About John

John Rosengren is the author of seven books, including the short story collection Life is Just a Party: Portrait of a Teenage Partier (Deaconess) and the nonfiction exposé Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win (Sourcebooks). His articles have appeared in more than 100 publications, ranging from Sports Illustrated to Reader's Digest. With a master's degree in creative writing from Boston University, he has taught literature and writing at the high school and college level. He is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the Society for American Baseball Research. He has lived in London, Paris and Florence but currently resides in his native Minneapolis with his wife Maria and their two children.

Education
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
Master of Arts in Creative Writing (fiction); scholarship recipient
Saint John's University, Collegeville,
Minnesota Bachelor of Arts, English major; semester study in London; honors student

Books

The Fight for Redemption, Lyons Press, forthcoming 2014

Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes, New American Library, forthcoming 2013

Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever, Sourcebooks, 2008

Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Player in the NFL, Sourcebooks, 2006

Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win, Sourcebooks, 2003
Big Book Unplugged: A Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous, Hazelden, 2003
Meeting Christ in Teens: Startling Moments of Grace, Saint Mary's Press, 2002
Life is Just a Party: Portrait of a Teenage Partier, Deaconess Press, 1989

Pamphlets
A Guide to Recovery in Minnesota, Phoenix, 1990
Young Winner's Guide to the Big Book (of A.A.), CompCare, 1990

Short Stories
Elysian Fields Quarterly and Lower Stumpf Lake Review

Book Reviews
Catholic News Service, Denver Catholic Register, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Minnesota Daily, Minnesota Monthly, Our Sunday Visitor, Phoenix, Pioneer Press, Star Tribune, Turtle River Press and The Visitor

Business Articles
Cincinnati Business Journal, City Business, Corporate Report, Orlando Business Journal, Reuters and Twin Cities Business Magazine

Columns
Catholic Spirit, Corporate Report, Minnesota Cyclesport, Minnesota Sports, Sun Sailor Newspapers and Twin Cities Sports

Essays and First Person Narratives
Bridal Guide, Lakestyle, Maximum Golf, Midwest Home & Garden, National Catholic Reporter, Philadelphia Inquirer, P.O.V., Reader's Digest, Tennis, Today's Catholic Teacher, Twin Cities Sports., U.S. Catholic

Feature Articles
American Hockey, Basilica, Chicago Side Sports, Chicago Sun-Times, City Business, Corporate Report, Cycle Sport, History Channel Magazine, IEEE Spectrum, Meetings, Memories & Dreams, Midwest Home & Garden, Minnesota Fairways, Minnesota Law & Politics, Minnesota Magazine, Minnesota Monthly, MLB Insiders Club Magazine, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, Penthouse, Pioneer Press, Portland Magazine, Reader's Digest, Runner's World, SB Nation, SCAN, Soleil, TC Metro, Today's Catholic Teacher, Twin Cities Magazine, Twin Cities Reader, U.S. Catholic, USTA Magazine, Utne, and Wisconsin Trails

Health and Fitness
City Business, Community Intervention, Experience Life, Men's Health, Minnesota Medicine, Minnesota Sports, Phoenix, Self, Sports Illustrated for Women, Today's Health & Wellness and Twin Cities Sports

Profiles
AARP the Magazine, American Hockey, Basilica, Corporate Report, Cycle Sport, D.C. Super Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers, Lakestyle, Men's Journal, Minnesota Magazine, Minnesota Monthly, Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, New Jersey Super Lawyers, Oklahoma Super Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, P.O.V., San Francisco State University alumni magazine, St. Benedict's, Soleil, Spike, Sports Illustrated, TC Metro, Tennis, Texas Super Lawyers, Twin Cities Business Monthly, USTA Magazine and World Traveler

Travel
Lakestyle, Maximum Golf, Midwest Living, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, Soleil, Star Tribune and World Traveler

