
Jill Valentine
ABOUT
Jill Valentine
Jill Valentine has spent over two decades crafting narratives as a communications and PR executive in the investment banking industry. During her career, Jill has worked closely with many CEOs, giving her a backstage pass to leadership styles and corporate culture. She firmly believes that compassion and kindness rule. Before diving into corporate life, Jill dabbled in a myriad of jobs. She was a singing, roller-skating waitress at Disneyland Paris and nurtured the little ones of an Oscar-winning movie editor and an Oscar-nominated actress as a nanny. Born in Scotland and then whisked off to England at a young age, Jill lived and worked in vibrant cities such as London, Paris, New York, and Los Angeles. In 2000, she arrived in Sydney with just a backpack and never left. She now calls the Northern Beaches home. Her first novel High Heels and Low Blows was published in 2024.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Manly Writers' Festival acknowledges and thanks the original storytellers on the lands on which our events take place, the Gameraygal people of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing connection and culture, and we pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present, as well as emerging leaders.