Associate Professor Venero Armanno
Associate Professor

Venero Armanno

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Background

Veny has published two collections of short stories and ten novels, three of which have been published internationally. In 2002 his novel The Volcano won Best Australian Fiction Book in the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, and the same novel was shortlisted for the Courier Mail Book of the Year Award. His latest novel, Burning Down, was published in 2017. His short stories have been anthologised internationally, including publications in Barcelona, Hungary, Canada and Serbia. As well as writing for adults, Veny has three illustrated books for younger readers. Also a scriptwriter, Veny has worked with a number of production companies, including Tristram Miall Films (Strictly Ballroom, Children of the Revolution, Looking for Alibrandi) and Liberty Films (Fire, Medivac, The Day of the Roses, The Loves of Lionel's Life), on film adaptations of his novels.

Availability

Associate Professor Venero Armanno is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Postgraduate Diploma, Australian Film Television and Radio School
  • Masters (Coursework), Queensland University of Technology
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology

Research interests

  • Issues of aging, sexuality and male violence

Research impacts

Issues of aging, male sexuality and male violence.

Search Professor Venero Armanno’s works on UQ eSpace

37 works between 1992 and 2024
All (37) Journal Article (6) Book Chapter (4) Book (12) Other Outputs (15)

21 - 37 of 37 works

2007

Book

The Dirty Beat

Armanno, Venero (2007). The Dirty Beat. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press.

The Dirty Beat

2007

Book Chapter

Under the volcano

Armanno, Venero (2007). Under the volcano. Literary and social diasporas. An Italian Australian perspective. (pp. 21-30) edited by Gaetano Rando and Gerry Turcotte. Bristol, United Kingdom: Peter Lang.

Under the volcano

2007

Journal Article

In the shadow of the volcano

Armanno, V. (2007). In the shadow of the volcano. Studi Emigrazione, 44 (168), 795-805.

In the shadow of the volcano

2006

Book Chapter

I Feel So Strong

Armanno, Venero (2006). I Feel So Strong. Best Australian Stories 2006. (pp. 9-17) edited by Drewe, Robert. Melbourne, Australia: Black Inc..

I Feel So Strong

2006

Book

Candle life

Armanno, Venero (2006). Candle life. Milsons Point, NSW, Australia: Random House Australia.

Candle life

2003

Book Chapter

The Boys' Hut

Armanno, Venero (2003). The Boys' Hut. Acts of Dog. (pp. 165-190) edited by Adelaide, Debra. Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia: Vintage Australia.

The Boys' Hut

2002

Book

The very super adventures of Nic and Naomi

Armanno, Venero and Pignataro, Anna (2002). The very super adventures of Nic and Naomi. Melbourne: Lothian Press.

The very super adventures of Nic and Naomi

2001

Book

The Volcano

Armanno, Venero (2001). The Volcano. 1 ed. Australia: Random House Australia.

The Volcano

2000

Book

The Ghost of Love Street

Armanno, Venero and Pearson, David (2000). The Ghost of Love Street. New York : London: Franklin Watts.

The Ghost of Love Street

1999

Book

Firehead

Armanno, Venero (1999). Firehead. Milson's Point, NSW, Australia: Random House Australia.

Firehead

1998

Book

The ghost of Deadman's Beach

Armanno, Venero (1998). The ghost of Deadman's Beach. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Lothian Press.

The ghost of Deadman's Beach

1997

Journal Article

A personal perspective on Peter Robb's Midnight in Sicily

Armanno, Venero (1997). A personal perspective on Peter Robb's Midnight in Sicily. ConVivio-Journal of ideas in Italian Studies, 3 (1), 82-83.

A personal perspective on Peter Robb's Midnight in Sicily

1996

Book

Strange Rain

Armanno, Venero (1996). Strange Rain. NSW: Vintage Australia.

Strange Rain

1995

Book

My Beautiful Friend

Armanno, Venero (1995). My Beautiful Friend. NSW: Vintage Australia.

My Beautiful Friend

1994

Book

Romeo of the Underworld

Armanno, Venero (1994). Romeo of the Underworld. Sydney: Picador.

Romeo of the Underworld

1993

Book

The Lonely Hunter

Armanno, Venero (1993). The Lonely Hunter. Sydney: Picador.

The Lonely Hunter

1992

Book

Jumping at the moon

Armanno, Venero (1992). Jumping at the moon. St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland Press.

Jumping at the moon

Past funding

  • 2005 - 2006
    Goodbless and Godless: Two Linked Novels
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Godbless: A social and cultural history of 20th Century Moggill
    The Library Board of Queensland
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Venero Armanno is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Master Philosophy

    The Remake: Generation Loss Across Iterations of Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kim Wilkins

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Fortune: Negotiating cross-cultural stories in a colonised world - creative approaches to ethical screenwriting.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Richard Newsome

  • Master Philosophy

    Radical language: narrativising obfuscation in contemporary fiction

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Richard Newsome

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Narrative Techniques in Concept Albums

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Tom Doig

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Start with a Bang: The Critical Nature of Perilous Beginnings in Australian Crime Fiction Writing and Publishing.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kim Wilkins

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Story as research: unearthing truths about folklore, QAnon and community generated narratives through imaginative fiction

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Richard Newsome

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Books - reviewing
  • Creative writing
  • Fiction
  • Films - reviewing
  • Reviewing films and books
  • Scriptwriting

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