Lili Wilkinson

Lili Wilkinson

Infobox Writer


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name = Lili Wilkinson
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birthplace = Melbourne, Australia
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website = http://www.liliwilkinson.com

Lili Wilkinson (born 7 April 1981) is an Australian author. She has also written for several publications, including The Age, and manages insideadog.com.au, a website for teenagers about books, as part of her role at the Centre For Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria.

Early life

Wilkinson was born in Melbourne, the daughter of prominent children's author, Carole Wilkinson, and film and television sound recordist, John Wilkinson. She attended Mac.Robertson Girls' High School and has referred to her high school self as "a bit of a nerd". Heavily involved in drama, in Year 7 she played Aphrodite in a musical version of The Odyssey.

Wilkinson has talked about remembering the day when, at age six, she learnt to read 'in her head' and has been immersed in the world of books ever since. She was first published at age eleven in Voiceworks, a creative writing magazine for young people.

Before completing an honours degree in Creative Arts at Melbourne University, Wilkinson spent six months living and working in Japan as an English teacher.

Influences

Wilkinson has spoken of her love for the work of Diana Wynne Jones, David Almond and Lewis Carroll in interviews. She has also revealed that Shaun Tan is her favourite illustrator. She has been quoted as saying: "My favourite books would be "Fire and Hemlock" by Diana Wynne Jones and "Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There" by Lewis Carroll. Oh, and "Love That Dog" by Sharon Creech. And "The Last Samurai" by Helen DeWitt. Do I have to stop there?" [http://www.bdb.com.au/authors_illustrators/index.php?creator_id=wilkinson_lili black dog books | authors & illustrators | Lili Wilkinson ] ]

Works

Novels

*" (2006)
*"Scatterheart (2007)
*"The Not-Quite Perfect Boyfriend (2008)

Anthologies

*"Short (editor) (2008)

hort Stories

"The Babysitter" in "Trust Me (edited by Paul Collins) (2008)"

Miscellaneous

"Fantastic Worlds" & "In Defense of Pink Books" in "Right Book Right Time (Agnes Nieuwenhuizen) (2007)"

References

External links

Category:Writers of young adult literature


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