Valeria Petruzzelli

My name is Valeria Petruzzelli. I am a psychologist registered with the Italian professional register (Section B), and I am also a writer in my free time. I have worked as a proofreader for emerging writers and published my first novel, entitled “Il passato è un campo di addestramento. Storia di Lei” (“The Past Is a Training Ground. Her Story”), in 2015. The novel won the first edition of the Garp Under 30 Unpublished Writers Award.

In April 2021, I published the short story “Three Days” as an e-book.

The poem “S-Talking” was awarded first place in the 2021 Città Viva literary competition in Ostuni.

The short story “Segni” was included in the anthology “Racconti Pugliesi 2022”. The aforementioned story is also available as an e-book on Amazon.

In September 2022, the poem “Famelica” and the short story “Il palazzo di vetro” were both awarded fourth place in their respective categories, and both also received an honorable mention from the jury at the Agitazioni Letterarie Castelluccesi competition. “Il palazzo di vetro” was published as an e-book on Amazon.

In May 2023, the short story “Lettera a me stessa” received an honorable mention from the jury of the Monte San Giovanni Campano (FR) Psychology Festival. The same story was subsequently published as an e-book through Amazon KDP.

In 2025, the short story “Nerea” was included in “Racconti Pugliesi 2025”. The latter is featured in the book “Soliloquio per stanze vuote”.

I have a great passion for music, particularly singing, as well as cinema, photography and, of course, reading. My favorite authors are Stefano Benni, Charles Bukowski and Valérie Tasso.