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ROMANCE WRITING
AWARD
keep writing! Enrol now in Valerie's
(Allen & Unwin) Stories to touch your heart edited by Valerie Parv
AUSSIE WORDS and expressions and their meanings
The Tate Gallery P/L Australia
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HELLO ....
and WELCOME from VALERIE PARV
One of the most satisfying aspects of being a romance writer is knowing your
books are enjoyed by readers all over the world.
To date mine have been translated into 26 languages as varied as Russian,
Indonesian, Icelandic, and Korean, and I always get a buzz out of receiving a
new translation in the mail.
Most recently, CODE: NAME PRINCE (the North American cover is shown at left)
was translated into a Manga – a Japanese comic book for adults. The artwork is
exquisite.
These books are enormously popular in Japan with special cafes offering the
latest Manga for enthusiasts to read over their tea or coffee.
For many years, I’ve corresponded with a Japanese penefrendo (penfriend) in
Kyoto, and once asked him – yes, him – why romance novels are so popular in
Japan. The Harlequin fan club in Tokyo has over 8,000 members.
He told me Japanese readers love the same things that English-speaking
readers do – strong, likable characters who overcome their problems to find
lasting love.
So many classical Japanese novels end in tragedy that we romance writers are
known in Japan as “happy ending ladies” because we make sure everything turns
out right in our stories.
Congratulations to KYLIE GRIFFIN on winning the Golden Heart Award from Romance
Writers of America for her unpublished manuscript,
Blood Born
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Kylie was last year's winner of the Valerie Parv Award and I wish her every
success in her writing career. Look for her name in lights!
Also congratulations to this year's Valerie Parv Award winner, ANNA COWAN, with
The Three Loves of Miss Beatrice Sutherland
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Anna wins an engraved medallion and a year of mentoring with me, and I look
forward to working with her on her highly original and entertaining novel.
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about Heart & Craft on THE BOOK SHOW with Ramona Koval with Rafael Epstein and Danny Katz about this fabulous book
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