Wisniewski
Born:
Pen Name: Connection to Illinois: Wisniewski works in Chicago. Biography: Mary Wisniewski is a reporter and columnist at the Chicago Tribune. A former Reuters reporter covering Midwest crime and politics and a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, Wisniewski has won numerous awards for reporting and teaches creative writing. Her biography of Chicago writer Nelson Algren, 'Algren: A Life,' won praise from multiple publications, including the New York Times and Chicago Magazine, which called it 'a captivating book that reads like a novel.' She is an active participant in the Nelson Algren Committee and appears frequently on local television and radio.
Awards:
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''Algren: A Life'',
- -- Chicago Writers Association Nonfiction Book of the Year (2017) Society of Midland Authors Literary Award in Biography (2017)
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Selected Titles
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Algren: A Life ISBN: 1613735324 OCLC: 944408123 Chicago Review Press 2016 Algren: A Life is a new biography of Chicago writer Nelson Algren, author of The Man with the Golden Arm, A Walk on the Wild Side, Never Come Morning, multiple short stories, and travel essays-- |