Mary Wisniewski
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Mary Wisniewski is a Chicago writer, journalist and teacher. She currently teaches creative writing at the Newberry Library and has taught creative nonfiction at Northwestern University’s graduate program. A reporter in Chicago for 32 years, most recently as transportation columnist for the Chicago Tribune, Wisniewski was a former Reuters reporter covering Midwest crime and politics and a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. She has won numerous awards for reporting and for teaching. r r 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.
Algren: A Life
Algren: A Life