John M. Rosengren (born 1964) is an award-winning freelance writer and author of six books.
His feature articles, profiles and essays have appeared in more than 100 publications, including Bridal Guide, Penthouse, Reader's Digest, Self, Sports Illustrated, Tennis, U.S. Catholic and Utne Reader. His six books include Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win, which chronicles a season spent with a Minnesota high school hockey powerhouse; "Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever," an account of the 1973 Major League Baseball season; and the collaboration with Esera Tuaolo, "Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Man in the NFL." He holds a master's in creative writing from Boston University and teaches at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, where he lives with his wife Maria and their two children.
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, with Esera Tuaolo, 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, 1990
Awards
• 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 • Society for American Baseball Research • Nationally Speaking
Selected Publications • find five
External links • John Rosengren homepage (http://www.johnrosengren.net) • John Rosengren profile (http://www.nationallyspeaking.com/speakers/john_rosengren.html) • John Rosengren Loft Literary Center biography (http://www.loft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=129&CFID=68&CFTOKEN=98714654)