Venero Armanno
Encyclopedia
Venero Armanno is an Australia
n novelist. He was born in Brisbane
of Sicilian
parents, he received a BA from the University of Queensland
, and later an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from the Queensland University of Technology
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n novelist. He was born in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
of Sicilian
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
parents, he received a BA from the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, and later an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from the Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
.
Awards
- One Book One Brisbane, 2004: shortlisted for Firehead
- One Book One Brisbane, 2003: shortlisted for Volcano
- Queensland Premier's Literary AwardsQueensland Premier's Literary AwardsThe Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated in 1999 and have grown to become a leading literary awards program within Australia, with $225,000 in prizemoney over 14 categories. One of Australia's richest prizes, top categories offer up to $25,000 for 1st prize.-Fiction Book...
, 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 AwardThe Australian/Vogel Literary AwardThe Australian/Vogel Literary Award is an Australian literary award for unpublished manuscripts by writers under the age of 35. The prize money, currently A$20,000, is the richest and most prestigious award for an unpublished manuscript in Australia...
(for an unpublished manuscript), 1992: highly commended for The Lonely Hunter
Novels
- The Lonely HunterThe Lonely HunterThe Lonely Hunter is a 1981 Hong Kong television drama. Produced by Lee Tim-shing and written by Chan Yiu-ying, The Lonely Hunter is a TVB production. Backed by a star-studded supporting cast and refreshing new artistes, the drama was a ratings hit...
(1993) - Romeo of the Underworld (1994)
- My Beautiful Friend (1995)
- Strange Rain (1996)
- Firehead (1999)
- Volcano (2001)
- Candle Life (2006)
- The Dirty Beat (2007)
Young adult
- The Ghost of Love Street (1997)
- The Ghost of Deadman's Beach (1998)