Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2002) Winner
Venero Armanno
ヴェネロ・アルマンノ
Venero Armanno
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959 （Brisbane, Queensland, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Brisbane, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Affiliations
- School of Communication & Arts, University of Queensland
- Nominations
- The Australian/Vogel Literary Award 1992 (highly commended for The Lonely Hunter), Warana Writers' Awards, Steele Rudd Award 1993 (runner-up for Jumping at the Moon), Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel 1995 (runner-up for My Beautiful Friend), Queensland Premier's Literary Awards 1999 (nominated for Firehead), Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Courier Mail People's Choice Award 2002 (shortlisted for The Volcano), One Book One Brisbane 2003 (shortlisted for The Volcano), One Book One Brisbane 2004 (shortlisted for Firehead), Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Courier Mail People's Choice Award 2018 (shortlisted for Burning Down), Ditmar Award for Best Novel 2021 (shortlisted for The Crying Forest)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Queensland | — | — | BA | — | Australia |
| Queensland University of Technology | — | Creative Writing | PhD | — | Australia |
University of Queensland
Degree:
BA
Country:
Australia
Queensland University of Technology
Creative Writing
Degree:
PhD
Country:
Australia
MA and PhD in Creative Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Queensland Premier's Literary Awards | The Volcano | Best Fiction Book | Queensland Government | winner |
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
2002
Work:
The Volcano
Category:
Best Fiction Book
Organization:
Queensland Government
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Volcano
2001 NovelOne of his notable works.
Firehead
1999 NovelOne of his notable works.
Candle Life
2006 NovelOne of his notable works.
Black Mountain
2012 NovelOne of his notable works.
Bibliography
- The Lonely Hunter (1993)
- Romeo of the Underworld (1994)
- My Beautiful Friend (1995)
- Strange Rain (1996)
- Firehead (1999)
- The Volcano (2001)
- Candle Life (2006)
- The Dirty Beat (2007)
- Black Mountain (2012)
- Burning Down (2017)
- The Crying Forest (2021)
- Jumping at the Moon (1992)
- Travel Under Any Star (2016)
- The Ghost of Love Street (1997)
- The Ghost of Deadman's Beach (1998)
- The Very Super Adventures of Nic and Naomi (2002)
Legacy
Australian novelist of Sicilian descent, known for winning the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards and teaching creative writing.
Trivia
- Born to Sicilian parents.
- Completed ten unpublished manuscripts over fourteen years before publication.
- Received the 2004 award for excellence in teaching at the University of Queensland.