Professor Kim Wilkins

Deputy Associate Dean (Research)

Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Professor

School of Communication and Arts
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
k.wilkins@uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 52589

Overview

Kim Wilkins is a recognised expert on storytelling, popular literature, and the publishing industry. She is the author of more than 30 full-length works of fiction, and her work is translated into more than 20 languages globally. Her scholarly research centres on creative communities, such as writing groups and fan cultures. She is most recently the author of Genre Worlds: Popular Fiction and 21st-Century Book Culture (with Beth Driscoll and Lisa Fletcher), which outlines a new theory for understanding popular fiction through its related industrial, social, and textual pleasures and processes.

Kim is also passionate about working with partners and has recently undertaken funded research on technology foresight with the Commonwealth Department of Defence, and with a series of regional councils for the Linkage Project 'Community Publishing in Regional Australia'. Since 2019, she has served a leadership role as Deputy ADR in the Faculty of HASS, with special interests in researcher training and development, and creative arts and human flourishing.

Research Interests

  • Creative practice
  • Popular fiction
  • Publishing and book culture
  • Storytelling, creativity, and the imaginaton

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Research), The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland

Publications

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Grants

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Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

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Available Projects

  • Currently not available for new HDR students.

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Publications

Featured Publications

Book

Book Chapter

  • Wilkins, Kim (2024). Three new myths for inspiration. The scholarship of creative writing practice: beyond craft, pedagogy, and the academy. (pp. 9-22) edited by Marshall Moore and Sam Meekings. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury.

  • Wilkins, Kim, Marshall, Helen and Tulic, Marina (2022). Emerging writers/established publishers: a ten-year study of the Hachette Manuscript Development Program. Creative writing scholars on the publishing trade: Practice, Praxis, Print. (pp. 19-32) edited by Sam Meekings and Marshall Moore. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003041559-2

  • Wilkins, Kim (2016). From Middle Earth to Westeros: medievalism, proliferation and paratextuality. New directions in popular fiction genre, distribution, reproduction. (pp. 201-221) edited by Ken Gelder. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-52346-4_10

  • Wilkins, Kim (2016). Pagan places: contemporary paganism, British fantasy fiction, and the case of Ryhope Wood. Popular fiction and spatiality reading genre settings. (pp. 109-123) edited by Lisa Fletcher. New York, NY, United States: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-56902-8_8

  • Driscoll, Beth, Fletcher, Lisa and Wilkins, Kim (2016). Women, Akubras and ereaders: romance fiction and Australian publishing. The return of print? Contemporary Australian publishing. (pp. 67-87) edited by Aaron Mannion and Emmett Stinson. Melbourne: Monash University Publishing.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2014). "Awesome Cleavage": the genred body in World of Warcraft. Digital gaming re-imagines the Middle Ages. (pp. 119-130) edited by Daniel T. Kline. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203097236-19

  • Wilkins, Kim (2012). Genre and speculative fiction. The Cambridge companion to creative writing. (pp. 37-51) edited by David Morley and Philip Neilsen. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CCOL9780521768498.005

  • Wilkins, Kim (2010). Bell, book and battleaxe: Australian popular medievalism. Australian Popular Medievalism. (pp. 1-20) St Lucia, Qld, Australia: AustLit.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2010). Crown of Rowan: A Tale of Thyrsland. Legends of Australian Fantasy. (pp. 158-204) edited by Jack Dann and Jonathan Strahan. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Harper Collins.

Journal Article

Conference Publication

  • Wilkins, Kim (2012). 'Words of art': magic and language in early modern England. The British World: Religion, Memory, Society, Culture, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia, 2-5 July 2012. Toowoomba, Qld, Australia: University of Southern Queensland.

Other Outputs

  • Anderton, Joanne, Marshall, Helen and Wilkins, Kim (2023). What IF Consortium reports: envision, engage, empathise, inhabit. Brisbane, QLD Australia:

  • Marshall, Helen, Wilkins, Kim, Bennett, Lisa, Anderton, Joanne and Ivanova, Ksenia (2023). Project Ursula speculative fiction techniques for technology foresight: facilitator handbook. Brisbane, QLD Australia: What If Lab; The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/c6a0989

  • Marshall, Helen , Wilkins, Kim , Bennett, Lisa and Anderton, Joanne (2023). The Ursula Project: Conceptual Framework. Brisbane, Australia: The What If Lab, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/9a5e903

  • Anderton, Joanne, Ivanova, Ksenia, Marshall, Helen, Wilkins, Kim, Bennett, Lisa and Scott, Haley (2023). Web 3.0 technology impacts and future scenarios. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Human and Decision Sciences Division, Defence Science Technology Group.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2019). Queens of the sea. Sydney, Australia: HarperCollins.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2017). Odin's girl. Hornsea, United Kingdom: PS Publishing.

