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About
John
John Rosengren
is the author of six 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 Pax Christi International. 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
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, 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,
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 and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Lakestyle, Minnesota
Magazine, Minnesota
Monthly, Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, New Jersey Super Lawyers, Oklahoma Super Lawyers, P.O.V.,
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
Celebrity Interviews
Hank Aaron, Scotty
Bowman, Herb Brooks, Cris Carter, Bob Costas, Tony Dungy, Sen. Dave Durenberger,
Jane Fonda,
Archbishop Harry
Flynn, Kevin Garnett, Bud Grant, Dennis Green,
Marques Haynes,
George Hincapie, Gordie Howe, Michael Jordan,
Garrison Keillor, Harmon Killebrew, Billie Jean King,
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,
Glen Sonmor, Glen Taylor, Gene Tenace, Jesse Ventura
and David Zabriskie
Cover Stories
"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
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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)
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2008 CASEY Award finalist,
"Hammerin' Hank, George
Almighty and the Say Hey Kid" (Sourcebooks, 2008)
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Career Initiative Grant from the
Loft Literary Center, 2008
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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)
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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)
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2003 Minnesota
Book Award finalist - “Blades of Glory” (Sourcebooks, 2003)
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Catholic
Press Association 2003 Best Column/general commentary
Memberships
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American Society
of Journalists and Authors
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Nationally Speaking speakers
bureau
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Pax Christi International
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Society for American Baseball
Research
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