Thomas Dyja
Thomas Dyja | |
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| Born | Belmont Cragin, Chicago |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) |
| Notable awards | Heartland Prize (2013) Casey Award (1997) |
Thomas Dyja is an American writer, living in New York City. He has written three novels, a biography of civil rights activist Walter Francis White, and historical books on Chicago and New York City. Play For A Kingdom received the Casey Award, and The Third Coast won the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Nonfiction.