Venero Armanno

{{short description|Australian novelist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Venero Armanno

| birth_name = Venero Geraldo Armanno

| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

| occupation = Author and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing

| language = English

| education = PhD in Creative Writing

| alma_mater = University of Queensland

| notableworks = The Volcano
Firehead
Candle Life
Black Mountain

| awards = Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Best Fiction Book, 2002

| years_active = 1991-

}}

Venero Armanno is an Australian novelist. He was born in Brisbane of Sicilian parents.{{cite web |url=http://www.randomhouse.com.au/authors/venero-armanno.aspx |title=Venero Armanno |publisher=Random House Australia |access-date=15 June 2012}} He received a BA from the University of Queensland, and later an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from the Queensland University of Technology. Armanno completed ten unpublished manuscripts over fourteen years before being accepted for publication.{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/the-face-venero-armanno/story-e6frg8nf-1111114813910 |title=The Face: Venero Armanno |last=Sorenson |first=Rosemary |date=10 November 2007 |newspaper=The Australian |access-date=15 June 2012}}

He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication & Arts at the University of Queensland,{{cite web |url=http://www.uq.edu.au/uqresearchers/researcher/armannov.html?uv_category=org |title=Dr Venero Armanno |publisher=University of Queensland |access-date=15 June 2012}} where he received the 2004 award for excellence in teaching.{{cite web |url=http://www.uq.edu.au/teaching-learning/index.html?page=24250&pid=0 |title=Dr Venero Armanno – Award for excellence in teaching 2004 |publisher=University of Queensland |year=2004 |access-date=15 June 2012}}

Venero Armanno appeared in 2 events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.{{Cite web|url=http://uplit.com.au|title=Brisbane Writers Festival|website=Uplit|access-date=4 September 2017}}