Kim Wilkins

Kim Wilkins

Kim Wilkins (born December 22, 1970 in London , England ) is an Australian writer.

Life

Kim Wilkens became famous with horror and fantasy novels. In addition, she also writes children's and youth literature, among other things.

In addition to her name, she uses the pseudonym Kimberley Freeman, the maiden name of her grandmother, under which she has published several contemporary novels about strong women.

For her debut novel The Infernal , published in German under the title Das Teufelsmal , she received the Aurealis Award in 1997 for the best novel in the horror and fantasy genres.

Today she lives and works with her husband Mirko Ruckels and their two children in Brisbane , Queensland .

Works

Novels

• The Infernal (1997)
  • dt. The devil's mark
• Grimoire (1999)
  • dt. The magic book
• The Resurrectionists (2000)
• Angel of Ruin (2001)
• The Autumn Castle (2003)
• Giants of the Frost (2004)
• Rosa and the Veil of Gold (2005)
• Giants of the Frost (2005)
• Duet (2007) (using the pseudonym Kimberley Freeman)
• Gold Dust (2008) (using the pseudonym Kimberley Freeman)
• Wildflower Hill (2010), (using the pseudonym Kimberley Freeman)
  • dt. The wind of memory

Youth literature

• Bloodlace: A Gina Champion Mystery (2001)
• Fireheart: A Gina Champion Mystery (2002)
• Moonstorm: A Gina Champion Mystery (2003)
• Witchsong: A Gina Champion Mystery (2005)
• Nightshade: A Gina Champion Mystery (2006)
• The Pearl Hunters (2008)

Children's books

• Space Boogers (2004)
• Ghost Ship: The Sunken Kingdom I (2006)
• Tide Stealers: The Sunken Kingdom II (2006)
• Sorcerer of the Waves: The Sunken Kingdom III (2006)
• The Star Queen: The Sunken Kingdom IV (2006)

Her novels have been published and sold in Australia and also abroad for example: USA , England , France , Russia , Italy and Germany.

Awards

• 1997 Aurealis Award (speculative fiction)
• 1998 Sassy Award for popular fiction
• 2000 Aurealis Award
• 2001 Varuna Writers' Center Fellowship
• 2001 Aurealis Award
• 2001 Australia Council Grant for Established Writers
• 2004 Sassy Award for popular fiction
• 2004 Arts Queensland Grant
• 2007 Sassy Award for popular fiction
• 2008 Lynne Wilding Award for excellence in popular fiction
• 2009 American Library Association RUSA Reading List Award (fantasy)

Web links

• Literature by and about Kim Wilkins in the catalog of the German National Library
• Official website of Kim Wilkins