Jill Kitson
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Jill Kitson is an Australian radio
broadcaster
and literary journalist. She broadcasted the Lingua Franca programmes on Australia's ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation
) radio. She used to also present the literary programme Book Talk (1998-2006). She previously worked as a literary editor for the publisher McPhee Gribble
and is a past judge of the Miles Franklin Award
, an Australian award for fiction, and the Australian/Vogel Literary Award, an award for a work of fiction by a writer under 35 years.
Radio
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broadcaster
Presenter
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and literary journalist. She broadcasted the Lingua Franca programmes on Australia's ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
) radio. She used to also present the literary programme Book Talk (1998-2006). She previously worked as a literary editor for the publisher McPhee Gribble
McPhee Gribble
McPhee Gribble was a Carlton-based Australian publisher. Founded in 1975 by Diana Gribble and Hilary McPhee, McPhee Gribble was the initial publisher of works by significant Australian writers including Tim Winton, Helen Garner, Rod Jones, Brian Matthews, Murray Bail, Kaz Cooke, Martin Flanagan,...
and is a past judge of the Miles Franklin Award
Miles Franklin Award
The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize for the best Australian ‘published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases’. The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin , who is best known for writing the Australian classic My Brilliant Career ...
, an Australian award for fiction, and the Australian/Vogel Literary Award, an award for a work of fiction by a writer under 35 years.