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Carole Wilkinson
Born	(1950-07-12) 12 July 1950 (age 74) Derby, England
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	English
Notable works	Dragonkeeper series
Notable awards	Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers (2008)
Website
carolewilkinson.com.au

Carole Wilkinson (born 1950) is an Australian writer, best known for Dragonkeeper (2003).^[1]

Career

Wilkinson was born in Derby, England. The family emigrated to Australia when she was 12 in 1963. She worked as a laboratory assistant until the age of 40, when she decided on a change of career.^[2]

To help achieve her goal she studied at a tertiary level. During her time at University she showed some of her writing to a friend who worked in the publishing industry. This sample led to a commission to write her first novel for teenagers.

Since that time she has gone on to write numerous books for educational and trade publishers in Australia. She has also written episodes for children's television production.

In 2011 Carole went to St Ignatius College, Adelaide. Classes Year 5 Red, Yr 5 Gold and Year 5 Blue were reading the books as well.

Wilkinson's daughter Lili Wilkinson also writes for young adults.

Dragonkeeper

Dragonkeeper was published in 2003 by Black Dog Books. Set in Han dynasty China, the story describes the adventures of Ping and an ageing dragon. It has won a number of awards including:

2003 Aurealis Award (Young Adults)
2004 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award (Young Readers)^[3]
2004 Queensland Premier's Literary Award (Best Children's Book)
2006 Kalbacher Klapperschlange (German Children's Choice Award)

Dragonkeeper was also shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards (2004) for the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books.^[4] The book secured US Publication and the US version of the book was published in April 2005! It was published in the UK on 30 April 2005.

The first sequel to Dragonkeeper was published in September 2005, Garden of the Purple Dragon. Dragon Moon followed in 2007. There is also a prequel to Dragonkeeper, a book called Dragon Dawn, about Danzi's adventures before he was put in Huangling Mountain.

Published books

Dragonkeeper series

Dragonkeeper (Black Dog Books, 2003)
Garden of the Purple Dragon (2005)
Dragon Moon (2007)
Dragon Dawn (2008) – prequel
Blood Brothers (2012)
Shadow Sister (2014)
Bronze Bird Tower (2017) – "The final part ...", OCLC 953577197

Ramose series

Ramose: Prince in Exile (2003)
Ramose and the Tomb Robbers (2003)
Ramose: Sting of the Scorpion (2006)
Ramose: Wrath of Ra (2006)

The Drum series

Black Snake (2002)
Fire in the Belly (2004)
Alexander the Great (2004)

Nonfiction

Black Snake: The Daring of Ned Kelly (2002)
Ned Kelly's Jerilderie Letter, ed. Wilkinson (2007)
The Dragon Companion: An Encyclopedia, illus. Dean Jones (Black Dog Books, 2007), OCLC 180190705
Fromelles: Australia's Bloodiest Day at War (2011)
Atmospheric: The Burning Story of Climate Change (2015)
Matthew Flinders: Adventures on leaky ships (2020)

Other books

Stagefright (1996)
Deepwater (1999)
Out of Orbit (1999)
Bertrand's Quest (2000)
Knight's Progress (2000)
Watery Graves (2000)
Careless Wishes (2001)
Careless Wishes (2001)
Sugar Sugar (2010)

References

^ "Wilkinson, Carole". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Carole Wilkinson". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Previous Winners". Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ NSW Premier's Literary Awards. arts.nsw.gov.au. 26 June 2007

External links

Official website
Bibliography at Fantastic Fiction – with cover images
Carole Wilkinson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Carole Wilkinson at Library of Congress, with 19 library catalogue records

v t e Works by Carole Wilkinson
Dragonkeeper novels	Dragonkeeper (2003) Garden of the Purple Dragon (2005) Dragon Moon (2007)
Ramose novels	Ramose: Prince in Exile (2003) Ramose and the Tomb Robbers (2003)
Screenplays	The Balanced Particle Freeway (1997)

v t e Children's Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers
1982–1989	Rummage by Christobel Mattingley (1982) Thing by Robin Klein (1983) Bernice Knows Best by Max Dann (1984) Something Special by Emily Rodda (1985) Arkwright by Mary Steele (1986) Pigs Might Fly by Emily Rodda (1987) My Place by Nadia Wheatley (1988) The Best-Kept Secret by Emily Rodda (1989)
1990–1999	Pigs and Honey by Jeanie Adams (1990) Finders Keepers by Emily Rodda (1991) The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels by Anna Fienberg (1992) The Bamboo Flute by Garry Disher (1993) Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda (1994) Ark in the Park by Wendy Orr (1995) Swashbuckler by James Moloney (1996) Hannah Plus One by Libby Gleeson (1997) Someone Like Me by Elaine Forrestal (1998) My Girragunji by Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor (1999)
2000–2009	Hitler's Daughter by Jackie French (2000) Two Hands Together by Diana Kidd (2001) My Dog by John Heffernan (2002) Rain May and Captain Daniel by Catherine Bateson (2003) Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson (2004) The Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett (2005) Helicopter Man by Elizabeth Fensham (2006) Being Bee by Catherine Bateson (2007) Dragon Moon by Carole Wilkinson (2008) Perry Angel's Suitcase by Glenda Millard (2009)
2010–2019	Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool by Odo Hirsch (2010) The Red Wind by Isobelle Carmody (2011) Crow Country by Kate Constable (2012) The Children of the King by Sonya Hartnett (2013) City Of Orphans: A Very Unusual Pursuit by Catherine Jinks (2014) The Cleo Stories: The Necklace and the Present by Libby Gleeson (2015) Soon by Morris Gleitzman (2016) Rockhopping by Trace Balla (2017) How To Bee by Bren MacDibble (2018) His Name Was Winter by Emily Rodda (2019)
2020–present	The Little Wave by Pip Harry (2020) Aster's Good, Right Things by Kate Gordon (2021) A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr (2022) Runt by Craig Silvey (2023) Scar Town by Tristan Bancks (2024)
Picture Book (1955–present) Early Childhood (2001–present) Older Readers (1946–present) Eve Pownall Award for Information Books (1988–present)

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