Venero Armanno
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Born
Venero Geraldo Armanno
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
OccupationAuthor and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing
LanguageEnglish
EducationPhD in Creative Writing
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and later an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from the Queensland University of Technology.[1] Armanno completed ten unpublished manuscripts over fourteen years before being accepted for publication.[2]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]
