Venero Armanno | |
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Born | Venero Geraldo Armanno Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation | Author and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing |
Language | English |
Education | PhD in Creative Writing |
Alma mater | University of Queensland |
Years active | 1991- |
Notable works | The Volcano, Firehead, Candle Life, Black Mountain |
Notable awards | Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Best Fiction Book, 2002 |
Venero Armanno 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and later an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from the Queensland University of Technology.[1] Armanno completed ten unpublished manuscripts over fourteen years before being accepted for publication.[2]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 Communication & Arts at the University of Queensland,[3] where he received the 2004 award for excellence in teaching.[4]
Venero Armanno appeared in 2 events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[5]