Venero Armanno
| Venero Armanno | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Venero Geraldo Armanno 19 August 1959 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Occupation | Senior Lecturer in English, Media Studies and Art History |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Ethnicity | Sicilian |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Education | PhD in Creative Writing |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Notable works | Volcano, Candle Life |
| Notable awards | Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Best Fiction Book, 2002 |
| Years active | 1991- |
Venero Armanno (born 19 August 1959) is an Australian novelist. He was born in Brisbane of Sicilian parents.[1] He received a BA from the University of Queensland, and later an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from the Queensland University of Technology.[1] Armanno completed ten unpublished manuscripts over fourteen years before being accepted for publication.[2]
He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of English, Media Studies and Art History at the University of Queensland,[3] where he received the 2004 award for excellence in teaching.[4]
Awards
- One Book One Brisbane, 2004: shortlisted for Firehead
- One Book One Brisbane, 2003: shortlisted for Volcano
- Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Best Fiction Book, 2002: winner for Volcano
- Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction, Horror, 1995: runner-up for My Beautiful Friend
- Warana Writers' Awards, Steele Rudd Award, 1993: runner-up for Jumping at the Moon
- The Australian/Vogel Literary Award (for an unpublished manuscript), 1992: highly commended for The Lonely Hunter
Bibliography
Novels
- The Lonely Hunter (1993)
- Romeo of the Underworld (1994)
- My Beautiful Friend (1995)
- Strange Rain (1996)
- Firehead (1999)
- Volcano (2001)
- Candle Life (2006)
- The Dirty Beat (2007)
- Black Mountain (2012)
Short story collections
- Jumping at the Moon (1992)
Young adult
- The Ghost of Love Street (1997)
- The Ghost of Deadman's Beach (1998)
Children's
- The Very Super Adventures of Nic and Naomi (2002)
References
- 1 2 "Venero Armanno". Random House Australia. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ↑ Sorenson, Rosemary (10 November 2007). "The Face: Venero Armanno". The Australian. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ↑ "Dr Venero Armanno". University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ↑ "Dr Venero Armanno - Award for excellence in teaching 2004". University of Queensland. 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
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