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Kim Wilkins | |
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Born | 22 December 1966 London, England |
Pen name | Kimberley Freeman |
Nationality | Australian |
Genre | speculative fiction, contemporary women's fiction, young adult fiction, children's fiction |
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Kim Wilkins (born 22 December 1966) is an Australian writer of popular fiction based in Brisbane, Queensland. She is the author of more than twenty-five 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 twenty languages. 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 is currently Professor of Writing there.[3]