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January 2011
The Secret behind writing Fiction, Non-fiction and the Media
- A Question & Answer Session with VALERIE PARV.
How often have you wondered how writers get their inspirations to write novels? Here’s your opportunity to ask Australia’s fiction and non fiction writer, Valerie Parv.
Ms Valerie Parv, Armidale Dumaresq’s Australia Day Ambassador has published seventy books and is still a prolific writer. Her latest novel is due to be released in March 2011.
You are invited to attend the session, whether you have a question for Ms Parv yourself, or whether you are interested in listening to the questions & answers of others.
Or you may simply wish to meet our Australia Day Ambassador.
DATE: Tuesday 25 January, 11:00 am to 12:45 pm.
VENUE: Quality Hotel Powerhouse, 31 Marsh Street, Armidale
COST: free admission
As an international best selling author, Valerie Parv is known as Australia’s queen of romance and media spokesperson for all things romantic. Already a successful writer of non-fiction, Valerie has over seventy books to her name, translated into twenty six languages.
A qualified trainer and counsellor with a Master of Arts in creative writing, Valerie conducts seminars and workshops based on her best-selling guides for writers, Heart & Craft (Allen & Unwin, 2009); The Art of Romance Writing (Allen & Unwin 1993, 2004) and The Idea Factory (Allen & Unwin 1995).
The State Library of New South Wales, Australia began to acquire Valerie’s papers in 1994 for their collection and continues to acquire material from her. Her next romance novel debuts in the US in March 2011, and she will speak at the Romantic Times Book Lovers Convention in Los Angeles in April.
Valerie has received a number of awards for her community contributions and dedication to helping new writers achieve their full potential. In 1988, she was presented with a Bicentennial Medallion from the Society of Women Writers, Australia.
During the 2001 Centenary of Federation, Valerie was honoured with a figure in the Peoplescape, a unique art installation celebrating the lives of notable Australians. A life-size figure representing her achievements was displayed among a gallery of 2,000 such figures on the lawns of Old Parliament House, Canberra during November 2001.
In 2004 she received a certificate of appreciation from the Chief Minister of the ACT Government for her work following the devastating Canberra bushfires of 2003 when she arranged for over 2,000 new books to be signed and donated by her fellow authors around the world to community members who had lost everything in the fires.
She mentors new writers through the Valerie Parv Award, created in her honour by Romance Writers of Australia, and has been an Australia Day Ambassador to Goulburn Mulwaree, Harden, Grenfell and Cooma.
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For further information please contact Poh Woodland on 6770 3604 or email pwoodland@armidale.nsw.gov.au.
The venue is sponsored by Quality Hotel Powerhouse and the session is organised by Armidale Dumaresq Australia Day Committee.
Inquiries
All workshops must be booked and paid for in advance. For information about the program or to book for events:
Phone (02) 6772 7210 or send an email message to newc44@dodo.com.au
NEWC membership entitles you to do the workshop at the reduced member rate.
You can become a member when you book a workshop. Our annual membership fees are:
| Adults: | $30.00 including GST |
| Students (tertiary): | $20.00 including GST |
| Students (under 18): | $15.00 including GST |
Venue
Unless otherwise stated, all events will be held at the New England Writers' Centre (NEWC), in the Neighbourhood Centre, 129 Rusden Street, Armidale (between the Council Building and the Town Hall).
Access
During opening hours and workshops, access is through the Cinders Lane car park (first door on left, in the corridor).
Parking
There is a one-hour parking restriction in the Cinders Lane carpark.
The New England Writers' Centre is assisted by the NSW Government through Arts NSW.
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