Kristina Olsson is an Australian writer, journalist and teacher. She studied journalism at the University of Queensland

University of Queensland

The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...

 and went on to write for The Australian, The Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail, the Sydney Sunday Telegraph and Griffith Review.

Her first novel In One Skin was published by the University of Queensland Press

University of Queensland Press

Established in 1948, University of Queensland Press is a dynamic publishing house known for its innovative philosophy and commitment to producing books of high quality and cultural significance...

 in 2001. This was followed by the biography Kilroy Was Here, which told the story of Debbie Kilroy. In 2010 her novel The China Garden won the Barbara Jefferis Award

Barbara Jefferis Award

The Barbara Jefferis Award is an Australian Literary award prize. The award was created in 2007 after being endowed by John Hinde upon his death to commemorate his late wife, author Barbara Jefferis. It is funded by his $1 million bequest....

, which is offered annually for Australian novels which depict women and girls positively, or empower the position of women in society.

Olsson has also worked as a government advisor, and as a teacher of creative writing and journalism.

Books

• The China Garden (2009) ISBN 978-0-7022-3697-6
• Kilroy Was Here (2005) ISBN 978-1-86325-447-2
• In One Skin (2001) ISBN 978-0-7022-3271-8