Kim Wilkins

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Kim Wilkins
Born 22 December 1970
London, England
Pen name Kimberley Freeman
Nationality Australian
Genres speculative fiction, contemporary women's fiction, young adult fiction, children's fiction
www.kimwilkins.com

Kim Wilkins (born 1970) is an Australian writer of popular fiction based in Brisbane, Queensland. She is the author of several mass-market novels, including her debut horror novel, The Infernal (1997), which won Aurealis Awards for both horror and fantasy.[1] She has been published in Australia, the United States, the UK, France, Russia, Greece, Italy and Germany.

Her other supernatural thrillers include: Grimoire (1999), The Resurrectionists (2000), Angel of Ruin (2001), The Autumn Castle (2003), Giants of the Frost (2004), and Rosa and the Veil of Gold (2005). She is also the author of the Gina Champion mystery series for young adults (2000–2006) and the Fantastica Sunken Kingdom quartet for children (2006). She also writes general women's fiction as Kimberley Freeman.[2]

Kim Wilkins was educated at the University of Queensland. She has a first class honours degree in literature (1998), an MA (2000) and a PhD (2006). She was awarded the University Medal for academic achievement in 1998 and currently lectures there in Creative Writing.[3]

Bibliography

Adult fiction

Young-Adult fiction

Gina Champion

  • Bloodlace (2001)
  • Fireheart (2002)
  • Moonstorm (2003)
  • Witchsong (2005)
  • Nightshade

Other novels

  • The Pearl Hunters (2008) (aka Unclaimed Heart)

Children's fiction

  • Space Boogers (2004)

The Sunken Kingdom

  • Ghost Ship (2006)
  • Tide Stealers (2006)
  • Sorcerer of the Waves (2006)
  • The Star Queen (2006)

Short fiction

  • The House at Candle Grove (2000) in Spinouts Bronz
  • Vanity’s Bewitchment (2000) in Difficult Love
  • The Death of Pamela (2000) in Mystery, Magic, Voodoo & the Holy Grail (ed. Stephanie Smith, Julia Stiles)
  • Dreamless (2008) in Remix My Lit
  • The Forest (2009) in Year’s Best Fantasy
  • Crown of Rowan (2010) in Australian Legends of Fantasy

References

General
  • "Bio". Hexebart’s Well (Kim Wilkins). Retrieved 28 January 2012. 
  1. ↑ http://www.ticonderogapublications.com/index.php/our-books/125-the-infernal
  2. ↑ http://www.fancygoods.com.au/booksellerpublisher-magazine/2010/09/03/interview-kimberley-freeman-on-wildflower-hill-hachette-australia/
  3. ↑ http://uq.academia.edu/KimWilkins

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