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Valinora Troy is a Children’s Fantasy writer, living in Ireland.
She recently completed an MA in Creative Writing specialising in Children’s & Young Adult fiction. She has published short horror stories for adults.
She has recently served as a round 1 judge in the CYBILS award, elementary/middlegrade speculative fiction.

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Valinora Troy The sequel to The Lucky Diamond, another fantasy adventure with the same characters (plus a few new ones). It's due out early next summer, The exact d…moreThe sequel to The Lucky Diamond, another fantasy adventure with the same characters (plus a few new ones). It's due out early next summer, The exact date is to be confirmed, but probably May 2022. (less)
Valinora Troy I've just published my first middle grade children's fantasy, The Lucky Diamond. As it happens, this is the first book I started to write - when I was…moreI've just published my first middle grade children's fantasy, The Lucky Diamond. As it happens, this is the first book I started to write - when I was five or six. The idea of a little girl finding a talking diamond just popped into my head. I've no idea where it came from, but I loved the setup. I've rewritten it several times since, and the story has changed a lot since my first attempt, but the little girl, her siblings, and the diamond have been there from the start.(less)
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