Carole Wilkinson

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Carole Wilkinson is an Australian writer.

She was born in Derby, England in 1950. She with her family emigrated to Australia when she was 12 (1962 or 1963). Up to the age of 40 she worked as a laboratory assistant until she decided on a change of career.

To help her achieve her goal she studied at a tertiary level. During her time at University she showed some of her writing to a friend who worked in the publishing industry. This sample led to a commission to write her first novel for teenagers.

Since that time she has gone on to write numerous books for educational and trade publishers in Australia. She has also written episodes for children's television production.

Her book DragonKeeper, a story set in Han dynasty China describes the adventures of Ping and an ageing dragon has been extremely successful. Published in 2003 by Black Dog Books, it won a number of Australian book awards including the 2004 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award (Young Readers), 2004 Queensland Premier's Literary Award (Best Children's Book) and the 2003 Aurealis Award (Young Adults). It was also shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards (2004) for the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books.

The book secured US Publication and the US version of the book was published on Apri1 2005. It was published in the UK on 30 April 2005.

The sequel to Dragonkeeper - Garden of the Purple Dragon , was published in September 2005. It has not been confirmed whether it will have an international release.

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