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Sal Nudo is a writer with a master's degree in journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is best known for his novella, The Newspaperman, which was selected as a Book Excellence Award Finalist by Literacy Excellence Incorporated and received the October 2018 Literary Titan Book Award (5 Gold Stars).

Nudo was recognized by Townsend Press in 2025 as a “What I Believe” Essay Award winner. He was a third-place recipient in 2015 of the Marian and Barney Brody Creative Feature Article Writing Award in Journalism from the College of Media at Illinois. He is also a 2019 National Novel Writing Month winner whose writing has appeared in Illinois Alumni magazine, the Mahomet Citizen newspaper, and the online publication Smile Poli ...more

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	The Newspaperman 4.18 avg rating — 73 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Far From Mars: Nine Creative Nonfiction Stories Featuring People and Places in Champaign-Urbana (Far From Mars Creative Nonfiction Stories Book 1) 4.55 avg rating — 56 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flash Fiction Fun Presents ... Mailbox Metal 4.18 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Millionaire's Cross 4.15 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eddie the Catfish 4.38 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Far From Mars: Volume Two (Six Creative Nonfiction Stories) (Far From Mars Creative Nonfiction Stories) 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning Journalism Where Writers Rise: Four Enlightening Years in Graduate School at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 4.42 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pinching Pennies for Christmas 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greater Than a Tourist- Champaign-Urbana : 50 Travel Tips from a Local (Eat Like a Local Illinois) by Sal Nudo (Goodreads Author), Greater Than Tourist 4.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eat Like a Local- Champaign-Urbana : Champaign-Urbana Illinois Food Guide (Eat Like a Local Illinois) by Sal Nudo (Goodreads Author), Eat a Local 4.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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