Richard Manieri

Long before writing We Burn on Friday,
Richard Manieri spent the majority of his
fifteen-year career in TV news as a
reporter at the Fox affiliate in Philadelphia.
During this time he won both
Emmy and Associated Press awards for
reporting. He later joined the U.S.
Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia as
Spokesman and Director of Public
Affairs, following which he became a
media consultant and writer. His
essays have appeared in a variety of publications, including
The Philadelphia Daily News, The Palm Beach Post, and The Baltimore
Sun. Manieri is currently a communications professor
and head women’s lacrosse coach at Asbury University in
Kentucky. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications
from Villanova University and a Master of Fine Arts
Degree in Creative Writing from Lesley University in Cambridge,
Massachusetts.We Burn on Friday is his first book.