Anthony Barbera

Anthony Barbera is an author and composer who is inspired by his love of music and literature.
He began his career as a music composer for films and commercials and earned his B.M. in Music Composition from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. While pursuing his Master’s Degree at the University of Massachusetts, he won numerous awards, one of which was first prize for “Two Songs for Soprano and Orchestra on Poems by Rilke,” performed by the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra.
And yet, Anthony’s passion for literature and writing was unstoppable during that time. He was hooked after being asked to direct a collection of ambitious teenagers in writing and acting in their first film (X Marks the Spot) for the First Sonoma Film Festival.

In order of publication, Anthony’s novels are ‘Catching Baby Moses,’ ‘The First Rains of October,’ ‘Jonah In the Time of the Kings,’ ‘Assurity: A Space Thriller,’ and 'Izzy The Bernese Mountain Dog.'

His newest biblical historical novel “Elijah, The Man Who Stopped The Rain," is scheduled for release in 2023."