About

V.A. Vance is an Australian author whose writing stands at the crossroads of love, resistance, and Country. Her work blurs the lines between political fire and sensual intimacy, crafting stories that burn with both human tenderness and defiant truth.

Born and raised in Queensland, Vance’s creative roots run deep in the landscapes that shape her fiction — the ridges, coasts, and scrublands of a continent still scarred by extraction and colonisation. Her storytelling is grounded in lived experience and community work: years spent alongside youth services, cultural programs, and grassroots movements that fight for justice, belonging, and connection.

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Her debut novel, Mine, is a raw, visceral romance set against the frontline of environmental protest. It explores what happens when love, sovereignty, and survival collide — when intimacy becomes an act of rebellion, and when two people learn that the most radical thing they can do is stand together. Through characters like Nerida Carroll and Mali Crowe, Vance brings to life a world where activism and desire intertwine, where Country itself breathes through every page.

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V.A. Vance’s work is often described as “earthy, cinematic, and unapologetically political.” Her prose hums with heat and dust, guided by a belief that stories can heal, confront, and ignite change. Each sentence carries the pulse of protest and the heartbeat of human connection — a reflection of the landscapes she loves and the people who refuse to let them be silenced.

When she isn’t writing, Vance works on the ground with youth and community programs that centre culture, healing, and empowerment. She believes fiercely in the power of story to shift systems, and in the right of every person — especially young people — to see themselves reflected in narratives of strength and survival.

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MINE marks the beginning of a growing body of work that explores justice, love, and the unbreakable ties between people and Country.