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Born: Established: 1981 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Deep Is the Fen Lili Wilkinson , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2024 27364816 2024 single work novel children's young adult

'A bewitching journey behind the closed doors of a secret society, featuring sinister toadmen, resistance witches and a steamy enemies-to-lovers romance, from the acclaimed author of A Hunger of Thorns.

'Merriwether Morgan doesn't need a happily-ever-after. Her life in the idyllic town of Candlecott is fine just as it is: simple, happy, and with absolutely no magic. Magic only ever leads to trouble.

'But Merry's best friend, Teddy, is joining the Toadmen - a secret society upholding backward thinking and suspiciously supernatural traditions - and she is determined to stop him. Even if it means teaming up with her academic arch-nemesis, Caraway Boswell, an ice-cold snob who hides his true face behind a glamour.

'An ancient Toad ritual is being held in the nightmarish Deeping Fen, and if Merry doesn't rescue Teddy, she'll lose him forever. But the further she travels into Deeping Fen's foul waters, the more Merry wonders if she can possibly save her friend - or if she's walking straight into a trap.

'Because there's nothing the Toadmen love more than a damsel in distress . . .' (Publication summary)

1 If the Shoe Fits Lili Wilkinson , 2023 single work short story
— Appears in: Everything Under the Moon : Fairy Tales in a Queerer Light 2023;
1 y separately published work icon A Hunger of Thorns Lili Wilkinson , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2023 25661613 2023 single work novel young adult

'Maude is the daughter of witches. She spent her childhood running wild with her best friend, Odette, weaving stories of girls who slayed dragons and saved princes. But Maude grew up and lost her magic.

'Then two weeks ago Odette went missing, and everyone believes she is dead. Everyone except Maude. 

'Maude is sure she can find Odette inside the ruins of an abandoned power plant built over an ancient magical forest - a place nobody else seems to remember is there. 

'Soon she discovers that wild magic is both deeply enchanting and terrifying. Can she find her friend - and stop the horrors of corrupted magic from overtaking everyone and everything she loves? ' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Smidgen Lili Wilkinson , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2022 24504246 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'Have you ever wanted a pet monster?
If you are like me, the answer is NO, because you think monsters don't exist.
If you are like Willow, the answer is YES DEFINITELY.

'Willow and I found an ancient spell book called the BIGGE BOKE OF FETCHING MONSTERS, which shows you how to make REAL MONSTERS. We made HODGEPODGE, who's a bit furry and a bit stinky. He's my best friend.

'Then Willow made FLUMMOX, but they didn't get along all that well, and FLUMMOX went to live with one of our friends.

'So now Willow wants to TRY AGAIN.

'I do NOT think this is a very good idea...' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Flummox Lili Wilkinson , ( trans. Dustin Spence )expression Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2020 20057356 2020 single work children's fiction children's

'Have you ever wanted a pet monster?
If you are like me, the answer is NO, because you think monsters don't exist.
If you are like Willow, the answer is YES DEFINITELY.

'Willow and I found an ancient spell book called the BIGGE BOKE of fetching monsters, which shows you how to make REAL MONSTERS. We made HODGEPODGE, who's a bit furry and a bit stinky. He's my best friend.

'Willow wants to make a best friend, but I'm worried. Now that I know monsters are REAL, what if this new one is REALLY dangerous?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Erasure Initiative Lili Wilkinson , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2020 19523087 2020 single work novel young adult thriller

'I wake up, and for a few precious seconds I don't realise there's anything wrong.
The rumble of tyres on bitumen, and the hiss of air conditioning. The murmur of voices. The smell of air freshener. The cool vibration of glass against my forehead.

'A girl wakes up on a self-driving bus. She has no memory of how she got there or who she is. Her nametag reads CECILY. The six other people on the bus are just like her: no memories, only nametags. There's a screen on each seatback that gives them instructions. A series of tests begin, with simulations projected onto the front window of the bus. The passengers must each choose an outcome; majority wins. But as the testing progresses, deadly secrets are revealed, and the stakes get higher and higher. Soon Cecily is no longer just fighting for her freedom - she's fighting for her life.

'The acclaimed author of After the Lights Go Out returns with another compelling YA thriller - a timely novel about the intensity and unpredictability of human behaviour under pressure.' (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon Hodgepodge Lili Wilkinson , Crows Nest : Albert Street Books , 2020 18884032 2020 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'I'm Artie. I'm eleven years old.

'I do not believe in ghosts, or monsters.

'I do believe in science.

'I also believe that my step-sister Willow is kinda terrifying.

'Willow and I found a weird old book in the attic of our new house. It's called the Big Boke of Fetching Monsters.

'And it tells you how to make your own monster.

'But that's impossible.

