Valerie is an emerging writer and currently working on her first novel. 

She is an English Teacher and lives in Brisbane, Australia.

Valerie is completing a Master of Letters in Creative Writing with the University of Central Queensland. She will begin her dissertation in 2021. 

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She loves to write short stories and picture books. She has started writing her memoir, is working on an anthology of work and is planning a middle-grade fiction book series. 

As a writer, Valerie's goal is to share her love of stories.

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Published Work

June 2020

The Creatives Journal - The Crissy Doll (Creative Non Fiction - Memoir)

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July 2020

Queensland Writer's Centre July Writing Competition - Saniya and Time

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September 2020

Spillwords.com - The Butterfly Pages

September 2020

The Creatives Journal - A Mirror of Time (Poem)

January 2021

Spillwords.com - #stellalovesaparty (flash fiction)

January 2021

The Creatives Journal - January 2021 Monthly Mayhem Competition

Holly, Holly. How Does Your Heart Heal? (Short Story)

Associations and Memberships

Queensland Writer's Centre

New South Wales Writer's Centre

Victorian Writer's Centre

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Australian Society of Authors (ASA)

Romance Writers of Australia (RWA)

Australian Women Writers Challenge

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - QLD

Small Press Network (SPN)

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Women Writing for Women Meetup Group: An online group for women writers to discuss and share our work in progress. This is an online group that meets on the first weekend of the month

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