Notable Interviews
Hank Aaron, Jim Bouton, Scotty Bowman, Herb Brooks, Cris Carter, Bob Costas, Tony Dungy, Sen. Dave Durenberger, Bob Feller, Jane Fonda, Archbishop Harry Flynn, Kevin Garnett, Bud Grant, Dennis Green, Marques Haynes, George Hincapie, Gordie Howe, Mike Ilitch, Michael Jordan, Garrison Keillor, Harmon Killebrew, Ralph Kiner, Billie Jean King, Ed Kranepool, Bill Lee, Greg LeMond, Juan Marichal, Joel Maturi, Joe Mauer, Colman McCarthy, Red McCombs, Kevin McHale, Randy Moss, Lou Nanne, Johnny Pesky, J.F. Powers, Frank Robinson, Bud Selig, Glen Sonmor, Glen Taylor, Gene Tenace, Jesse Ventura, Dave Winfield and David Zabriskie

Cover Stories
"All Rise: Johnnies on the Bench," St. John's University alumni magazine, Winter/Spring 2012
"The King of Swing: Joe Anthony," Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2010
"Zabriskie: Captain America Takes Missouri," Cycle Sport," November 2009
"No Easy Answers: Johnnies in the Middle East," St. John's University alumni magazine, Fall 2008
"Father Stan Rother: American Martyr in Guatemala," St. Anthony Messenger, July 2006
"Darwin's Defender: Eric Rothschild wins the sequel to Scopes," Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, June 2006
“Turn Back the Clock,” Today’s Health & Wellness, September/October 2004
"Torii Hunter: Playing Happy," World Traveler, July 2003
"Specialized Care for Sick Kids," Minnesota Medicine, March 2003
"Championship Planning: The PGA at Hazeltine," Meetings, Summer 2002
"Acupuncture: Sticking It to Pain," Today's Health & Wellness, March/April 2001
"A Tradition of Writing," St. John's University alumni magazine, Winter 2000-2001
"Kevin Garnett: A Wolf in NBA Clothing," World Traveler, December 2000
"Great Getaways: Eight Favorite Regional Destinations," Mpls. St. Paul, April 2000
"Garrison Keillor: America's Storyteller Finds His Muse," World Traveler, January 2000
"Randy Moss: Catcher on the Fly," Spike, Holiday 1999
"How about standards for religious education?" Today's Catholic Teacher, January/February 1999
"Divine Fund-Raisers," Corporate Report, November 1998
"Carve a nordic niche," Minnesota Sports, January 1998

Awards

2012 Minnesota Magazine & Publishers Association Excellence Awards, silver, feature article, for "All Rise: Johnnies on the Bench" (Saint John's University alumni magazine Winter/Spring 2012)
2008 American Society of Journalists & Authors Outstanding Book, honorable mention, "Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid" (Sourcebooks, 2008)
American Society of Journalists & Authors, 2009 Outstanding Article, honorable mention for "The Lakers vs. The Globetrotters--1948" (Mpls. St. Paul, March 2008)
2008 CASEY Award finalist, "Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid" (Sourcebooks, 2008)
Career Initiative Grant from the Loft Literary Center, 2008
The Archbishop Edward T. O'Mara Award for Magazine Article with a Worldwide Missionary Theme, 2007, from the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, for "Father Stan Rother: American Martyr in Guatemala," (St. Anthony Messenger, July 2006)
The Eileen Egan Award for Journalistic Excellence, 2007, from Catholic Relief Services, for "Father Stan Rother: American Martyr in Guatemala," (St. Anthony Messenger, July 2006)
American Society of Journalists & Authors, 2006 Reporting on a Significant Topic, honorable mention for “To Hell and Back” (Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, January 2005)
2003 Minnesota Book Award finalist - “Blades of Glory” (Sourcebooks, 2003)
Catholic Press Association 2003 Best Column/general commentary

Memberships

American Society of Journalists and Authors
ASJA Upper Midwest Chapter, President & Founder
Nationally Speaking speakers bureau
Society for American Baseball Research
Internet Baseball Writers Association of America