  • Freeman, Kimberley (2017). Stars across the ocean. Sydney, Australia: Hachette Australia.

  • Forsyth, Kate and Wilkins, Kim (2017). The silver well. Perth, Australia: Ticonderoga Publications.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2016). In Hornhead Wood. Dreaming in the Dark. edited by Jack Dann. Hornsea, United Kingdom: PostScript.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2016). Sisters of the fire. Sydney, Australia: Harlequin Mira.

  • Freeman, Kimberley (2014). The engagement party. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hachette Livre Australia.

  • Wilkins, Kim and Diskett, Joseph (2014). 9 fathom deep. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Story City.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2014). Daughters of the storm. Sydney, Australia: Harlequin Mira.

  • Freeman, Kimberley (2014). Evergreen Falls. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hachette Australia.

  • Freeman, Kimberley (2013). Ember island. Sydney, QLD, Australia: Hachette Livre Australia.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2013). The year of ancient ghosts: stories. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Ticonderoga Publications.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2012). Wild dreams of blood. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Review of Australian Fiction.

  • Freeman, Kimberley (Kim Wilkins) (2012). Lighthouse Bay. Sydney, Australia: Hachette Australia.

  • Freeman, Kimberley (2011). Wildflower hill. Kindle Edition ed. Montreal, Canada: Touchstone Publishing.

  • Freeman, Kimberley (2010). Wildflower hill. Sydney, Australia: Hachette Australia.

  • Wilkins (Kimberley Freeman), Kim (2009). Austlit: Australian popular medievalism subset. St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia: AustLit.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2008). Dreamless. Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia: ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI).

  • Wilkins (Freeman, Kimberley), Kim (2008). Gold dust. Sydney: Hachette Livre Australia.

  • Wilkins (Kimberley Freeman), Kim (2008). The Forest. Dreaming Again: Thirty-five new stories celebrating the wild side of Australian fiction. (pp. 125-141) edited by Jack Dann. Pymble, NSW, Australia: HarperCollins.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2008). The pearl hunters. Malvern, SA: Omnibus Scholastic.

  • Wilkins (Kimberly Freeman), Kim (2007). Duet. Sydney, Australia: Hachette Livre Australia.

  • Wilkins, K. (2006). Ghost ship. Lisarow, NSW, Australia: Omnibus/Scholastic.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2006). Giants of the frost. PhD Thesis, School of English, Media Studies and Art History, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/394198

  • Wilkins, Kim (2006). Nightshade: A Gina Champion mystery. Camberwell, VIC, Australia: Mystery Penguin Australia.

  • Wilkins, K. (2006). Sorcerer of the waves. Lisarow, NSW, Australia: Omnibus/Scholastic.

  • Wilkins, K. (2006). The star queen. Lisarow, NSW, Australia: Omnibus/Scholastic.

  • Wilkins, K. (2006). Tide stealers. Lisarow, NSW, Australia: Omnibus/Scholastic.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2005). Rosa and the veil of gold. Sydney, Australia; London, United Kingdom: HarperCollins Australia; Victor Gollancz UK.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2005). Witchsong: A Gina Champion mystery. Camberwell, VIC, Australia: Penguin Australia.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2004). Giants of the frost. Sydney, Australia; London, United Kingdom; New York, United States: HarperCollins Australia; Victor Gollancz UK; Warner Aspect US.

  • Wilkins, K. and Bosch, S. (2004). Space boogers. Sydney, Australia: Hodder Hotshots/Mark Macleod.

  • Wilkins, K. (2003). Moonstorm: A Gina Champion mystery. Pymble, NSW, Australia: HarperCollins.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2003). The autumn castle. Pymble, NSW, Australia: HarperCollins.

  • Wilkins, K. (2002). Fireheart: a Gina Champion mystery. Pymble, NSW, Australia: HarperCollins.

  • Wilkins, K. (2001). Bloodlace : a Gina Champion mystery. Pymble, NSW, Australia: HarperCollins.

  • Wilkins, Kim (2000). The resurrectionists. M.A. Thesis, School of English, Media Studies and Art History, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.16

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Note for students: Professor Kim Wilkins is not currently available to take on new students.

Current Supervision

Completed Supervision

Possible Research Projects

Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.

Professor Kim Wilkins is not currently available to take on new students.

  • Currently not available for new HDR students.