'You DEFINITELY can't make a monster - because MONSTERS DO NOT EXIST.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon How to Make a Pet Monster Lili Wilkinson , Crows Nest : Albert Street Books , 2020- 18883993 2020 series - author children's fiction
1 y separately published work icon Clancy the Quokka Lili Wilkinson , Alison Mutton (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019 16867202 2019 single work picture book children's

'Here's Clancy the quokka. So friendly and charming. His innocent face is entirely disarming. Clancy the Quokka is super cute, but also has a super cheeky habit of raiding picnic food, so when he spots a magnificent birthday cake, how can he resist? After the mayhem he creates, will Clancy learn his lesson? A funny and thoroughly entertaining picture book featuring one of Australia's most loved animals.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Sticklegrass (from a Work-in-progress) Lili Wilkinson , 2018 extract novel young adult fantasy
— Appears in: Four W New Writing , no. 29 2018; (p. 128-132)
1 4 y separately published work icon After the Lights Go Out Lili Wilkinson , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2018 13968132 2018 single work novel young adult

'Seventeen-year-old Pru Palmer lives with her twin sisters and their doomsday prepper father, Rick, on the outskirts of an isolated mining community. One day, the power goes out. In town, supplies run out and people get desperate. The world is different; the rules are different. Survival is everything. A brilliant and terrifyingly compelling YA novel with life and death stakes that will keep readers on the edge of their seat.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Won’t Someone Think of the Boys Lili Wilkinson , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , November 2017;

'During Children’s Book Week, I visited an elite private school where a deputy principal asked me if I thought I was doing boys a disservice by having such girly covers on my books. I politely but firmly replied that I thought people who told boys they weren’t supposed to read books with girls on the cover were doing everyone a disservice.' (Introduction)

1 1 y separately published work icon That Christmas Feeling Lili Wilkinson , Amanda Francey (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2017 11533892 2017 single work picture book children's

'Dottie is waiting for the Christmas feeling to arrive—that fizzy, excited feeling, where everything is a bit magical. But this year, Dottie, her brother, Jem, and their dog, Shortbread, are staying with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandma and Grandpa are trying hard, but Christmas just isn't the same . . . A gorgeous, heart-warming story about misplacing the Christmas spirit, and finding it again.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Oona Underground Lili Wilkinson , Sydney South : HarperCollins Australia , 2017 11362327 2017 single work short story
1 2 y separately published work icon The Boundless Sublime Lili Wilkinson , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2016 9508513 2016 single work novel young adult

'Ruby Jane Galbraith is an ordinary girl seeking peace in the wake of family tragedy. Her search leads her into a community that seems guided by love. And it's only after she's drawn into its web that she learns its sinister secrets.

'Ruby Jane Galbraith is empty. Her family has been torn apart and it's all her fault.

'The only thing that makes sense to her is Fox - a gentle new friend who is wise, soulful and clever, yet oddly naive about the ways of the world. He understands what she's going through and he offers her a chance to feel peace. Fox belongs to a group called the Institute of the Sublime - and Ruby can't stay away from him. So she is also drawn in to what she too late discovers is a terrifying secretive community that is far from the ideal world she expected.

'Can Ruby find the courage to escape? Is there any way she can save Fox too? And is there ever really an escape from the far-reaching influence of the Institute of the Sublime?

'A gripping YA novel about an ordinary girl who is unsuspectingly inducted into a secretive modern-day cult.' (Publication summary)

1 Post-apocalyptic Tale Still Relevant Lili Wilkinson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 January 2016; (p. 37)

— Review of The Red Queen Isobelle Carmody , 2015 single work novel
1 The Last Battle for a Real Heroine Lili Wilkinson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9-10 January 2016; (p. 20)

— Review of The Red Queen Isobelle Carmody , 2015 single work novel
1 4 y separately published work icon Green Valentine Lili Wilkinson , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2015 8811722 2015 single work novel young adult

'When Astrid and Hiro meet they give each other superhero names. She's Lobster Girl and he's Shopping Trolley Boy. Not an auspicious beginning. But it gets better. Then it gets worse. Much worse. Classic romantic comedy: girl-meets-boy, love blossoms, and is derailed. Incredibly engaging, upbeat, funny and smart.

'Astrid Katy Smythe is beautiful, smart and popular. She's a straight-A student and a committed environmental activist. She's basically perfect.

'Hiro is the opposite of perfect. He's slouchy, rude and resentful. Despite his brains, he doesn't see the point of school.

'But when Astrid meets Hiro at the shopping centre where he's wrangling shopping trolleys, he doesn't recognise her because she's in disguise - as a lobster. And she doesn't set him straight.

'Astrid wants to change the world, Hiro wants to survive it. But ultimately both believe that the world needs to be saved from itself. Can they find enough in common to right all the wrongs between them?

'A romantic comedy about life and love and trying to make the planet a better place, with a little heartbreak, and a whole lot of hilarity.' (Publication summary)

1 Paper Piecing Lili Wilkinson , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Fashion Detective 2014; (p. 31-34)
1 y separately published work icon Fashion Detective Danielle , Garry Disher , Lili Wilkinson , Sulari Gentill , Kerry Greenwood , Annette Soumilas , Bronwyn Cosgrove , Kate Douglas , Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria , 2014 7450025 2014 anthology short story
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