Anthony Mancini, director of the journalism program at Brooklyn College, is a widely published writer of both fiction and non-fiction. Mancini began his journalism career at the New York Post, starting as a copy boy in college and eventually rising to become a reporter, then an editor. He has also contributed articles to numerous newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, the Washington Post, New York, and Travel & Leisure. In addition to his journalistic work, Mancini has written seven novels, many of which have been reprinted in foreign editions, including in Japanese, German, French and Spanish. His novel Talons was a Literary Guild selection in 1991. Mancini began teaching journalism, composition, and creative writing at Brooklyn College in 1980, and has also taught journalism courses at New York University and the School of Visual Arts. He holds a B.A. in Communication Arts from Fordham University.