Kim Wilkins

Kim Wilkins
Wilkins in 2012
Born	(1966-12-22) 22 December 1966 (age 58) London, England
Pen name	Kimberley Freeman
Nationality	Australian
Genre	speculative fiction, contemporary women's fiction, young adult fiction, children's fiction
Website
www.kimwilkins.com

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]

Early life

Wilkins was born in London and grew up in Redcliffe, Queensland. ^[4]

Bibliography

Adult fiction

• The Infernal (1997)
• Grimoire (1999)
• The Resurrectionists (2000)
• Angel of Ruin (2001) (a.k.a.Fallen Angel)
• The Autumn Castle (2003)
• Giants of the Frost (2004)
• Rosa and the Veil of Gold (2005) (a.k.a. The Veil of Gold)
• Duet (2007), as Kimberley Freeman
• Gold Dust (2008), as Kimberley Freeman
• Wildflower Hill (2010), as Kimberley Freeman
• Lighthouse Bay (2013), as Kimberley Freeman
• Ember Island (2013), as Kimberley Freeman
• The Year of Ancient Ghosts (2013)
• Evergreen Falls (2014), as Kimberley Freeman
• Daughters of the Storm (2014)
• Sisters of the Fire (2016)
• Odin's Girl (2017)
• Stars Across the Ocean (2017), as Kimberley Freeman
• The Silver Well (2017), with Kate Forsyth
• Queens of the Sea (2019)

Young-adult fiction

• Bloodlace (2001)
• Fireheart (2002)
• Moonstorm (2003)
• Witchsong (2005)
• Nightshade
• The Pearl Hunters (2008) (a.k.a. Unclaimed Heart)

Children's fiction

• Space Boogers (2004)
• Ghost Ship (2006)
• Tide Stealers (2006)
• Sorcerer of the Waves (2006)
• The Star Queen (2006)

Short fiction

• The House at Candle Grove (2000)
• Vanity's Bewitchment (2000) in Difficult Love
• The Death of Pamela (2000)
• Dreamless (2008)
• The Forest (2009)
• Crown of Rowan (2010)
• In Horned Wood (2016)

References

Citations

1. "Ticonderoga Publications - Our Books - Ticonderoga Publications". Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
2. "Interview: Kimberley Freeman on 'Wildflower Hill' (Hachette Australia)". Bookseller+Publisher. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
3. "Kim Wilkins". The University of Queensland, Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
4. "Kim Wilkins". redcliffbook.com. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

Bibliography

• "Bio". Hexebart’s Well (Kim Wilkins). 16 December 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2012.

External links

• Kim Wilkins at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• About Kimberley at Kimberley Freeman - Official Website and Journal
• Kimberly Freeman Author's page ^{[ permanent dead link ]} at Simon & Schuster
• Kim Wilkins on Instagram