William Zinsser

William Zinsser is a writer, editor, and teacher. He began his career with the New York Herald Tribune and has been a longtime contributor to leading magazines. He is the author of seventeen books, including Writing to Learn; Mitchell & Ruff; Spring Training; American Places; Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs; and Writing About Your Life. During the 1970s, he taught writing at Yale University, where he was master of Branford College. He now teaches at the New School in New York City, his hometown, and at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.