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Jill Valentine

ABOUT 

Jill Valentine

Jill Valentine has spent over two decades in the investment banking industry, crafting narratives as a communications and PR executive. During her career, Jill has worked closely with a flock of 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 a nanny to the little ones of an Oscar-winning movie editor and an Oscar-nominated actress. Born in Scotland, Jill has lived and worked in 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 debut 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.

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