Lili Wilkinson
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Lili Wilkinson | |
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| Born | 7 April 1981 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Young adult |
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Lili Wilkinson (born 7 April 1981) is an Australian author. She has also written for several publications, including
Early life
Wilkinson was born in
Influences
Wilkinson has spoken of her love for the work of
Doctoral thesis
In 2015, Wilkinson completed a PhD in Writing which examined the influence of young adult fiction on the politicisation of teenagers.[3][4]
Works
Novels
- Joan of Arc: The Story of Jehanne Darc (2006)
- Scatterheart (2007)
- The Not-Quite Perfect Boyfriend (2008)
- Pink
- Angel Fish (2009)
- Pocketful of eyes (2011)
- Love-shy (2012)
- The Zigzag Effect (2013)
- Green Valentine (2015)
- The Boundless Sublime (2016)
- After the Lights Go Out (2018)
- The Erasure Initiative (2020)
- A Hunger of Thorns (2023)
Hodgepodge series
- Hodgepodge: How to Make a Pet Monster 1 (2020)
- Flummox: How to Make a Pet Monster 2 (2021)
- Smidgen: How to Make a Pet Monster 3 (2022)
Picture books
- That Christmas Feeling (2017)
- Clancy the Quokka (2020)
Anthologies
- Short (editor) (2008)
Short stories
"The Babysitter" in Trust Me (edited by Paul Collins) (2008)
"The Moth-er" in Short and Scary (edited by Karen Tayleur) (2010)
"Oona Underground" in Begin, End, Begin: a LoveOzYA Anthology (edited by Danielle Binks) (2017)
"If the Shoe Fits" in Everything Under the Moon: Fairy tales in a queerer light (edited by Michael Earp) (2023)
Miscellaneous
"Fantastic Worlds" & "In Defense of Pink Books" in Right Book Right Time (Agnes Nieuwenhuizen) (2007)
Awards and recognition
- 2020 Aurealis Award for best children's fiction, shortlisted for Hodgepodge: How to Make a Pet Monster[5]
- 2020 Aurealis Award for best young adult novel, winner for The Erasure Initiative[5]
- 2021 Griffith University Young Adult Book Award, Queensland Literary Awards, shortlisted for The Erasure Initiative[6]
- 2024 Victorian Premier's Prize for Writing for Young Adults, winner for A Hunger of Thorns[7]
References
- ^ "Archive August 2020: Lili Wilkinson Virtual Author Talk". library.macrob.vic.edu.au. MacRobertson High School. August 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
She is also a former Macrobbian.
- ^ black dog books | authors & illustrators | Lili Wilkinson Archived 16 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lili Wilkinson: Author, Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker". Booked Out. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Northover, Kylie (29 June 2012). "Fantasy spurs teens into social activism". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Aurealis Awards 2020 finalists announced". Books+Publishing. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 Queensland Literary Awards shortlists". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Heath, Nicola (1 February 2024). "Debut poet takes home $125,000 in prize money for a verse novel that almost wasn't published". ABC News. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
External links
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