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Mary Wisniewski

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Mary Wisniewski is a Chicago writer who has been a popular columnist for both the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. She also worked as the Midwest general news correspondent for Reuters. 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. "Algren: A Life" was awarded best biography for 2017 by the Society of Midland Authors and nonfiction book of the year by the Chicago Writers Association.
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