Nancy Mangano is a novelist, screenwriter and fashion journalist. Nancy writes the Natalie North murder mystery book series (http://nancymangano.com) and the global online fashion/style/beauty magazine, Nancy Marie Mangano Style (https://nancymariemangano.com) With degrees in Communications and Criminal Justice, she has blended her love of writing and her interest in law enforcement into her novels and screenplays.
Nancy has written three feature film screenplays: Pretties on the Prowl (a comedy/thriller), Fatal Forgiveness (a drama) and RodStewart: Every Picture Tells a Story(the Rod Stewart Biopic).
Nancy’s work has received several honors, including awards from the New York Book Festival and the Hollywood Book Festival for her book Deadly Decisions – A Natalie North Novel. She recently won an award for her latest novel, Running Stop Signs – A Natalie North Novel from the Paris International Book Festival 2024 competition in the Best Fiction category. Her novel Running Stop Signs won the First Runner Up award in the genre-based category at the Los Angeles Book Festival 2025 competition.
She resides in Orange County, California and received the 2015, 2016,2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Best of Anaheim awards. In 2016 Nancy Mangano was inducted into the City of Anaheim Business Hall of Fame as an author and fashion journalist.
