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Watch Valerie's INTERVIEW AT THE ZOO Madame Ambassador Valerie was known as Madame Ambassador on 26 January 2011. Under the Ambassador program, high achieving and proud Australians are invited to local communities as guest of honour at their celebrations. Valerie was Australia Day Ambassador to Armidale. Armidale Express announcement Hear Valerie talk about Heart & Craft on THE BOOK SHOW with Ramona Koval and on ABC CONVERSATIONS with Rafael Epstein and Danny Katz or READ MORE about this fabulous book Romance is alive and well Listen to Valerie on ABC Radio discussing the "love-lorn bureaucrat"

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VALERIE PARV : FIRST AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR TO RECEIVE PIONEER OF ROMANCE AWARD Recognising her contributions to the field of romance writing, the award was presented to Valerie by Romantic Times Book Reviews Magazine at their annual Booklovers’ Convention in Los Angeles in April 2011, where Valerie also presented a workshop. The award honours authors who are seen as groundbreakers in the development of the romance novel and credits Valerie with “forging the way for romance” throughout her career. “Being an advocate for our genre is a challenge and a privilege,” Valerie says. “This award means a lot to me, showing I’ve achieved my aim of gaining acceptance and respect for romance novels as an important part of popular culture.” Previous honourees include New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, Jennifer Blake, Ruth Glick writing as Rebecca York, Janelle Taylor, Bertrice Small, Catherine Coulter and Eileen Dreyer. Valerie is not only a pioneer of the genre, but continues to write her best-selling books. Her next romance, With a Little Help is published in Australia by Harlequin Superromances this month. Previously, members of Romance Writers of Australia voted her book, The Art of Romance Writing (Allen & Unwin) , now in its fourth edition, as the most useful writing guide. Her books have sold over 25 million copies, and been translated into 26 languages. Valerie will be presenting at the Australian Romance Writer’s Conference in Melbourne in August 2011.

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