def write_manifest(output_file, *filenames):
    """ Writes out a manifest file from a series of lists of filenames
    """

    with open(output_file, "w") as fid:
        fid.write("@{}\n".format("\t".join(["FILE"] * len(filenames))))
        for line in zip(*filenames):
            fid.write("\t".join(line) + "\n")

    return True