Anthony Mora

Anthony Mora is a novelist and playwright whose works have been compared to Salinger, Fante and Nabokov. Hi first novel, "Bang! A Love Story" was published in 1990. Soon after the book's publication, Anthony, who served as the playwright in residence at the Sidewalk Studio Theatre, in Burbank, California, adapted Bang! as a play. The original production starred Linda Cardellini and played in both Los Angeles and New York. Other plays include "Modern Love," "P.O.P. (The Principles of Perfection)," "Silencing Silas" and "Celebrity Confessions." His second novel, "Virtual Velocity: An L.A. Story" was published in 2018. "Ricochet," a play adapted from a chapter of "Virtual Velocity" premiered in Los Angeles in 2019.

Anthony who has been featured in USA Today, The New York Times the BBC, CNN and other media outlets is also the author of two non-fiction books, "Spin to Win" and "The Alchemy of Success."

In 2020, Anthony and his wife, author Ann Convery, launched Swan Place Productions. The company has produced two films, "Expose'," based on a play by Ann Convery which won several awards and was shown in over twenty film festivals, and "An Unimportant Girl," an award-winning documentary. The "The Revenge Sessions," based on one of Anthony's plays, is currently in post-production.

Originally from El Paso Texas, Anthony lives with his wife in Los Angeles California.